Comments - Reflection on Dr. Kist - New Literacies in Action - Making Curriculum Pop2024-03-29T08:26:52Zhttps://mcpopmb.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=2665237%3ABlogPost%3A7161&xn_auth=noYes, I remember Dr. Kists' "s…tag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2009-05-05:2665237:Comment:73342009-05-05T16:21:31.126ZJiyean Yoonhttps://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/JiyeanYoon
Yes, I remember Dr. Kists' "snowball" activity. When he asked us to stand up and throw our crumpled papers, I was thinking to myself, "ughh~It's too early in the morning to do an activity like this. I'm so lazy! Why is he asking us to move around? we just got here!" At first, I didn't like the fact that he made us move around and do all the "excercise" we had to do. I guess my expectation was to just sit and listen to his lecture. :p But I was wrong. It was actually fun and made me wake up…
Yes, I remember Dr. Kists' "snowball" activity. When he asked us to stand up and throw our crumpled papers, I was thinking to myself, "ughh~It's too early in the morning to do an activity like this. I'm so lazy! Why is he asking us to move around? we just got here!" At first, I didn't like the fact that he made us move around and do all the "excercise" we had to do. I guess my expectation was to just sit and listen to his lecture. :p But I was wrong. It was actually fun and made me wake up while collaborating and communicating with outher peers. I realized that I was having fun with the activity. I've learned the valuable lesson from this. It is very important to make the lesson creative and unique to get students' attention. Dr. Kist was right. The teacher shouldn't just lecture the whole time and expect students to sit there and listen. Of course they might not like to move around early in the morning, but it's a great way to start a day and refresh their minds. :) Hi Yoonkyung. I too thought t…tag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2009-05-04:2665237:Comment:72462009-05-04T19:42:58.526ZMollie McAllisterhttps://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/MollieMcAllister
Hi Yoonkyung. I too thought that Kist had some wonderful ideas for making the learning environment something that involved active learning. He has a great way of using activities that are fun and interesting for students, but they are also learning important things. Sometime teachers can focus so much on making the activities fun, they forget that there needs to be some valid teaching and learning going on as well. He did a good job at creating that balance.
Hi Yoonkyung. I too thought that Kist had some wonderful ideas for making the learning environment something that involved active learning. He has a great way of using activities that are fun and interesting for students, but they are also learning important things. Sometime teachers can focus so much on making the activities fun, they forget that there needs to be some valid teaching and learning going on as well. He did a good job at creating that balance. Hey Yoonkyung, I reall liked…tag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2009-05-04:2665237:Comment:72282009-05-04T15:42:20.561ZSean Owenshttps://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/SeanOwens
Hey Yoonkyung, I reall liked this post and I really enjoyed reading how you felt about Dr. Kists presentation. I too enjoyed the "snowball" activity where we lined up in the hallway. I think this could be used in a history lesson where students are specific historical figures. I love the title of "media director" for the librarian and that this school values the incorporation of this. Sadly, though some school still don't incorporate media (like Amy's). Thanks for the links!
Hey Yoonkyung, I reall liked this post and I really enjoyed reading how you felt about Dr. Kists presentation. I too enjoyed the "snowball" activity where we lined up in the hallway. I think this could be used in a history lesson where students are specific historical figures. I love the title of "media director" for the librarian and that this school values the incorporation of this. Sadly, though some school still don't incorporate media (like Amy's). Thanks for the links! Hi Yoonkyung! I'm sure you wi…tag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2009-05-04:2665237:Comment:71672009-05-04T03:21:54.219ZVirginia Pourakishttps://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/VirginiaPourakis
Hi Yoonkyung! I'm sure you will be that memorable teacher! To play devil's advocate, even though from the educator's standpoint I want my classroom to involve the students "doing" and being active, I wonder how "open" or enthusiastic the middle- or high-schooler would be with regard to this. (Lucky for me, I teach elementary school!) I'm thinking back to myself in grades 7-12. I was pretty tired and would rather have been left alone versus being asked to engage in something more actively in…
Hi Yoonkyung! I'm sure you will be that memorable teacher! To play devil's advocate, even though from the educator's standpoint I want my classroom to involve the students "doing" and being active, I wonder how "open" or enthusiastic the middle- or high-schooler would be with regard to this. (Lucky for me, I teach elementary school!) I'm thinking back to myself in grades 7-12. I was pretty tired and would rather have been left alone versus being asked to engage in something more actively in class. Even as a goody-two-shoes, I'd probably want to roll my eyes and think to myself, "Do I HAVE to?" That's not to say that pushing myself to go along with it would not have its rewards. Maybe I'd be less tired, too!