Wednesday, February 6, 2013
02/04/13
Over the last three years, I've taken many courses in my teacher training program. One thing I've noticed is that I've learned many strategies for working with ESL, gifted, urban, low SES, culturally diverse students, and so on. However, these strategies have been very general and somewhat superficial. For example, I've been given suggestions such as "create respect, let the students see you as a real person, and create empathy among students." I agree that these all seem to be effective and beneficial, but I would like to learn specific ways that teachers have been able to accomplish these goals. I am also curious as to how teachers effectively recognize a student's culture in lessons. During my student teaching internship (World History), I did not find an opportunity to incorporate any of these strategies. I'm open to suggestions!
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Jessica,
ReplyDeleteI think like how Mr. Jackson in the textbook incorporate hip hop maybe you could see what the students like and then work from there.I remember when I was in college this professor would...turn off the lights,light a candle,play some smooth music,and burn incense.And everyone would look forward to that class every week...we learned what we needed to learned and everyone was happy...personally I enjoyed that class so much.What do you think?
JOY
That sounds like a great idea! However, I would like to be a more experienced teacher first, in terms of having better content knowledge. I also wouldn't want the other teachers to not take me seriously. I get nervous when I stray away from traditional teaching methods because I feel like the students won't take learning seriously. Maybe that is a fear that I need to let go of.
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