In my outside research for this week, it focused on how to use social media/technology to facilitate differentiation. This is the topic of the week for our differentiation discussion. There has been several great points about how it can be a beneficial tool in the classroom and some things to remember before incorporating it such as validity or reliability. I also found an excellent article via twitter that discussed how incorporating technology into a 2017 classroom provides the opportunity for mastery to all students. The article also related this to the book "Oh the places you'll go" because of the endless possibilities technology gives us. It definitely inspired me to find ways to incorporate technology into my future classroom, in order to let students take control of their own learning and eventually reach the mastery level.
Thursday, January 19, 2017
Hello Week 2...
It's great to be one week into all of my classes and slowly getting back into a schedule! This week in Social Studies Methods we have been discussing the difference between a concept and a topic. Before this week I would have said they were synonymous. Now I understand they relate more like pieces of puzzle compare to the whole puzzle. The concept is the whole puzzle and the topic is the individual pieces of the puzzle. We also learned that concepts should be timeless, abstract, universal, encompass the big picture, and transferable. This idea also relates to Standard 4, Teachers facilitate learning for their students. By teaching through concept based instruction, teachers help their students understand that subjects are not separate but fit together and work together. Integration of all subjects models how students will apply their knowledge in the real world and helps students make connections to remember what they learn.
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Colleen, I really like how you used the analogy of concepts being the puzzle and topics being the puzzle pieces. That is a great way to remember concepts and topics. I agree and think that we need to teach students so they can apply what they learn to the real world and they should be in school to actually learn valuable information and not just learn facts that they will forget after taking a test. I definitely think that social media and technology can increase learning in the classroom. For my outside information I have decided to find a new way each week that I can use technology in my future classroom. I think the more we use technology the more our students will benefit and learn in the classroom.
ReplyDeleteColleen, I really liked how you gave the example of a puzzle being the theories and the individual pieces being the concepts. I think it is awesome you have learned more about integrating technology into your future classroom!
ReplyDeleteColleen,
ReplyDeleteI really loved your discussion topic for this weeks google community and how you brought that into your outside research for your blog as well! Bringing social media and technology in the classroom has always been something that I have struggled with and is hard for me. I think talking about it more as a class and reading some of the research on it has opened my eyes to how easy it can be done and it shouldn't be intimidating to do! Thank you for sharing your thoughts and encouraging us to think about this!
Caroline Marvin
Colleen, Excellent research idea for this week. It is great to see that you are thinking ahead and increasing the effectiveness of your practice!
ReplyDeleteHello Colleen,
ReplyDeleteI'll be honest concepts versus topics is not something I have ever really gave much thought to until this week in this class. I can't remember which way I was taught, if the students knew that we were talking about a concept or a topic or a mixture of both but this week has been a little hard for me to grasp. Another thing I didn't realize until this class is how you can incorporate different subjects within the lesson plans of other subjects, that is just mind blowing to me.