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Monday, September 16, 2019
Synthesis Blog #3
I found it very helpful in understanding this text when we
discussed in the classroom and used the strategies for the reading. As far as
the text itself, very useful in understanding how we should manage the use of a
textbook in our future classrooms. Whether it be used more heavily or more as a
reference every now and then I think is the choice of us teachers. I do believe
that we can all agree using the whole textbook like the reading is not a
healthy learning space for us or the students. How I wish to run my future
classroom is using the textbook as a supplemental resource, just like resources
I will supply my students and I hope to get them to gather for themselves. In
social studies, I feel like it would be trivial to simply use the textbook.
Afterall, it contains the standards in it, and even has questions I could use
to supply my tests. Practically doing my job for me. I know that it be devaluing
my students, would make me hate my job, and therefore make my students hate my
class. I see the value in the textbooks. Excerpts from the textbook would be great
way to introduce some vocabulary that students are not aware of. As from the
reading, our tasks as teachers are make sure our students understand what is
being talked about it the classroom, not worry about that later when they pass
or fail a test.
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I really like your philosophy on textbook use. I agree that the textbook maybe isn't the best place to go when we want our students to engage in a text. It really is more of a backup, supplementary use that the students can turn to if they are feeling confused. I really think that if all you use the textbook for is definitions and maybe a few charts or diagrams, then you are doing just fine. As long as you have some good texts that you use in the place of the textbook, your students will be even more engaged with learning.
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I see your notion as using the textbook in necessary situations and abandoning it when deemed not useful, but what about when it comes to Tier 1, 2, and 3 words? Don't students need to be embedded in the textbook to a certain degree to comprehend these important terms to their learning? And does that require full engagement with the textbook or can that simply be supplemented with the book and other lesson plans? (Playing devil's advocate)
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