Technology has become a large part of our everyday lives, and I feel it is important to educate students that every form of complex technology/machine started with a simple machine.
To
improve my teaching I need to learn how to incorporate different learning
styles, as well as how to include each student’s unique skills and interests
into the subject they are learning.
All of
the activities I used allowed students to work in groups, so that they could
collaborate and share ideas- and, learn to work with others. I think that relating the subject to things
that matter in the student’s life makes them wonder how it works, and makes
them want to dig deeper to find the answer. Each activity, and the questions that
are generated, make students create ideas, think outside of the box, and work
together to solve a problem.
This
project was a great learning experience for me, because it taught me that preparing
for class can take time and require a lot of planning.
By
getting students to ask a question, it makes them engage in the topic. Most of
my activities are very hands on, but I think that I need to include a greater
variety of learning styles to my activities because students
enjoyed it when activities were varied.
By
giving the students the ability to choose the simple machine they wanted to
explain in their 360 video, it allows them to imagine and create something with
the skills that they have been taught in the classroom. Some of the 360 videos I received; use
vocabulary that will be difficult for students who will only start the simple
machines unit next year, which is why I will use it as a reminder method in
throughout the Batxillerat.
I want to thank Teresa Casas, my GEP teacher, for her support and patience.
I want to thank Teresa Casas, my GEP teacher, for her support and patience.
