week 4

When it comes to the classroom instruction, I believe students learn best hands on. Students learn differently and if they are able to participate in class, they will be able to learn. I found the flipped classroom concept is very interesting. I can see many benefits of the flipped classroom. The students will come in with questions and discussion points. The  only downside with this concept will be that if students do not see the videos at home. Realistically, many students do not have much support at home. The school would have to provide many of the students the laptops and maybe even a location where students would be able to have access to the internet. Either way the students will in a sense will lead the class, this goes well with the Constructive classroom. The students in a constructive classroom are able to engage in discussion, not just with teachers but with each other. Now a days there is more freedom in the classroom and students are able to be part of the classroom and just sit and listen.The students will be able to use the framework of Bloom’s Taxonomy. Create, evaluate, analyze, apply, understand, and remember. When children are allowed to hear the lesson, speak about the lesson, and apply the lesson, they will be able to show how much they have learned. The students I work with are all ELL. The best practice for them would be the hands on, communicate and a lot of visuals. The students have anchor charts that they create with teacher and they also use a lot of classroom discussions, whether it is whole class discussion or sharing with partners.  A favorite Benjamin Franklin quote “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I will remember. Involve and I learn.” This quote is one of my favorites, this quote is basically how I view a classroom should be.