This video gave such a great perspective on how best to
interact with the students in all different ways. Within one lesson, you can
incorporate many different activities, group chats, class discussion and hands on
work. When the video first started off, I immediately recognized how
comfortable the students were with the Tiffany and how they were very engaging.
Listening to the different questions Tiffany asked the students and how she
made the lesson a conversation was great. When Tiffany was being evaluated, I found
it important when Dr. Royce pointed out that not only could you ask what
happens when water gets too cold but you could then follow up that questions
with what happens when the ice gets too hot. A simple addition to the question
could be beneficial for how the students think of the process in all different
ways. Comparing this to my education growing up, my teachers were not as hands
on and did not incorporate such great activities and resources into the
lessons. When the videos express the importance of relating the lesson to real
life situations is important because I think that could have been very
beneficial for me when I was learning that material.
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There has definitely been a shift in how students learn compared to how we’ve learned in the past. Based on the video we watched in class yesterday, we’ve been learning based on the average and that’s how they come up with standardized testing scores. It’s true that everyone learns differently and that’s why it’s important for educators to present information in various ways. I also think that’s why educators shouldn’t teach based on standardized tests. They should introduce those type of questions to their students because they still need to be familiar to them, but it doesn’t need to be the focus of instruction. I like the questions Dr. Royce suggested because they are application-based and it allows students to think beyond what they have learned.
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