Week 8

The Final Product:


First of all, this week I'd like to congratulate all my fellow 4001eps peers, on the home run of assessment 1. The light at the end of the tunnel is now quite visible, but blurry due to a lack of sleep. 


This is the final draft of our video:


Me: Content Knowledge: Year 5 SOSE unit on the First Fleet. Traditional paper-based resources can deliver the content knowledge. Examples include: worksheets, linear maps, wordbanks, stories. These resources limit the way in which we can teach on order to engage. What if the resources you used to teach this unit were unlimited? How would you teach it to cater of diverse learners? How would you teach in order to prepare for the 21st century? How would you teach so that your students LEARN?


Renee: Pedagogical Knowledge: Marsh's (2008) 8 steps to inquiry teaching. Using Marsh's model incorporates an abundance of content learning in a way that both challenges, questions and engages students, while catering to diverse learners. But what resources can enhance this model? With a wealth of content knowledge and an effective inquiry model, the possibilities are vast. 


Scott: Technological Knowledge: In what way can we provide learning to students that prepares them for the 21st century, engages them, challenges them, and arms them with necessary skills? Through integrating ICT's and other technologies, for example: Google Earth. 


If you want more information, watch our video =)


Over the 8 weeks, I've done more online than I ever thought I could. I enrolled in the course knowing that I was lacking in the necessary skills to teach ICT, and when would I ever be offered a better opportunity to professionally develop these skills? Upon conclusion of the course, I genuinely believe that I've gained yet another reason to make a difference in the classroom. My prac experience this year has not necessarily been an easy adventure (so far). But by fighting for the need for ICT's into such a challenging classroom, I believe I've become a better pre-service teacher, just for attempting it.