I really enjoyed learning about the topic of “Learning in Collectives” this week. I thought that finding resources to promote this in the classroom seemed especially useful. Reading my peers blogs also deepened my understanding of the topic in ways I did not think about before.
One way that I impacted the learning of others this week was sharing a way teachers can promote a collective in the classroom. This was through the usage of “chalk talks” which I also participated in during high school. Tristan and Larissa both thought it was a good idea to scaffold students into commenting and asking questions in an open learning environment. I read Larissa’s blog post this week and really enjoyed the video she posted. It made me think more about how technology has changed and how communicating is different and constantly changing.She shared that she would like her students to work together on researching their interests. I promoted a diversity of ideas by sharing Google Classroom. This could help Larissa get started and use a safe and secure website with her students. Gerald spoke about a neat idea that he found about giving students a detailed lesson plan and letting them teach. This made me excited to research ways that kids can teach in the classroom. I found a neat article about students sharing “coding” projects that they had done with other students and parents. Sharing this not only added to Gerald's findings, but promoted a diverse idea of them sharing what they learned with others. Michael spoke about how quickly he found a chemistry collective online. He also talked about leading children with a question so that they can be in a collective. I validated this idea with referencing the text for the week. Thomas & Brown (2011) talk about how students will lose direction if left to their own devices on the internet. They need guidance!
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