Submitted by Otilia Martiniuc (not verified) on February 16, 2008 - 15:53.
I am very impressed with the strategies used to integrate life-long lessons and life skills in curriculum and how it was arranged such that children get standardized lessons along with life skills and be enagaged the whole time.
The one thing that really got my attention was the lesson on the whiteboard-the difference between the letters "b" and "d". It was done in a way that allows children to visually see the difference in the letters. When students begint to learn the letters of the alphabet, it is very common for them to mix up "b" and "d", and what a great way to show them how they are different. It was visually and physically engaging and having technology as a resource to do that made it even better.
The idea to get students engaged by doing projects that link the students to their real world is fabulous and effective. What a great way to bring the real world into the school setting! The way the projects were set up really gave students ownership of and engagement in their own learning. As with anything in life, as people, I think we tend to remember something and connect with it when meaning is involved. If it means something and if there is a purpose, we remember and connect to it. The same goes for the students in Auburn. Their projects mean something and have a purpose, so they are engaged and fully involved.
Life-long learning and engaged students
Submitted by Otilia Martiniuc (not verified) on February 16, 2008 - 15:53.
I am very impressed with the strategies used to integrate life-long lessons and life skills in curriculum and how it was arranged such that children get standardized lessons along with life skills and be enagaged the whole time.
The one thing that really got my attention was the lesson on the whiteboard-the difference between the letters "b" and "d". It was done in a way that allows children to visually see the difference in the letters. When students begint to learn the letters of the alphabet, it is very common for them to mix up "b" and "d", and what a great way to show them how they are different. It was visually and physically engaging and having technology as a resource to do that made it even better.
The idea to get students engaged by doing projects that link the students to their real world is fabulous and effective. What a great way to bring the real world into the school setting! The way the projects were set up really gave students ownership of and engagement in their own learning. As with anything in life, as people, I think we tend to remember something and connect with it when meaning is involved. If it means something and if there is a purpose, we remember and connect to it. The same goes for the students in Auburn. Their projects mean something and have a purpose, so they are engaged and fully involved.