Four Methods of Teaching
In this video you will find one of the Four Methods
very well detailed: Communicative Language Learning by Joe Ruhl- a Biology
teacher at Jefferson High School in Indiana. You can visit his web site to
learn more about him! https://sites.google.com/site/joeruhlsbiologyeducationsite/
He affirms that trough observing his students going to
the cafeteria he could realize that kids love choices and he decided to
implement something similar in his lessons. He highlights the importance of
taking the 6C into account:
- -Choice;
- -Collaboration;
- -Communication;
- -Critical thinking;
- -Creatinvity and
- -Caring.
Ruhl emphasizes the fact that the teacher needs to
make a shift from a Teacher-Centered classroom to a Student-Centered one in
order to put the 6C into practice. In this case the teacher acts coaching,
mentoring, nurturing and inspiring kids.
The Biology teacher says that he takes his students
past knowledge to connect with the new one. In Krashen´s words it is called
Input+1.In Joe´s lessons the students work individually in websites or
tutorials. They also work in pairs or teams evaluating themselves or just
practising the contents presented but they get fun, too.
Ruhl says that the teacher may experiment a paradox by
removing he/she from the center and becoming “less important” in a way.
However, in reality he/she will become more important by working as a guide on
the side; the teacher is freed up to use the most powerful teaching techniques
in the classroom.
“It doesn’t matter what techniques are used; these two
always work. I´m talking about two loves” says Joe Ruhl. On the one hand, a
teacher should love the subject and be passionate for it. On the other hand, a
teacher should have genuine love for the kids.
In this part of the workshop Ruhl remembers an
experience being a third grade schoolboy. His teacher read him and his
classmates a 10 minute story daily. She inspired him to be a reader nowadays.
He also quoted Lewis by saying that “Agape love” is the highest love above the
all. It is a decisional love which motives and inspires even though when the
teacher doesn’t like the student.
Finally he says that a lesson has to be well-organized,
consistent planned; it needs to have effective use of technology but what kids
will remember is Caring, the 6th C.
I enjoyed this 17:41 minute video and I keep some
ideas for my lessons. I hope you will do it too!
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