Of all the different teaching techniques to which you have been introduced in each of your education classes, what is one that you are excited to implement in your content area classroom? Why did you choose this particular strategy? Why do you think it will be successful in getting your students to comprehend what they are reading (and learning)? On the other hand, what is one strategy that you would prefer not to use with your students? Why?
A teaching strategy that I am excited to implement in the classroom is the Orff Method. The Orff method is a 'child centered way of learning.' It treats music as a simple concept, like language. It combines movement, music, drama, and speech into lessons. With this method the goal is for students to be able to develop a sense of rhythm and musical independence. Instead of diving into music as though the students have prior knowledge, this method introduces each student to the basics of music so they can move onto harder topics with ease, not having to stress about the logistics of music.
ReplyDeleteA strategy that I would prefer not to use with my students is the listen and repeat method. Some music teachers will strictly teach by showing the students how the part of the song or piece is supposed to go and then have them repeat it back and move on. This method is very problematic as the students do not actually learn the music, they just follow along.
A teaching strategy that I'm excited to implement in the classroom of my content area is the Modeling Method, where I would be demonstrating a new concept and students learn by observing. If my goal is to have the students learn how to pronunciate something in Spanish, I would first have to say it myself and have them repeat after me. If I want them to know how to talk about their daily routines I would have to first model how I would talk about MY daily routine. I think it will be successful to implement this strategy because the students would be getting the example from me, and they could stop me at any time and ask questions or repetition if needed.
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I believe that the BDA framework is the best way to get students engaged and prepared for a lesson. I chose BDA because it allows students to get a general understanding of the material that we are about to go over and will hopefully prepare them for future discussions and assignments pertaining to the subject. This will benefit the students more, over jumping into the subject, where there is no introduction and will most likely leave the student confused and possibly left behind others that may understand the topic. Out of all the strategies, I would probably use jigsaw groups the least, not to say I would not use them. I believe students could benefit more by researching each part of an assignment together, rather than each person bring a small chunk to the table. It can also prevent some parts of assignments from being uncompleted due to a students lack of participation.
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