What makes great teaching?

 All throughout this course we have learned all types of different strategies to help us become great teachers who are great at teaching. All of the little strategies we take with us will help us become better for our students, these are a few of the strategies I liked... 

1. Text- to -world

2. 3- minute pause

3. Blogging

4. Black-out poem

5. Self- Assessment 

With using all of these strategies it will only help me become a better teacher for my students. Text- to - word is connecting real world activities to our personal lives which will help the students be able to make better connections. 3- minute pause is where us teachers give our students a few questions after a lesson to see if they understand what was being taught. Blogging has shown us the major problems within the schooling system and how we can help fix them by listening to our peers' opinions. Black- out poem can show the students that everyone's work can be completely different, but they are all correct and it is about what is important to you. Lastly the self- assessment can help in seeing how well our students are reacting to our lessons and see what we need to work on or change.



1. Text- to -world- Making Text to World Connections (Kindergarten and First Grade) - YouTube

2. 3- minute pause- 3-Minute Pause - Cultures of Thinking (rcsthinkfromthemiddle.com)

3. Blogging

4. Black-out poem- How To: Black Out Poetry - YouTube

5. Self- Assessment- Self-Assessment | Center for Teaching Innovation (cornell.edu)

Comments

  1. Alisa DubayDecember 1, 2022 at 9:00 PM

    Hey Rachel! I shared two out of the five strategies you used in my blog as well. After reading your blog, I totally agree with the ways the other strategies are helpful for students. I had the 3 minute pause and blogging in my top 5, I haven't seen text to world in anyone else's blog. I think that the self-assessment is another great strategy that you included in your list. Hope you have a great holiday!

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