Digital Blog Post #E

In conclusion, there are many ways of getting students involved in daily lessons. Test-based assessments are necessary to make sure students are understanding the material and are able to remember it, but performance-based assessments give students the opportunity to give the information they have learned a practical use through collaboration and innovation. The democratic classroom is definitely something I would like to try in the future because it makes the students feel like they are part of a community, and giving them the ability to choose what they are going to learn and what type of activities they will engage in makes the classroom experience enjoyable. Finally, PowerPoint presentations are very misused, but with the use of thought-provoking images and discussion questions, the lesson will stay alive and the students will stay awake. So let's work together to make a change in a child's life. Happy teaching!

Resources

Conway, M. (1998, September). A democratic approach to classroom management. Retrieved from http://www.ascd.org/publications/classroom-leadership/sept1998/A-Democratic-Approach-to-Classroom-Management.aspx

Maloy, R., O’Loughlin, R., Edwards, S., & Woolf, B. (2013). Transforming Learning with New Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education Inc.

Natter, M. (2014, February 5). Democratic classroom [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDyV4rdy1j0

Nielsen, L. (2013, March 20). 10 do's and don'ts to deliver PowerPoint lectures that don't suck [Web log post]. Retrieved from http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.ca/2013/03/10-dos-and-donts-to-delivering-lectures.html

Zaragoza, S. (2016, April 3). Digital blog post #E. Created with prezi.com