It's the first week of my last semester! This means that it is the start of my student teaching.
I will be working at a local school working with low-income Latino students. I haven't necessarily been there yet. This past week I only attended the student teaching orientation at the college. I've been anticipating the day I begin for quite a while; I'm not sure if I can hold in my excitement much longer. The big day is August 29!
SchmidtMy experience with the students from this community has led me to chose that in my classroom I want to incorporate a lot of kinesthetic teaching. Particularly in the Latino traditions kids are raised to "be seen, not heard." A lot of this has to do with sitting still; it is an idea I'm not very fond of. So, my goal is to challenge that and incorporate ways the students can "master" their body.
For "full brain learning" Lisa suggests several ideas, like making the curriculum 'interesting and problematic' but she also gives ideas such as 'make it real-world' and even hits the concept of differentiation by 'customizing activities.' Personally, I really like the idea of giving students a reason to learn. It's not about telling them "you're going to need these decimals everyday," but actually showing them, "this is when we see decimals, let's practice how we would see them at the store."
