Sunday, February 8, 2015

Moving Mindset

How could you adapt or change one of your current class/course policies to reflect a moving mindset? Is this a change you are willing to make? Why or Why not?


I don't currently have a policy in place for missed assignments but I do reward students for completed homework. I don't assign much homework in first grade. I would love to be able to provide my students with a homework assignment that they would actually enjoy. They love to use our computers for anything. I feel like the ones that don't like the "boring" homework would truly enjoy an online assignment. However, this would mean that I would have to allow some students to complete the assignment at school considering that some may not have Internet access at their home. 

I would like to try assigning homework online for the students to do. I honestly don't know what I would assign yet or where I would get the "work" from but I know that it would have to be something that I could get a result from their work. I recently sat in a technology meeting to learn about Google classroom. At the time I was thinking that I would never use it. However, that could be the way I get the assignments to them and how I get results. This could be a great opportunity for me to provide instant rewards for the completion of work. Linking a related game or activity to the assignment for the students to play when they are finished with the assignment would really motivate them to complete the assignment. 

I realize that I am the one who has to change the way that I am presenting information and the way that I receive it from the students. They are growing up in a digital world and that is how they learn. This could also be a way that I challenge my higher students. Allowing them to move at their own pace through online assignments and classwork. I am not sure if all of this will work or not but I believe it is worth a try.


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