You can teach a student a lesson for a day; but if you can teach him to learn by creating curiosity, he will continue the learning process as long as he lives.  ~Clay P. Bedford

Students in Action- Strategies used to Teach and Learn

During the course of my student teaching I engaged the students in:

• Collaborative Learning Situations
• Group and Individual Oral Presentations
• 6 +1 Traits of Writing
• RAFT/KWL/Story Maps/Jigsaw
  
• Multi-Cultural Education and Sharing
• Student-Teacher Conferencing
• Pair-Sharing
• Teacher Directed Instruction
• Debates
• Class Discussions
• Peer Evaluation
• Peer Editing

I encourage a student-centered learning environment where  I encourage learning from all sources, not only through direct instruction but through cultural, environmental and associated learning.

Students were encouraged to use technology for:

• Presentations      (Video's and Power Points)
•  Research

I used technology in the classroom in the form of:

• The Smart Board
• You Tube and other web sites for presentation of lessons
• Audio Rap from Educationrap.com
• Power Point Presentations for outline of material