{"id":2435,"date":"2019-09-11T23:39:17","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T03:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/?p=2435"},"modified":"2019-09-11T23:39:17","modified_gmt":"2019-09-12T03:39:17","slug":"the-path-to-teaching-going-into-the-margins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/2019\/09\/the-path-to-teaching-going-into-the-margins\/","title":{"rendered":"The Path to Teaching: Going Into The Margins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What are our roles as the teacher in the classroom? To lecture them about the curriculum? Making sure that they&#8217;re seated in their rows, not talking to their friends, and taking notes of your lecture? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2019\/09\/lead_720_405.jpg?resize=528%2C297&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2475\" width=\"528\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2019\/09\/lead_720_405.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2019\/09\/lead_720_405.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The answer should definitely be a &#8220;no&#8221;. Lectures are definitely an inevitable part of the classroom but we should strive to bring the students out into the <em>margins<\/em>. So where are the <em>margins? <\/em>How do we to bring our students into the <em>margins?<\/em> What do <em>margins<\/em> look like?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just like a sheet of paper, margins cannot exist without a &#8220;center&#8221;. A &#8220;center&#8221; in the classroom can be seen as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2019\/09\/Margin-Featured-photo-1-1024x739.jpg?resize=365%2C263&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2473\" width=\"365\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2019\/09\/Margin-Featured-photo-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C739&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2019\/09\/Margin-Featured-photo-1.jpg?resize=300%2C216&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2019\/09\/Margin-Featured-photo-1.jpg?resize=768%2C554&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2019\/09\/Margin-Featured-photo-1.jpg?w=2000 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Teacher-led instruction <\/li><li>Emphasis on <em>quantity<\/em> over <em>quality <\/em>of information<\/li><li>Pure memorization and regurgitation of facts<\/li><li>Monoculture: everything is homogeneous<\/li><li>Students are expected to uphold the same type of behavior<\/li><li>Disengagement of students<\/li><li>BOREDOM!!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to engage the students and spark their curiosity, it is vital to bring them out into the <em>margins<\/em>. Margins are all about engaging the students into the wonders of science, exciting them about how it relates to their life and exploring into the possibilities that extend out to the edge of the curriculum. It definitely has the component of a risk, but it allows for the potential for an endeavor into the fun aspects of science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bringing My Students into The Margins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some ways I am planning to bring my students out into the margins:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Exploring current events: Everything is related to Science. Talk about how issues that are happening around them can relate to the subject.<\/li><li>Expanding on questions: Stop when a student asks a question and expand on the topic and how it relates to the subject &#8211; it is what they are interested in knowing! <\/li><li>Be willing to take risks: Bring them on field trips, explore the neighborhood, make them <em>FEEL<\/em> and <em>SEE <\/em>science.<\/li><li>Project Fairs: Create their own projects of the subject &#8211; be it writing a song, making a model or designing an experiment &#8211; explore the subject in your own ways and share!<\/li><li>Build a community: Making students feel like they are a part of the learning community and that their ideas are an essential part of the classroom.<\/li><li>Not be afraid to say &#8220;I don&#8217;t know&#8221;: instead, find out together. Explore, and learn together. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bring your students out into the margins, and you&#39;ll see their eyes sparkle with curiosity! Make Science FUN for them!  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EDT431?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EDT431<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/scienceteaching?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#scienceteaching<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ms. Lee (@WoooojinLee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WoooojinLee\/status\/1171983456407937024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But don&#8217;t confuse margins with &#8220;teachable moments&#8221;. They might seem similar but are vastly different. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Teachable Moments &amp; The Margins <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Teachable moments and going into the margins are both helpful in student&#8217;s learning. Teachable moments, too, can lead the students into the margins. However, they are just &#8220;<em>moments<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-09-11-at-11.33.36-PM.png?resize=642%2C340&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2487\" width=\"642\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-09-11-at-11.33.36-PM.png?w=806&amp;ssl=1 806w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-09-11-at-11.33.36-PM.png?resize=300%2C159&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-09-11-at-11.33.36-PM.png?resize=768%2C408&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>It is important to remember that as educators, our purpose is not to solely focus on the curriculum and studying different ways to teach them. We should focus harder on <em>how<\/em> it can impact students. Help your students to feel like they are <em>real scientists<\/em>! <em>Inspire<\/em> your students! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Teaching Methods for Inspiring the Students of the Future | Joe Ruhl | TEDxLafayette\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UCFg9bcW7Bk?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>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a quote from the TED talk:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>What the kids are going to remember most of all, is you. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>What are our roles as the teacher in the classroom? 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