Chapter 2
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Question:
Imagine you are
going to teach a unit about Christopher Columbus to the grade level of your
choice. What strategies immediately come to mind as good possibilities for
teaching this unit? What relationship can you discern between how you might
want to teach this unit and your own learning or cognitive style? Describe how
you think your own personal style might affect your teaching style. What
lessons can you draw from this realization when you teach your diverse
students?
Answer:
Strategies that came
to mind to teach this prompt were mainly focused on allowing the children to
have a hands-on experience. I think that dividing into groups and assigning
them specific parts to research would be a fun way for the students to learn
and interact with each other. Each group could have a list of jobs, allowing
the children within the group to delegate responsibilities. Assigning them to
find facts, videos, create a PowerPoint or poster, and present their findings
to the class, are creative ways for the students to learn the needed material.
I am personally a hands on learner. I would include some sort quiz or game
after the students have finished presenting to make sure that all of the
children have understood the material in the way that they learn best. Example
being one of the children could write down notes and facts that the group
needs, another could put together a presentation, one child could read the
material, while the other children in class listen and watch the presentation.
Include different ways to approach the subject so that they feel comfortable
and able to understand the material.
