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Learning to Teach

Learning to Teach. Jocelyn Svengsouk. STARS vs. School. STARS : hands-on, self-directed work. Voluntary. Pressure on teachers to keep it “fun,” “engaging,” and not “ schooley .” Emphasizes participants creating new knowledge.

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Learning to Teach

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  1. Learning to Teach Jocelyn Svengsouk

  2. STARS vs. School • STARS: hands-on, self-directed work. Voluntary. Pressure on teachers to keep it “fun,” “engaging,” and not “schooley.” Emphasizes participants creating new knowledge. • School: less time to do inquiry. Note-taking and lecture format is used more. Transmission of content knowledge.

  3. Important to Both • Differentiated instruction • Proper use and integration of multi-media • Multiple access points to the material • Acknowledge varied levels of participation

  4. Quotes that Helped me See

  5. “Miss, where were you yesterday?” • Students notice and they expect you to be there • Lesson Learned—be present. Consistency and dependability are vital to relationships with students and can affect their learning.

  6. “Is there a right answer to this?” • What is truth? What is right? Who says? • Students may be seeking the magical right answer to be confirmed by the teacher, but we know science is subjective and changes.

  7. Discovering the Truth • Lessons Learned—As science educators, we push students to realize that they are discovering and “the truth”—as what was found based on evidence! • Windschitl, 2008, Clough, 2000

  8. “You doing too much” • Why do we hear this refrain all the time? • Kids shut down when they: • Feel disrespected • Feel overwhelmed or incapable to do the work • There are external factors impacting them

  9. How to address this? • Lesson Learned—Be explicit in directions. Be a caring, supportive educator and provide the necessary scaffolding to get students over the activation energy in doing their work.

  10. Samples of Best Practices

  11. Scaffolding • Meta-Map Prompts

  12. Differentiating Instruction • Students propose a cure for cancer • Use a question that has multiple levels of engagement and challenges all students • Engages higher level thinking: creativity, innovation, problem solving • Authentic application

  13. What is important to me?

  14. Courage • “Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can’t practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage” - Maya Angelou • Without courage, you won’t be able to help people, no matter how “talented” or “capable” you are. Being a good teacher requires courage.

  15. Compassion • “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” - Maya Angelou • Without a heart committed to the good of others, you won’t have a positive, constructive impact. Being a good teacher means caring and making a difference.

  16. Professional Commitments • You need 100% of your attention and faculties in teaching. Leave “baggage” at the door and be present for your kids. • Be well organized. • Be a whole person and respect your students as whole people—invest in their lives more than just the academic. • Don’t be afraid to try and fail—that is how you learn and grow.

  17. Last, but not least…

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