Over the past five years I have made a shift in my teaching style. I used to be the font of knowledge but I have moved away from lecturing and note taking to using group based activities and providing choice. It is still a work in progress but the results have been pretty cool. Recently, I created an activity which combined ideas of Manifest Destiny, Westward Expansion, and Romanticism and the assignment was posted on Google Classroom. The assignment required using Google slides for research and as a posting for findings. The task itself seemed simple enough: find an image, make connections, and present to the class.
What followed was very cool, the students made new discoveries; took ownership of their learning; and were very at ease in presenting what they found.
The end product was a culmination of various skills and ideas that I learned through district courses! It is a reflection of what can happen when technology and teaching come together.
The above image is an example of what one of our students found and discussed in class! The Oregon Trail by Albert Bierstadt a German immigrant who fell in love with the American spirit and the idea of freedom and opportunity!
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