Application 3 Blog:
Listening to the video was a reminder of what I had already knew from college, but it was a refresher of why we teach the way we do. Social studies and science for third graders is a new content area. An instructional strategy that I use in class is a four square. Many struggle with the vocabulary, so we use a four square as we read, (fold paper in fours). I select 4 items I want the students to remember, and as we read we log them on the paper and draw a picture to go along with it. For example, the word is landform; students will draw 2 landforms and label them. The cognitive theory reinforces this instructional strategy.
The cognitive theory also supports making connections with the material presented. There is such an emphasis to make connections with the material presented, text to text, text to self, and text to world. For example, when I read aloud a book, I might relate it to my family or another book. Students are supported to make connections as we read as well.
Honestly, the concept map is very new to me. But as I began to set it up, I found icons to go along with the topic and links to website to incorporate as well. I feel this visual aid activity will be a wonderful tool for students to learn visually about the topic.
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Lesia,
ReplyDeleteGraphic organizers can be so very powerful for students and their retention of information. I am positive I would have retained so much more from school had my teachers included this technique in their teaching.
The concept map was new to me too - but I really enjoyed figuring out how to put everything on there. A fellow teacher and friend was watching me work on it and she really enjoyed it too - new for her also. I know we will both be using it. My only frustration was that the web site that I was using for the virtual field trip crashed or was hacked. I hope it comes back this week because I have it in my plans to use!
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