tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525941061387824183.post5986055997063681281..comments2024-02-20T15:17:27.759-05:00Comments on Concrete Classroom: edcamp classroomconcretekaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03817234454056267050noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525941061387824183.post-86862751419052166602011-04-21T21:08:41.020-04:002011-04-21T21:08:41.020-04:00Thanks Abby and Lee for stopping by. Lee, great st...Thanks Abby and Lee for stopping by. Lee, great story how your dad is already doing this with his students. Sometimes I think we just need to get out of students' way and let them learn how they want to.concretekaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03817234454056267050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525941061387824183.post-67525349984756566332011-04-13T08:59:17.795-04:002011-04-13T08:59:17.795-04:00Hi Mr. Kaechele!
I am a student in Dr. Strange'...Hi Mr. Kaechele!<br />I am a student in Dr. Strange's EDM 310 class at the University of South Alabama. This is a wonderful idea, and I feel like I can say that it works. My father is currently a robotics and band teacher at a local middle school where they implement this kind of idea for his students at his school. He has not tried this with the band program, but with the robotics class they do spend some time learning on their own, and working on personal projects that they choose to do. He finds that it give a chance for the students mind to grow and find what it is they like to do, and with this he is able to discover what projects will work best with the students and what motivates them to learn. He discovered this year he had a group of students that was very interested in circuit boards, and radio stations and programming. so he decided they would contract and FM radio station, where they build the transmitting/receiving equipment, and program/engineer the show that will be broadcasted that day. You can find more comments on this blog on my personal EDM 310 blog.Lee Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102254515534586862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525941061387824183.post-40146175019456887092011-03-30T23:37:08.704-04:002011-03-30T23:37:08.704-04:00Hey Mr.Kaechele, it's me again Abby Jordan. I ...Hey Mr.Kaechele, it's me again Abby Jordan. I love this idea! I completly agree with you that the administrators do have a lack of trust in their very own teachers. not only would the children be more engaged in what they are learning, but if teachers got to teach the way they wanted, they would use things that inspire them and things they are passionate about which I am sure would show in the grades and attitudes of the students. I remember being that bored student in high school thinking how did this lady ever become a teacher. If the teacher is bored then most likely the child is bored too! What a great idea to just try this new form of teaching out in every classroom and to see just how far it goes....really good things to think about! Good Luck!Abby Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15803319578737306832noreply@blogger.com