Communication in my classroom takes on many forms. The teacher as well as the student teacher use methods that reach every student. Whether it is the use of slides, or powerpoint presentations for the visual learners. Or the use of lectures for the the audio learners, using language that can be interpreted easily by all students in the grade level being taught. Both teachers also use a combination of the two in order to combine both learning styles together. Communication is also encouraged through research; each assignment involves a session research in order for the students to familiarize themselves with the topics they choose. By researching the students are in a way communicating with the past and with themselves, learning the information they find useful in a way that is efficient for them. During the seesions I have observed the classroom, I have noticed the students take very well to these methods. They are not afraid to ask questions, and the teachers also provide one on one sessions for the students if needed to discuss the assigment and methods for completion.
An example of the above: One of the most recent assignments was called Diety Masks. The students were shown a power point, and were also given a lecture about the assignment. Within the same session the students were asked to research Diety Masks from ancient tribes to gain ideas for completing their own. The mask that will be completed will be based on the culture, opinions, and values of the student. The student is practicing freedom of expression and communicating through their art.
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Great observation on using technology for communicating with students. Just as you show, communication in the classroom goes multiple waysw, teacher to students, teacher to one on one student, students to teacher, one one one student to teacher, and in between students. Communication/expression through art takes this to another dimension!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like your classroom is well balanced and your teacher does a good job of making sure that there are mulitple resources for the children to learn. I think that it is very important that there are multiple ways to relay information to students because everybody learns in a different way; some people are visual learners, some learn from lectures and listening, research, and some are more of a hands on type of learner. Communication is very important especially at a high school grade level.
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