The MNW elementary professional development for 2010-11 focuses on the five characteristics of effective instruction. In the months to come, this part of my blog will identify those characteristics and their benchmarks, define what they look like and present an example of how MNW Elementary is demonstrating those traits. I look forward to reading your input on the characteristics themselves, the MNW classroom examples given below and even your examples of how you see these characteristics begin displayed through your eyes and the eyes of our children.
Characteristic #1 is having a
Student Centered Classroom.
One benchmark of having a student-centered classroom is putting the learning in the hands of the learner - thus our students. The photo below shows two sixth grade students as they research a project using their social studies on-line textbook. By choosing an on-line textbook instead of the traditional hard copy, students are encouraged to collaborate and cooperate at a new level with the teacher becoming more of a facilitator rather than the "stand in front of the room" director.
Characteristic #1 is having a
Student Centered Classroom.
One benchmark of having a student-centered classroom is putting the learning in the hands of the learner - thus our students. The photo below shows two sixth grade students as they research a project using their social studies on-line textbook. By choosing an on-line textbook instead of the traditional hard copy, students are encouraged to collaborate and cooperate at a new level with the teacher becoming more of a facilitator rather than the "stand in front of the room" director.
http://www.minddump.org/iowa-department-of-education-characteristics
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