{"id":77,"date":"2017-09-08T19:10:48","date_gmt":"2017-09-08T23:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/?p=77"},"modified":"2017-09-10T12:43:01","modified_gmt":"2017-09-10T16:43:01","slug":"an-interesting-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/2017\/09\/an-interesting-perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"An Interesting Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Howdy Bloggers,<\/p>\n<p>Today marks the official kick off of the first installment of this new series titled, &#8220;An Interesting Perspective.&#8221; Every now and again, this blog will appear to discuss different topics regarding some of the methods of science teaching. For today&#8217;s episode, we will discuss what it means to be exemplary within the classroom, and why that is important.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.pinimg.com\/736x\/64\/ca\/99\/64ca99902dd87149bc0d84b7e93ce723--school-quotes-teacher-quotes.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Image result for teacher quotes\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To start, lets think back to when we were younger. Think about those times in a science classroom when you had a positive learning experience. What stands out? What made you remember that specific time?<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re like most viewers, you probably remember because it was something unconventional. Did you build something in a physics class? Make something &#8220;go boom&#8221; in chemistry? Build a model solar system in geology? Dissect one of your favorite animals in biology?<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.pinimg.com\/736x\/1a\/68\/42\/1a68424d39104c0c420846fc00aa799e--high-school-science-kid-science.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Image result for science projects\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Whatever it was for you, you probably remember it because it was a time you teacher went to the margin. We will discuss margins more in depth in the next installment, but that is just one example of how a teacher can be exemplary.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is how the average learner retains info but how is the average learner taught? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/peerteaching?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#peerteaching<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/doingislearning?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#doingislearning<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qY2DhDzMsM\">pic.twitter.com\/qY2DhDzMsM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LearningCollective (@LearnCollect) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LearnCollect\/status\/814785745915432961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 30, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So now, hopefully, you&#8217;re wondering what it takes to be truly exemplary. The answer, in its most basic form is simple: foster growth within your students to explore their passions and the world around them. However, the harsh truth is that this isn&#8217;t necessarily any easy feat to accomplish.<\/p>\n<p>To help accomplish this goal, we&#8217;ve got a few tips:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Demonstrate curiosity!<\/em> You can&#8217;t expect your students to be curious if you don&#8217;t demonstrate your own curiosity around them<\/li>\n<li><em>Allow your students to experience the learning multiple times.<\/em> Just simply going over a concept briefly won&#8217;t get the students learning. Often times it takes 4 to 6 experiences for the students to fully understand<\/li>\n<li><em>Make the material relatable.<\/em> If the students can relate to the material, they can find the importance and significance behind it.<\/li>\n<li><em>Make science fun!<\/em> Don&#8217;t be afraid to do things &#8220;outside the box&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Learning is an active process. You don&#39;t learn to walk by following rules. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DoingIsLearning?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DoingIsLearning<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ThursdayThought?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ThursdayThought<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BMU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BMU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SJUjdgKTAa\">pic.twitter.com\/SJUjdgKTAa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BML Munjal University (BMU) (@BMLUniv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BMLUniv\/status\/880318878059945986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>To be exemplary, you must inspire students to <strong>do<\/strong> the material, not just read the material.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.spencerburton.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/learn-by-doing.jpg\" alt=\"Image result for learning is doing\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Howdy Bloggers, Today marks the official kick off of the first installment of this new series titled, &#8220;An Interesting Perspective.&#8221; Every now and again, this <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/2017\/09\/an-interesting-perspective\/\" title=\"An Interesting Perspective\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2140,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[19,16,18,17,11,12],"class_list":["post-77","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exemplary-science-teaching","tag-exemplary","tag-high-school","tag-inquiry","tag-science","tag-science-teacher","tag-teaching"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2140"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77\/revisions\/83"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}