{"id":1186,"date":"2018-09-19T10:51:07","date_gmt":"2018-09-19T14:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/?p=1186"},"modified":"2018-09-19T10:51:07","modified_gmt":"2018-09-19T14:51:07","slug":"margins-not-just-for-paper-anymore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/2018\/09\/margins-not-just-for-paper-anymore\/","title":{"rendered":"Margins: Not Just for Paper Anymore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the worst nightmares for teachers (and greatest pleasures of students) is getting off-topic. However, there is a good way to get off-topic, and it often involves more learning than what would have happened in the first place. This method is called &#8220;teaching in the margins&#8221; and can help move your classroom from good to great.<\/p>\n<h3>What are the Margins?<\/h3>\n<p>Here is a video that sums up what the margins and teaching outside the box can do.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Teaching outside the box | Jason Martin | TEDxPeachtree\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/shUUc2pKsww?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<h3>How to teach in the Margins<\/h3>\n<p>To really get your kids outside the &#8220;center&#8221; of the classroom, you have to get them involved in what you want to teach. To do this, try:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Creating a lesson plan around a current event (natural disaster, spreading disease, etc.)\n<ul>\n<li>Whatever it is, your kids should be INTERESTED! If they&#8217;re not, you&#8217;re not teaching in the margins!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Use Inquiry to get the kids really involved, take them one step further!\n<ul>\n<li>Inquiry is a great way of letting your kids be as creative and innovative as possible.<\/li>\n<li>BEWARE: Not all hands-on lessons are inquiry!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Let the students make the lesson plan.\n<ul>\n<li>Ex: Have the students research their topic and then present their information in a way of their choosing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Teach outside the curriculum, but be able to tie everything back in.\n<ul>\n<li>Cohesiveness is key!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farmtoclassroom.weebly.com\/uploads\/4\/5\/9\/3\/45930511\/6407753_orig.jpg?resize=505%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"505\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Margins and Teachable Moments<\/h3>\n<p>Teachable moments can happen while you are in the margins, but the two are distinctly different:<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1191\" style=\"font-size: 12px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2018\/09\/87786289_640-300x169.jpg?resize=451%2C254\" alt=\"\" width=\"451\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/09\/87786289_640.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/09\/87786289_640.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Margins<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Planned-out, to a degree<\/li>\n<li>Leaving the &#8220;center&#8221; of the classroom to go outside the box<\/li>\n<li>Explorable<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1192\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2018\/09\/know-chalkboard.jpg?resize=396%2C219\" alt=\"\" width=\"396\" height=\"219\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Teachable Moments<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Off the cuff<\/li>\n<li>Content-Driven<\/li>\n<li>Still mostly in the &#8220;center&#8221; of the classroom<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Margins aren&#39;t just for paper anymore! Leaving the &quot;center&quot; of your classroom will allow for a whole new world of learning to happen! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NSTA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NSTA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/scienceteaching?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#scienceteaching<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EDT431?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EDT431<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnMacKenzie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AnnMacKenzie<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mr. Thomas (@BryceSBThomas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BryceSBThomas\/status\/1042421969193455616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 19, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>One of the worst nightmares for teachers (and greatest pleasures of students) is getting off-topic. 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