Each student is going to be different. Being a teacher is going to be a very difficult task and it only takes someone special to be able to grasp it and succeed at it. Every student I have is going to learn different. Some students learn by doing hands on activities and others learn by watching. I want my students to be able to do both. There is always going to be a few kids that don't understand the material and it is going to be my job to find a way that helps them learn the material. The best way for me to assess the learning characteristics of my students is through communication. I will need to figure out a way to understand how my students learn so i can incorporate that into my lesson plans so it will benefit all of my students. The book says that we teach in the way we like to learn, think, or do. I think that is so true! I want my students to never get bored in my classroom! I hated going to school knowing that it was going to be the worst day at school ever. I know that it is almost impossible to not stand and lecture for at least part of the day, but I want my kids to be excited to come to my class! Educational technology will fit into a daily basis I'm sure. We will use power points, overheads, look at different website, play on the computers, etc. All kids love computers and it is going to be a part of the day. When i did some hours at Galileo Charter School here in Richmond, there was a part of the day where they all got on the computers and used certain programs to teach math, reading, writing, etc. My multiple intelligence strengths and weaknesses vary.I am very bodily kinesthetic and like to move around and be very hands on. Also, I am very interpersonal....i love people! I am such a people person (sometimes its annoying) I get along well with others and love to work together. Overall I am a bit of everything. My least one is musical. I am not music smart and do not enjoy making music or playing instruments. Don't get me wrong, i love to listen to music in the car (country is my favorite) but i am not a band person.
I hope to be the best teacher I can be someday! :) I think learning how to be technologically smart will help a lot! Also knowing how I learn will benefit me and my students!
It will be our job to help every student learn. I appreciate the optimism and enthusiasm in your blog.I am as excited as you to get in a classroom. I also want the dynamic Gardner's Theory proposes. Lectures do get boring and how much information do students really absorb that way? Information does need to be delivered in a "sit and listen for a bit style" but once they have the information there are limitless options for getting students to comprehend. I do wonder how much time I will actually have to get students involved in activities to facilitate their learning. It is my biggest concern as far as being an effective educator. I too have been in several classrooms during my time at IUE. Those examples have proven you can deliver material in a short amount of time but there are still students looking confused who have questions, but it's time to move on to the next subject.
ReplyDeleteYou said you do not learn musically but if you like to listen and dance there are options for applying that to teaching too. I've been learning about Gardner's theories since I started IUE. I always wonder, if we push students to use intelligence's they do not relate to as well as others to learn something, something that with small effort they can understand, will they develop in that intelligence and be able to apply that intelligence later? And, will encouraging them to grow in that way help make them more successful? Gardner's is a complicated theory!