Benjamin Franklin once said, “Tell me
and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I will learn.” Benjamin
Franklin, one of the founding fathers of America made many contributions. His
quote here is one that is embedded on the foundations of teaching. As a
teacher, we need to ensure that our students remember the major lessons we try
to teach them. To just simply tell them is not enough, we must allow them the
opportunity to apply the information to real life situations or engage them in
conversation to discuss the importance, effects or whatever the case may be so
that they can relate to it and be able to make use of that knowledge. Students
are responsible for their learning and we must allow them the ability to take
charge of it by involving them. The past practice of simply having the teacher
talking has changed, when one talks, they learn. Usually teachers are the ones
talking, we need to find ways to have the students be the ones to learn, to
talk, to involve themselves so that learning and understanding of a lesson is
occurring.
Well put, Georgette. I agree..holding lengthy lectures in the classroom is ineffective and doesn't allow for student engagement. Our mission is for our students to be able to think critically so that lessons they learn in the class can be related to situations faced in real life.
ReplyDeleteFor our ELLs, TPR works for them. Differentiated Instruction is another strategy that I suggested because it addresses individual learning needs and adjusts instruction to fit their skills. differentiated instruction allows for learning aids, with a specific focus on virtual manipulatives,and tools to be implemented into the curriculum to keep students on track. These are the strategies that I can share because the use of differentiated instruction puts more of the learning responsibility on the students and students grasp the content of the lesson faster with TPR.
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