Summary Of The Epic Classroom By Trevor Muir

Do you ever find yourself wondering how you can form a better connection with your students? You are not alone. In her book, Bad Guys Don’t Have Birthdays, Vivian Paley looks for ways to improve her teaching methods and connect with the children in her class. After coming in contact with a school director that was a fan of promoting abstract thinking, Paley noticed that she was neglecting to take her students’ ideas into consideration and in many instances, focusing more on what she knew to be the answer rather than how her class solved the problem. To change her teaching style, Paley thought it would be better to immerse herself in the many different perspectives of her preschool class rather than presuming that she understands

It is my sincere hope that every student should look forward to coming into the classroom ready for new adventures and a whole new world of information every day. Education continually brings us new adventures just waiting for us to experience its wonder and possibilities. I believe that students, when presented with a wide variety of interesting lessons, can become interested and motivated in a way that they never have before.

“At 7:45 AM, I open the doors to a building dedicated to building, yet only breaks me down,” are the words of Malcolm London, in his poem High School Training Ground. The poem describes high school and the struggles that come along with it. This poem makes all of my feelings of school, become put into words. London’s poem The imagery, tone, and similes in Malcolm London’s poem help me to relate to the poem.

The present is always changing into a better future. There have been many jobs in the past that do not even exist now due to the presence of technology. Nowadays, technology has become a major part of our lives and created a huge change in this world, and gives an opportunity for children to enhance their creativity and adapt to change quickly. In Cathy Davidson’s article, “Project Classroom Makeover”, Davidson discusses how vital the process of unlearning is to students and present education system. Unlearning discourages students from learning in a fashion that has all the pre-set directions, and gives independence to students so that they can explore with creativity. The process of unlearning is quite beneficial as it gives an opportunity for contemporary America to enhance creativity, embrace change, and become more independant.

It is an eye opening to see how every single child thinks different. There are many thoughts that makes every single person unique. This video made me think on how important is to get to know your students and also their family background. It is very important to have a little conversation with their family members and also with the students in general.

The most effective strategy Joshua Halberstam used in his essay “Class in the class room” was the author’s audience awareness. I have read a couple of essay about class room behavior but they were too formal and they looked like sets of instructions for how to change the engine oil. But, Halberstam’s essay was different. Although it gave vital information, the essay was simple and fun to read. He knew he was addressing young college students.

Atwood Learning Center in Rockford is 334 acres long. Most of their land is filled with habitats for wild animals. The other part of their land is filled with trails. When I went to Atwood, we went on a night hike. I was with Deer Group because, well, I was a deer. I wasn’t paying attention too well to what we were going to do because I was tired and didn’t know we were just hiking and weren’t going to a destination. Although, we sort of did. We stopped somewhere and our group leader grabbed an object out of his backpack and went behind everyone saying “What does the object feel like?” Or, “What does it smell like?”

was well-written and seemed to be speaking to parents as an audience. I like that it suggested the

Besides the group voice, Palmer discusses the paradox of little and big stories in a learning space. Within the context of a learning experience, students need opportunities to express their own experiences, to encounter their “inner teacher”, and connect their stories to new learning challenges. To much of our small stories can lead us to narcissm, so the balance of large, archetypal stories “frame our personal tales and help us understand what they mean” (pp 76). Though it is easy for most to share their little stories, it is important for students to hear the big stories, a scaffolding to build their own learning and personal stories.

As you are reading this, you are probably sitting in a chair slouched over your desk, starting to get very uncomfortable. Well what if there was a solution to that problem that could be fixed by adding a little height to the mix.

Society expects for students to be able to learn and comprehend any information that is being thrown out. Some students seem naturally enthusiastic about learning, but many need-or expect-their instructors to inspire, challenge, and

Throughout watching the video on Child interactions it was a real eye opener. There are a lot more interactions that can happen with children than I thought that there could be. Now after watching the video and learning a lot about the different interactions, I look forward to being able to apply that in lab and in daily encounters with children. I think it will strengthen me for future interactions with children as a teacher.

Motivation is the “why” or reason we learn. Engagement, meanwhile, is typically the “what”. You want learners to become involved in learning. Then, think of eLearning quizzes – they really drive learner engagement by making them interact with the content. Doing a quiz, a learner has to think, dig deep, and ultimately become an active

The area of interest I have chosen to explore is the connection between the inclusion of a real world curriculum and student motivation levels in the mathematics classroom. Lack of student motivation is a common problem I experience as a high school mathematics teacher, hence this is an area in which I have great interest. In my experience, students with low motivation levels often have low academic achievement, poor high stakes testing scores, and lack of conceptual understanding. I have chosen to further explore this area of interest because I have found that when I include a real world curriculum in the mathematics classroom, I see increased student motivation levels. Through

One of the growing struggles educators face is poor student attitudes. Behavior problems and lack of motivation manifest in education when students have misconceptions and poor attitudes about education. As scripted and standardized lessons have become the expectation and educational norm, many graduates of an educational program will enter the workforce with the ability to regurgitate information but lack the skills needed for innovation and problem-solving in their careers and daily lives. In preparing students to be successful in education and furtur careers, teachers must be willing to step off the beaten path to spark a deeper connection to the material for the students. In creating classrooms that foster motivation for learning, educators must be willing to self-assess their teaching methods and styles to gauge if their classroom mechanisms are effectively engaging the students.