{"id":2439,"date":"2019-09-11T22:58:55","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T02:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/?p=2439"},"modified":"2019-09-11T22:58:55","modified_gmt":"2019-09-12T02:58:55","slug":"going-where-no-teacher-has-gone-before-the-margins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/2019\/09\/going-where-no-teacher-has-gone-before-the-margins\/","title":{"rendered":"Going Where No Teacher Has Gone Before… THE MARGINS!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Picture this: you’re floating in space, among the thousands of stars, galaxies, and nebulae. You pass by shooting star, and on that shooting star is a tiny alien holding up a sign that says, “follow me!”
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We follow our tiny green friend to a new land: The Margins. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“What will I find here?” you ask. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Here you’ll find students and teachers exploring the outer regions of the classroom. Where knowledge, inquiry, and risk taking are abound!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What does it mean to teach in the margins?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Teaching in the margins means you are going outside the “centers.” The centers are what come to mind when you think of a traditional classroom: <\/p>\n\n\n\n