Monday, June 3, 2013

TedTalk

This TedTalk video is by Ken Robinson. He speaks about how to escape education's "Death Valley". While watching this video, I realized that it was like most of his other speeches. He always talks about new ways to teach our students. He encourages us to find what our students are good at. Every student is an expert at something. Whether that's video games, literature, or sports, they have something that they can bring to the table. This video inspired me to find that something in every one of my students. I have a pretty good relationship with my class, but there are a few students who are hard to crack. I'm going to make it a goal for myself to find out what sparks those students, and I will challenge myself to teach to their strengths.
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  1. AnonymousJune 6, 2013 at 12:11 PM

    I totally agree with this speech about finding what our students are great at. This is really important for me to remember working with SPED kids. I am always trying to figure out what drives them and use that in the classroom.

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  2. Mrs. PribylJune 7, 2013 at 6:24 AM

    That's a great idea to remember that every kid is an expert at something. As teachers, we just have to figure out what it is and most importantly, how we can utilize that in the classroom. For example, if I find out a kid is a video game expert, how am I going to make something of that in my history class? That's the harder part, but something to work on for sure!

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