Teaching History is a pretty strait
forward task, at least the main points and over all events. The comprehension
instruction model serves as a great template for teaching a class. The first
thing that needs to happen before getting into any historical lesson is to give
a solid background on the event. This needs to include the location, motive and
list of all those involved. Background is a crucial step in setting the stage
for the main body of the lesson. In order to increase comprehension and
retention of the material, it is best to actively involve as many of the
student’s senses as possible.
A graphic organizer
is a great example of an activity that brings together sight and sound. The graphic
organizer provides a good resource that can serve as a cooperative classroom discussion,
and once filled out can be used as a study guide for chapter quizzes and tests.
Having students pair up into small groups and work together provides a chance
for the students to socialize and work with other students who they would not
have worked with otherwise. Students
will not always agree on everything, debating with each other can create new
ideas and differing points of view. Discussing and debating in a planned and
structured way keeps students on topic a focused.
Any
technologic advancement could be used for the betterment of our students. The
teacher would need to: monitor the students use of the school computers, how
long they could use the computers. There are a lot of predatory people on the internet
but under proper supervision, the students would have all the information that
they would need.
There
are so many other things that I learned from this class, but those lesson ideas
stick out the most for me.
