"Learning from my Mistakes" "Screams of Work"

I recently followed a blog titled "Learning from my Mistakes: an English Teacher's blog." The author discusses many things from punctuation to lesson plans. The article I chose to read and write about was "Screams of Work." From what I understand "Scheme's of Work" are essentially Lesson plans. In this entry, she discusses how much she dislikes lesson plans and how she believes there is a better alternative. I have written lesson plans as assignments for my classes; However, I have never had to write out lesson plans to use in a classroom setting. I did not mind writing the lesson plans but I also only had to do about ten; whereas teachers are writing hundreds of them for a year. The author proposes a better solution: Learning Journey's. Learning Journeys essentially adress the main objectives and themes, but not how they are executed. She believes this is more effective because it gives the teacher more flexibility to decide how he/she is going to teach the lesson. The teacher may notice that the method they are using is ineffective and want to change it multiple times. Having the flexibility to change things around, while still making sure to cover the essential information, could help teach the students that need different instruction.

From Chalkboards to Chatboards

I suppose I am old fashioned because eLearning, to me, sounds like a horrible idea. I do not believe in a hybrid classroom. I believe it is the teachers job to teach and that sending students home to be taught online and then only facilitating group experiences is not what "teaching" really is. Also, students spend about seven hours in school, to require them to then go home and spend another AT LEAST half an hour per class to learn the material is just requiring too much of them. Also, I do not like eLearning, myself. I can not sit at a computer and watch videos and play games for extended periods of time. I would much rather be interacting with people face-to-face. The only benefit I see with eLearning would be the decreased price. I would love to only pay $7,000 to get a degree. However, I do not think this method will ever take the place of a traditional classroom. If it does, I hope it is after I retire.

Welcome

Welcome to my blog! My name is Brandy Fisher. I am a student at Stockton College, majoring in Literature with a concentration in Secondary Education. This blog is for my Instructional Technology class for Teachers. I will be blogging about Education and technology.