Re: What kind of notes do you give and how do you give them?
Posted by: Social Studies Teacher to Kev on 6/30/09
I've never been into social studies. I am a science person myself. I had to
teach social studies the past few years and I think it's by far the hardest
subject to teach. I was looking at your powerpoint movies on youtube and I
find them absolutely fascinating! How much time does it take you to do one of
these powerpoints? I know you had to major in history, but did you learn
everything you have to teach in your state? Do you have to do research in
order to provide more input? How d you know what to put in your powerpoints
withouth using the textbook? I would be absolutely lost. Even the standards
don't make much sense to me unless I read info from the text.
On 6/30/09, Kev wrote:
> My notes are curriculum exclusively. I expect my students to do research on
> their own for projects. Why would I need to "dress up" content that is
> already interesting to them? My notes are used to replace the textbook.
>
> My state, and most as far as I can tell, are not interested in
> authentic/project-based learning but instead on standardized tests. My
> notes helps me speed through that material and get on to the more creative
> stuff.
>
> Is it teacher-centered? Absolutely. I'm the number one proponent of
> interaction in the classroom but I'll argue to death that the idea of
> taking the teacher off the stage is a ridiculous one in most educational
> settings.
>
> On 6/30/09, Michael wrote:
>> Greetings All,
>>
>> How art thou?
>>
>> My quick question on note-giving is if most of you give notes to help
>> with Project Based Learning (or whatever the current catch phrase in
>> your state may be), or is it just a method to teach curriculum.
>>
>> I like the idea of taking notes for research, stuff they can use to help
>> with a bigger project. But in my experience, typical note-taking seems
>> too teacher-centered, which I thought most districts have been getting
>> away from the past several years.
>>
>> Just curious because when we have faculty meetings and I ask why
>> teachers still "give notes" all the LA teachers give me the evil eye.
>>
>> ---michael
