Blog Post 6

I learned a great amount of information by watching the videos with Dr.Strange and Anthony Capps. The first two videos Project Based Learning Part 1: Experiences of a 3rd Grade Teacher and Project Based Learning Part 2: Experiences of a 3rd Grade Teacher, I learned how important project based learning is in the classroom. Dr.Strange and Anthony Capps discuss different reasons why project based learning should be included while teaching. It gets the students excited about learning because they are creating something. It also interest the students and if the students are interested they are willing to learn more about it and will also be engaged in learning. Anthony said, "It never limits students", "It lets them go beyond". This will lead to the students taking pride in their work and they will become more confident to succeed. I do believe that project based learning is a key factor in a classroom. The students will retain more and remember more of the information they are learning in the long run. Like Dr.Strange says, "No burp back information" and that is exactly what project based learning is.

The two learning tools,iCurio and Discovery Education Dr.Strange and Anthony Capps discussed will be helpful when students need to do research. They described the search engine iCurio as a safe search engine for students. This particular website is also good for keeping not only students, but teachers organized as well. The search engine iCurio provides different files to store information, cookies and websites. This would be extremely helpful if the information just so happens to get lost. Anthony Capps best describes Discovery Education as "it brings text to life" and is great for research science and social studies related. Both of these search engines are great for students and teachers to learn.

The six key tips for teachers Dr.Strange and Anthony Capps made in their video, The Anthony-Strange List of Tips for Teachers Part 1 hit on positive points. I believe these tips are going to be helpful when I become a teacher and I will use them in my classroom when I become a teacher.
1. Interested in learning yourself.
2. Teaching is hard, but exciting.
3. Got to be flexible, pretty much a Plan B.
4. Start with a goal.
5. Engage your students.
6. Reflect/self evaluation.

The video Don't Teach Tech-Use It, Dr.Strange and Anthony Capps talk about why it is important that teachers should use technology in a classroom. They made some valid points in their video. Such as, technology is part of students lives and they need to know how to use it. It is also a fun way for students to learn. I agree with Dr.Strange and Anthony Capps as discussed in the video, technology is a great way for students to learn.

Anthony Capps said a Lesson is four layers thick in his video, Additional Thoughts About Lessons.
First Layer: The year
Second Layer: The Unit
Third Layer: The Week
Fourth Layer: The Day