May
13
Learning moments
Posted by: Natasha Chiang | May 13, 2013 | Leave a Comment
I have been guiding my students to have inquiring minds. I am learning to plan less activities, and more meaningful spaces for students to fill up with their own wondering and thinking. During Math today all I had were 3D blocks and geometric objects. We spent half an hour exploring the parts of a 3D […]
May
1
authentic learning
Posted by: Natasha Chiang | May 1, 2013 | Leave a Comment
This week I am feeling more confident in my role as the classroom teacher in my practicum classroom. We have covered much of our science curriculum in the month of April, and we are easing into a classroom newsroom experience for our language arts unit. I am now shifting my role from “the sage on […]
Apr
26
Science is inquiry!
Posted by: Natasha Chiang | April 26, 2013 | Leave a Comment
My last conversation with my advisor was very insightful. She pointed out that sometimes teaching is so teacher- focused (i.e. getting through what has been planned) that the students’ natural inquiry are overlooked. After our conversation, I planned a loosely structured lesson during which students researched different key science words on our ipads. I really […]