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How various pedagogies m ight approach the same assignment. Kate Gauger Julie Blanton. Behaviorist and the Volcano PowerPoint. -Flashcards to memorize terms - Charting and graphing forms of volcano -Use rubrics with detailed expectations - Step by step process delineated
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How various pedagogiesmight approach the same assignment Kate Gauger Julie Blanton
Behavioristand the VolcanoPowerPoint -Flashcards to memorize terms -Charting and graphing forms of volcano -Use rubrics with detailed expectations -Step by step process delineated -Clear and specific goals and deadlines -Specific expectations as to facts, figures, charts, diagrams, illustrations -Specific slide totals and design requirements -Standardized, detailed rubric -Formative and summative assessments
Constructivistand the VolcanoPowerPoint • Online collaboration • Digital cameras/recorders • Build a model volcano • Discuss how early people felt about volcanoes • Read stories and myths about volcanoes • Create a fictional account of a volcano • Reasons for studying volcanoes • Dramatic stories of previous volcanoes • Comparison of volcanoes to other events • Discussion of the human toll
Cognitivistand the VolcanoPowerPoint • Background preparation would include intensive study and research • Memorize details of previous eruptions • Outside reading required • Written analysis of information • Predict what might happen to our town if a volcano erupted near by • Build model of earth’s geological structures • Outside reading required • Respond with analysis to written literature and study • Reteaching based on summative assessments
Pragmatistand the VolcanoPowerPoint • Students create a volcano survival kit • Students create a play to demonstrate events • Journal writing relating personal experiences • Field trip to study land formations • Disaster relief • Escape and rescue techniques • Warning signs and likelihood • Hard facts from previous volcanoes • Alternative mediums in addition to or instead of PowerPoint • Assessment based on authentic experiences
Multiple Intelligenceand the VolcanoPowerPoint • Collaborate to decide what the best way to be safe during emergency • Create online website to tell a story of event • Communicate with students in country that experiences eruptions • Use gps to find nearest active and inactive volcanoes • Field trip to petrified forest to study effects of geological disturbances • Map the forest after the volcanic eruption in petrified forest • One slide on each intelligence • An interpretative presentation that includes multimedia and audience interaction • Supplementary materials brought in as part of the presentation • Opportunities to use alternative mediums in addition to or instead of PowerPoint