Lesson Transformations
I always attempt to craft lessons that enable students to think and act like scientists. Science can be taught in a number of ways ranging from a didactic recipe to approaches that are discovery-based and promote hands-on, minds-on learning. Traditional, didactic, or ineffective lessons can be transformed into beneficial learning experiences that students get excited about.
What follows are some examples of recipe-based lessons that I have transformed into engaging experiences that promote critical thinking, reflective discourse and play in the classroom. You will see that I have distilled the essential component(s) from a traditional lesson (shown after my lesson) and made it student-centered and discovery-based; with creative, inventive, playful, and demonstrative aspects. In each transformation I have created a lesson with a certain level of cognitive dissonance or supported struggle to help my students take ownership of their learning. Let's take a look!
What follows are some examples of recipe-based lessons that I have transformed into engaging experiences that promote critical thinking, reflective discourse and play in the classroom. You will see that I have distilled the essential component(s) from a traditional lesson (shown after my lesson) and made it student-centered and discovery-based; with creative, inventive, playful, and demonstrative aspects. In each transformation I have created a lesson with a certain level of cognitive dissonance or supported struggle to help my students take ownership of their learning. Let's take a look!