As upcoming teacher and educators we need to know how to adapt more than ever to help the upcoming generation to become contextual. To not only look at things and struggles for their outward appearances but to critically think and come up with solutions. We need to move together as a group united with the same vision so that we can head the way to a new definition of learning.
Everyday in the classroom, there are countless ways to explain an idea. Sometimes through a lecture or a power point, sometimes one-on-one or hands on. Or you can use all of them in a project! If you are teaching using a project such as a newsletter you can launch so many 21st century skills. In a newsletter that I recently created I included a large amount of creative elements. The most important skills that I used was visual. By inserting art and adding in pictures I aided the reading along and kept things interesting. Using these skills you can exercise and encourage differentiation based upon the range of different learners. Visually learning exercises the brain and causes knowledge to be connected to previous understanding. This process aids you and your students to start thinking about thinking. Written and spoke words are our primary way to communicate but we must not forget that graphics, music, and cinema are equally as powerful. As for my classroom, I want not only include multimedia but spatial thinking. Thinking that is outside the box and doesn't just let the brain do all the heavy lifting. In my class you also have to step out of the box with your body and mind! Using this type of learning I am constantly appealing to the visual learners, intellectually challenged, and academically gifted. So I encourage you to give it a try!
Think outside the box and see if you can figure it out. Post your answer in the comments below and check out the links.
Happy Thinking!
Q: A man rides in on Friday, stays two nights three days and then leaves on Friday. How is that possible?
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Good Mythical Morning- Brain Teasers
Pun and Funny
Carrie Green- Programing for Success
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