{"id":2954,"date":"2020-09-09T14:17:17","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T18:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/?p=2954"},"modified":"2020-09-09T14:17:17","modified_gmt":"2020-09-09T18:17:17","slug":"exemplary-teaching-in-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/2020\/09\/exemplary-teaching-in-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Exemplary Teaching in Science?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Many people have heard of &#8220;exemplary teaching&#8221; but what does it really mean and how does one achieve it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter 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\">What does it mean to be an exemplary science teacher?<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9QQEzCeALK\">https:\/\/t.co\/9QQEzCeALK<\/a> Even 30 years ago they knew that exemplary science teachers facilitate student engagement, increase student understanding of science, encourage students to participate, and maintain a good learning space<\/p>&mdash; Evan Blake (@EvanBlake32569) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EvanBlake32569\/status\/1303432589378813955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 8, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption>These 4 points were made clear in a paper by Fraser and Tobin in 1990 are still accurate today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Top tips to be an exemplary science teacher:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Move around<\/strong><ul><li>Teaching isn&#8217;t always just the teacher standing at the front of the room with a PowerPoint next to them, there are so many ways to move around and change up the &#8216;standard&#8217; classroom, such as going outside to teach, move the students around and have them work in groups, or even work with a business to give a real-life connection to what&#8217;s going on in the classroom.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Encourage questions that you don&#8217;t know the answer to<\/strong><ul><li>Many teachers see themselves and are seen by their students to be an expert on their topic. In reality, teachers should be learning along with the students. If a student asks a question that you don&#8217;t know the answer to, don&#8217;t just shove it off to the side and say you&#8217;ll get back to it, explore it! Figure out the answer with the students, do research, experiments, have them make a claim, provide evidence, and give their reasoning.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Connect to other ideas<\/strong><ul><li>According to Rober John Meehan, &#8220;the most valuable resource that all educators have is each other. Without collaboration, our growth is limited to our own perspectives.&#8221; Not only should teachers draw connections between topics in their specialty, but also make cross-curricular connections that can help students relate what they&#8217;re learning to other topics.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\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\/2017\/09\/good-300x136.png?resize=372%2C168&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"372\" height=\"168\" \/><figcaption>Some things to remember about being an exemplary teacher<br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\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=\"Putting Students in Charge of Their Learning Journey\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zx_5whBOiZ8?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>Exemplary teachers focus on their students. As you can see with this video, student learning is put at the forefront of the class by having them figure out what&#8217;s going on rather than them just being told by looking at pictures. I think a key point in this video is that over-structuring a lesson is dangerous. The students should guide it with the teacher as a facilitator. One quote that stood out to me was &#8220;I know I have [the students] when they start asking questions that I was hoping they would ask,&#8221; because it really emphasizes the student-centered idea of inquiry and exemplary teaching.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Many people have heard of &#8220;exemplary teaching&#8221; but what does it really mean and how does one achieve it? 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