"My students learn because…" is a very broad topic to cover. Instead, I would like to focus this to things that I do that affect my students learning. One of my focuses this semester is consistently using the promethean board to increase student learning. I have put the entire morning meeting on the promethean board as well as making a promethean presentation for each math, science, and social studies lesson I teach.
I have found that the promethean board helps increase my student learning. The students are more interested in sharing ideas when they get to move or write on the board. Every question I ask we read as a group off of the promethean board so that the students get to practice their reading skills frequently. I am better able to demonstrate what I am doing by using the large screen and being able to save images/ text in advance. I use the clock on the promethean board to set a buzzer for when I would like my students to begin cleaning up/ move to the carpet/ switch activities.
As a whole my students are much more engaged when the promethean board is used during my lessons.
After reading your post today, I think I could finish the sentence for you, "My students learn because I use a variety of instructional tools to engage their thinking and participation". Do you think this is an accurate "big picture" statement about why your students learn?
ReplyDelete