{"id":39,"date":"2017-09-07T14:04:35","date_gmt":"2017-09-07T18:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/?p=39"},"modified":"2017-09-09T23:18:08","modified_gmt":"2017-09-10T03:18:08","slug":"exemplary-teaching-supports-go-getters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/2017\/09\/exemplary-teaching-supports-go-getters\/","title":{"rendered":"Exemplary Teaching Supports Go-Getters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-40\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-07-at-9.34.24-AM-300x195.png?resize=300%2C195\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-07-at-9.34.24-AM.png?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-07-at-9.34.24-AM.png?resize=768%2C499&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-07-at-9.34.24-AM.png?w=778&amp;ssl=1 778w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Design. Create. Dream.\u00a0<\/strong>If the world needs more Designers, Creators, and Dreamers, in the classroom we should allow students to design their learning, to create experiments, and to dream of a world they have the tools to build. Exemplary teaching gives students these opportunities.<\/li>\n<li><strong>If we don&#8217;t exhibit exemplary teaching, how can we expect to foster exemplary learners?<\/strong> Memorable lessons start with memorable teachers. If teachers focus merely on grades, on tests, and on standardized learning, \u00a0then student creativity, discovery, and interest will suffer. Everyday lecture should be interrupted by spontaneous questions, a drive to know more, and unexpected discoveries (see more later in\u00a0<em>Teaching in the Margins<\/em>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-48\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-07-at-1.48.49-PM-300x262.png?resize=300%2C262\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-07-at-1.48.49-PM.png?resize=300%2C262&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-07-at-1.48.49-PM.png?w=679&amp;ssl=1 679w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bring it back to learning! <\/strong>Learning and curiosity are human nature. Test-focused education can distract us from the true goal of education&#8211;\u00a0<em>learning<\/em>. Exemplary teaching allows students the freedom to be curious about their world, and be intrinsically driven to investigate the world around them.\n<ul>\n<li><em>Example<\/em>: You don&#8217;t have to go far to have a class field trip. Outside your classroom, there is an entire ecosystem waiting to be explored! Have students go on a scavenger hunt in the area around your school. Have them come up with questions about the environment, the ecosystem, and the behavior of animals in the area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-41\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-07-at-9.57.57-AM-300x284.png?resize=300%2C284\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-07-at-9.57.57-AM.png?resize=300%2C284&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-07-at-9.57.57-AM.png?w=582&amp;ssl=1 582w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Go-Getters&#8221; have independence.<\/strong> Students can&#8217;t be independent unless we allow them some extent of freedom and voice in their education. <em>Inquiry research<\/em>\u00a0allows students to build their own lesson, ask their own questions, and search for the answers. What better way to learn the scientific method than to\u00a0<em>use<\/em> the scientific method?\n<ul>\n<li><em>Example:<\/em> Many students are used to a classroom in which teachers present questions, and students are expected to come up with answers. Before starting a unit, try having students present questions to you. This gives you an opportunity to see what they know, and where they have opportunity to learn more.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-42\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-07-at-9.36.26-AM-300x48.png?resize=300%2C48\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"48\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Project-based learning engages students<\/strong><strong>.\u00a0<\/strong>When students are involved in a project they are interested in, they become more engaged and\u00a0<em>driven<\/em> to learn. Students are more likely to remember projects and activities as opposed to lectures and worksheets. While lectures and worksheets can help students learn the basics, to truly be educated, memorable opportunities should be presented to them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Design. Create. 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