Teaching Students to Love Science and Technology

Monday, October 22: Secondary Effects from Climate Change Tonight, the third group presented on the secondary effects of climate change. This group included an interesting approach at teaching, which gave me some ideas for when I become a teacher. Direct instruction included teaching the students about effects on the body due to a result from climate change. I liked the use of Google Forms that this group used, but the students did need more visuals to deeper understand the concept being taught. In the inquiry lesson, the group began with a PowToon of a chairwoman on the board for Climate Change. All of the students were engaged and ready to learn. The scientific method was reviewed in depth before creating a hypothesis or starting research. The students took a couple minutes to turn and talk about their hypothesis, this was a great method to use to get students thinking. If a student was unsure about their hypothesis, a turn and talk could allow them to hear another idea and mak...

Monday, October 15: Tonight the second group presented their lesson plan at fieldwork. The lesson included direct instruction as well as an inquiry based lesson. The future teachers put in a lot of effort creating this lesson to fit with the variety of students we have at Bishop Dunn School. All different types of technology were incorporated in this lesson, which made it very engaging for the students. Powtoon, Peardeck, FlipGrid, and Kahoot were some of the websites used to make this a successful lesson. The topic introduced was Weather and Climate. I felt all of the students grasped what climate and weather were during the direct instruction. I do think climate/ biomes should have been touched upon a little bit more because students seemed to need a better understanding of climate before moving on. Before diving into the inquiry lesson, the scientific method was reviewed. I felt all steps were followed by the teachers to make this a successful lesson followed by all the neces...

On Monday October 1, Maria, Tori, and I had our first lesson plan. I learned a lot from delivering this lesson plan. It is so different to actually give a lesson, compared to observing one. I felt all types of emotions as we only had a week to prepare and did not have time to run through our lesson beforehand. We had a wide range of students from elementary school to middle school. I believe we accommodated as best as we possibly could due to the different levels we had in our class. The students reacted positively to using Pear Deck on the computers. I think it would have been helpful to give them a mini-lesson on Pear Deck before using it in our lesson, as it took time away from our lesson when students needed assistance. I felt our inquiry lesson was interesting and interactive. The students enjoyed researching to see what caused the fire in the house. Powtoon is an awesome tool to make lessons engaging and exciting for students. I plan to use it for all subjects when I have my own...