Oral Language
I observed a teacher in
my content of health. The teacher structured
oral language in her classroom by using a PowerPoint on my plate. I felt that the teacher was just up in front
of the classroom lecturing the students and not really giving the students
opportunity to ask questions or to discuss what she was lecturing about. It was very much just the teacher talking and
the students taking notes. I felt that
the teacher could have used other methods to teach the students about my plate. Some suggestions could be:
·
Fishbowl
discussion
·
Speaking
tokens
·
Bean bag
toss
I feel that students
learn better when they are actively engaged in learning about a topic instead
of just being lectured to by the teacher.
When students can brainstorm and come up with the definitions by
themselves or learn from their peers sometimes this helps the students learn
better.
I agree that students learn better through being actively engaged. Having students be involved with their education helps to excite them to want to learn. As a teacher we need to encourage learning. Through having students being part of the lesson persuades them to learn. Oral language is important to the class because it helps students to be able to engage in their learning.
ReplyDeleteHi Laura,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your posting. I agree that your approach to instruction would "mix it up" a bit, and would be more likely to interest students than a lecture-based approach. I would add that the teacher could have the students ask their own questions as well. According to the article, that one technique increases the chance of authentic classroom discussion by 200%. Thanks for your posting.
Laura,
ReplyDeleteI like your ideas of how to engage the students. Sometimes lectures are necessary to share critical information quickly, but that should always be followed by activities that let the students use the information in ways that are meaningful to them and hold them accountable for the information they learned. A great resource for this lesson would be the choosemyplate.gov website itself. Rather than do a PowerPoint, if the technology is available, students could explore the site for a while on their own or in groups. If the technology isn't available, you could print portions of the website, or download some of the videos and then have small groups work on different portions and then brief the whole class on what they learned. They would be self directing their study with authentic materials. They would have to read, negotiate understanding with their peers, and then give an informal oral presentation.