Support+Lecture+Suggestions

= = Discuss here what you would like to have __support lectures__ on from each of the modules as you read them. Include your name with your contribution(s). If you are in agreement with something that already exists here than rather than retype it, comment (with your name) that you are in agreement with the need directly below it and type any further comments that you may have.

__Module 1 Support Lecture Suggestions__
Throughout this Module, there was a lot of discussion about reflection and developing a teaching style. I would like to discuss the best ways to teach to a classroom of students that are on a number of different levels academically. I find it difficult to challenge the students at the top while at the same time making sure the academically challenged students are still keeping up to pace. Abby Suelflow

I am interested in how PBL will fit in with the (unfortunate) necessity of a school having to "teach to the test" to meet NCLB requirements. Jamie W.

Agreed Rita Buschbacher

I would like to talk in class a little more about diversity and how it exists in schools today. I wouldn't mind talking about such things as the teaching model, technolgy advancements and inspiring parent involvement with the education process. Scott

This module talked briefly about multiple teachers teaching a single classroom. I was just curious how this would work. Kellen

__Module 2 Support Lecture Suggestions__
The text indicates that project-centered teaching fits in quite well with the concept of multilevel instruction. I was curious as to whether or not any of the schools across the country utilizing PBL have implemented it with students with special/exceptional needs, and if so, what was the outcome? Jamie W.

The module mentions that a number of gifted students are neglected and a high percentage of these students drop out of high school. I don't remember a specific criterion in my high school that differentiated gifted students from the rest of the students. Is there any particular method that schools use to delineate what constitutes being gifted? Abby Suelflow

I'm curious about this too. Kellen

I think Jamie raises a good question. I would also like to know the difference between a learning style and a learning capability. It seems like they are both hinting at the same thing. More information on reaching recalictrant learners would be helpful as well.

Scott

I am also interested in recalictrant learners. It seems they are sometimes especially challenging. Emily S

I am interested in this, especially the difference between a learning style and capability. I would also like to know about how you diagnose someone as 'at risk'. Rita B

Looking at all of the different learning styles I am very interested in how to utilize different learning styles in the classroom Kevin M

I am also interested in learning more about how to teach towards different learning styles. And I would also be interested in hearing more about teaching to recalictrant students. Josh F.

I also would like to know more about how to identify students learning styles and ways to actively engage all the students during lectures that may not appeal to their learning style. Rob C

Was all this theory of learning styles and modality thrown out the window when you enter a college atmosphere? Do college professors all believe that we as students are all auditory/visual learners? Where and why did this “lecture/assessment” commonality conform into most college classrooms? Ben K

I worked with ESL students as a sub teacher's aid in Sioux Falls. I found that when these students went out of their ESL class to "regular" classes the teachers had a hard time communicating with them. As module 2 mentions, it almost seemed like the teacher's had to resort to baby-talk or talking down to these kids. I'd like to learn about some techniques to not go down that path. Adam Ericsson

=__Module 4 Support Lecture Suggestions__=

I was curious about textbook selection and how a specific textbook is decided for each course. What if all the instructors for a specific course cannot agree on a particular textbook? Thinking back to high school, several of my books were not at the reading level for high school students so I wonder how much consideration goes into this selection process. Abby S.

I am also interested in textbook selection. The book talks about determining which book to use by looking at the Preface. How much do you recommend that a teacher looks at the information contained in the body of the book? I'd like to talk a little more about writing obejectives, specifically the relationship between overt and covert behavior. Scott

I am also interested in hearing more about textbooks. When I was in school, we relied heavily on them, and followed them more or less chronologically, and I'm interested in other ways of using textbooks and other texts. Also, I am interested in hearing more about making goals and objectives. Josh

I am also interested in textbook selection. I especially don't like the idea of being handed a textbook my first year of teaching without having any say on it. I'm wondering if there is a website that teachers can go to to find out what other teachers in their content area recommend ? Adam E.

I am wondering if there are more efficient ways of teaching that will push students faster up the the hierarchy of cognitive objectives. What techniques are better to stimulate the mind to work in those different categories. Rob =__Module 5 Support Lecture Suggestions__= I would bassically like to hear about unit and lesson plans in more detail, but curriculum integration and how's it's done is also interesting. Josh F

=__Module 6 Support Lecture Suggestions__= Please help the instructional strategy presenters.

I would like to hear more about discovery and inquiry, and what exactly each one is and the differences between the two. I would also like to hear more about different examples of how student groups can be used. Josh F