The Learning Environment
- Prepare
- Ask
- Gather
- Evaluate
You can prepare your students mind in many of different ways,but are they usually effective?
Ive learned that teens are easily distracted and can be sometimes on the lazy side. I found that getting them prepared versus telling them has been my most effective tool today!
Get rid of distractions. Do your best as a parent to reduce the use of cell phones or any network sites through out the work day.
This should come as a privilege for them and they will be eager to finish their work in a timely manner.
A clean area,is a happy one,so please believe that clutter brings chaos!
Since the mind works very well at finding answers to questions,let's start first with asking first and not so quick to browse the answers.
The browsing process does many important things for your learning,but when all else fails,let them know you are there for any unanswered questions.
"I don't have all the answers,but I know how to find them."
Gathering resources is always a tough challenge,especially on the net. If you don't have a filtered system,it would be a great deal to have one put on their working computer.
When gathering the sources they need for research, you never want them to run into something that may cause other questions to surface,especially if you're not ready.
Keeping them safe from predators is always the main priority,the world wide web can be a very scary place if approached wrong.
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My most prized moment is when my kids took the taks test then,and passed with commended performance!
Something that never happened in public school! Evaluating their progress through out the year is essential to knowing that you're doing something right!
