Lecture is needed in the Social Studies classroom, but we as teachers have to learn to engage students in the teaching process. How does a teacher who is accustomed to having their lecture notes ready to go move from being the primary presenter of information to being a facilitator of the information?
Being a facilitator of the information lines up with the GPS, but how will the teacher be evaluated when administrators still like to see the quiet classroom with students working independently?
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oh, wow...i just posted a comment on another one of your posts about the teacher being a facilitator!
ReplyDeleteI think that you make a great point about observations. Recently in my coteaching class-which is NEVER quiet-we got observed....I think we have a flexible admin at our school that understands our perspective.....but what about at other schools?!?