{"id":1147,"date":"2018-09-19T09:16:58","date_gmt":"2018-09-19T13:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/?p=1147"},"modified":"2018-09-19T09:34:00","modified_gmt":"2018-09-19T13:34:00","slug":"teaching-in-the-margins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/2018\/09\/teaching-in-the-margins\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching in the Margins!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1149 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2018\/09\/fc9b708b3d594efcd8dce435b8446193-quotes-about-teachers-quotes-about-education-234x300.jpg?resize=234%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/09\/fc9b708b3d594efcd8dce435b8446193-quotes-about-teachers-quotes-about-education.jpg?resize=234%2C300&amp;ssl=1 234w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/09\/fc9b708b3d594efcd8dce435b8446193-quotes-about-teachers-quotes-about-education.jpg?w=236&amp;ssl=1 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Looking back into your junior high and high school class rooms, did you have any teachers that encouraged you to leave the &#8220;center&#8221; of learning or to think out side the &#8220;box&#8221; or to go to the &#8220;margins&#8221; of learning? Unfortunately for most students, this is hardly ever the case. But what are the margins of learning and how does learning take place in the margins?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Margins in the classroom:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Teaching in the margins allows students to have better connection and understanding to the content.<\/li>\n<li>The margins encourage students to have a higher level of curiosity.<\/li>\n<li>The margins focus more on actually learning rather than just memorizing.<\/li>\n<li>Margins allow students to be more hands on and more experimental in the classroom.<\/li>\n<li>Teaching in the margins allows students to be as creative as they want to be.<\/li>\n<li>Allows students to focus on what they are interested in as well as still being focused on core content.<\/li>\n<li>The margins also gives students opportunity to ask questions.<\/li>\n<li>The margins allow for very diverse learning styles.<\/li>\n<li>Allows for teachers and students to take risk in the classroom.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1153 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2018\/09\/3929146-300x188.png?resize=300%2C188\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/09\/3929146.png?resize=300%2C188&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/09\/3929146.png?w=449&amp;ssl=1 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science experiments and exploration are great examples of teaching in the margins!<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fun pix from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LynnwoodLib?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LynnwoodLib<\/a> Super Science series kicked off! Thanks to Grinnin Fish for a fun afternoon! Next up is Fantastic Physics on Oct. 11 at 4:30 p.m. Details: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O2fWJFLab3\">https:\/\/t.co\/O2fWJFLab3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LynnwoodToday?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LynnwoodToday<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ParentMap?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ParentMap<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MK_NorthSound2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MK_NorthSound2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7FRFh8MIE4\">pic.twitter.com\/7FRFh8MIE4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sno Isle Libraries (@snoislelibrary) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/snoislelibrary\/status\/1042105672685375488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 18, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Comparison of Teaching in the Margins Vs. Teachable Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Teaching in the Margins<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Planned or spontaneous<\/li>\n<li>Able to be explored<\/li>\n<li>Content driven<\/li>\n<li>Based on questions or observations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Teachable Moments<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Spontaneous<\/li>\n<li>Doesn&#8217;t occur that often<\/li>\n<li>Based on students questions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Example video of teaching in the margins!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Teaching in the Margins\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Wd21xtcVLLk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ways to incorporate Margins in the classroom:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Observing a recent natural disaster<\/li>\n<li>Allowing students to create their own experiment<\/li>\n<li>Making or creating an animal and plant cell<\/li>\n<li>Make your own firework experiment<\/li>\n<li>Invention convention<\/li>\n<li><strong>Any thing that allows a student to be creative and is content based.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1157 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2018\/09\/Ken-Robinson-Creativity-now-is-as-important-in-education-as-literacy-and-we-should-treat-it-with-the-same-status-300x234.png?resize=300%2C234\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/09\/Ken-Robinson-Creativity-now-is-as-important-in-education-as-literacy-and-we-should-treat-it-with-the-same-status.png?resize=300%2C234&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/09\/Ken-Robinson-Creativity-now-is-as-important-in-education-as-literacy-and-we-should-treat-it-with-the-same-status.png?w=616&amp;ssl=1 616w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MissChasteen\/status\/1042404114913808384<\/p>\n<p>The key to being a great teacher is knowing the balance of teaching in the margins and teaching in the center. This allows you to ensure that all of your students are learning in a way that benefits them. The center can be a good place for learning but you need to make sure you venture to the margins once in a while! This will allow you to be the best teacher you can be.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Looking back into your junior high and high school class rooms, did you have any teachers that encouraged you to leave the &#8220;center&#8221; of learning <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/2018\/09\/teaching-in-the-margins\/\" title=\"Teaching in the Margins!\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2514,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-teaching-in-the-margins"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2514"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1147"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1147\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1184,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1147\/revisions\/1184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}