6810 Wk 3 Reading Post

This could be a great activity for students of all ages in all subjects!



  What I learned by RJay

This reading offered a great deal to contemplate especially when designing lesson plans and thematic units. In the ideas of problem based or inquiry based learning teachers and administrators need to communicate with each other and more importantly with parents and stakeholders. This is not about every little detail of the classroom, but more about when you ask deep thought provoking questions you may get inquiries into areas you didn't plan for, give students credit they may be thinking more than you thought (pun intended). When you are going to ask students to create a project have the discussion about what is appropriate for the venue in which they will be presenting their projects. This is not about stifling creativity, but about making them aware of the potential ways their projects may be viewed a offensive. When I asked students to create a "visual essay" of the Holocaust I reminded them that many of the photos would be very graphic and keep in mind this thought when choosing, "is this a picture I really need to tell my story." I conceded that it may very well be what you need, but you had better be well prepared to defend your selection.
The focus of my BUBBLR was the program discussed by Moore, Powerful Voices for Kids, the idea many students have about why it's okay to use their phones in the classroom, the idea of navigating the classroom folkways / norms, and most importantly learning how to ask the right questions will lead to greater understanding and even more desire for new discoveries. When students learn the skill of asking good questions they have already started the discovery of the answer. When I teach students the SQ3R strategy I always tell them good answers contain elements of the question, which helps them keep information organized. Essential questions really just lead us to the tip of the "Iceberg."



Moore, D. (2011). Asking Questions First: Navigating Popular Culture and Transgression in an Inquiry-Based Media Literacy Classroom. Action in Teacher Education, 33, 219-230. (2011, January 1). Retrieved September 2, 2014, from Mediaeducationlab.com.