EME 2040 Digital Badge #C Laura Guzman Moreno Becoming a 21st century teacher.



Research On The Science Of Learning. This subject on how people learn, as Transforming  Learning with New Technologies mention,"To illustrate constructivist learning, imagine how you might teach students for conceptualize that  the earth revolves around the sun. Apart from simply telling them the facts, how do you make this scientific knowledge important and understanding to students?"(48). The answer to this question is active learning , which i think is the most and best way to teach the lesson. I really agree with this method because is really what it is happening. this method is helpful not only on science but all other subjects i suppose. For instance a math teacher has a reward store for her students. Every time she catches them doing the write thing, doing their work or been acting responsible she gives them bucks bills (paper money) .buck bills can be use on her store. The teacher uses real problem solving when they what  to buy stuff on the store. Teacher even give credit to students with out buck bill to teach them about negative and positive integers.I really think that this is the best method to engage students with real life problems.

Instructional Methods to Engage Students. one-on-one tutoring, as Transforming Learning with New Technologies "educators typically uses four teaching methods to actively engage students in learning" (52). One-on-one tutoring , I think is very convenient method to use in class. By own experience, a class with 23 students  will always have two or three students that are very quiet,shy, or afraid to raise their hand to ask questions that they have & don't understand or to share with the class. Working on one-on-one students are less stress, feel more confidence, animated and they feel supported from their teachers. I really enjoy this method and definitely will use it when I become a teacher.

Last but not least I read online problem-solving Environments. I agree with Transforming Learning with New Technologies when it mentions that, "online learning environments, including educational games and interactive simulations develop students' talents as problem solvers and critical thinkers" (53). Again on personal experience I have seen such changes on students that are learning English  and as short  of a year they learned to communicate with others in English, these students started with technology games. They started with games just to have fun, but on the way with out notice they are practicing the new language. Transforming Learning with New Technology mentions,"there are three primary characteristics of solving problems in online learning game environments (53). first characteristic explains that students can do thing on the computer that they cant do on paper. the second characteristic says "students encounter types of problems that occur in the real world of problems of personal interest to them" (53). Third characteristic is that students integrate knowledge of technology with academic content. which mean that they learn how to use the computer devises and also they learn to understand math ,science, language arts and history material that is embedded in the structure of the games"(53).

 In conclusion all methods of teaching that i have read about in this first three chapters of Transforming Learning with New Technologies sound very good, but is our responsibility as teacher to be to learn and own all these technology and teaching methods so we can engage it to our students    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pCp8g-VjOs.

Textbook Resource:

Maloy, Robert, Verock-O’Loughlin,Ruth-Ellen, Edwards, Sharon A., and Woolf, Beverly Park (2013). Transforming Learning with New Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.