When the student OWN the learning

When the student OWN the learning

      From a post which I came across in Ed tech Ideas. It is Keith Ferrell said that we should, let the children use tools THEY know and is familiar with. And I know I should share it to other readers.

        Today in class I relinquished all the control of learning, and gave them a challenge "Using any method you choose, you are to show your isopod/beetle". Looking around checking up on kids. And i found that they are using many fascinating using of tools! Some work in pairs, some individual, and when they are in their own group they create their own rubric! How astonishing! EdTechIdea: As a teacher we must not force one to study, but let them choose how they learn. And in teaching it should be an active lively one. Not as a dead lifeless teaching. Take a leap, relinquish the controls, and let them feel the study.

Major Concepts

• What she have done to study
• The idea of what happen when the student gain the interest of learning.
• What happen when the study is not limited in learning

Potential Advantages

• Mention where the idea is from
• Mention that students uses tools in studies

Potential Disadvantages

• Tested only in grade 4 students

Discussion Questions

• Relinquish the controls, does some students slacks off?
• Did not mention the status of the class room, organize, messy or quiet.

Citation
Nielsen, Lisa. "Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: When Students Own the Learning."Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: When Students Own the Learning. N.p., 4 Dec. 2010. Web. 04 Mar. 2013. <http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2010/12/when-students-own-learning.html>.Picture