Introduction to Teaching Seminar #3: Children in the 21st Century: Video Activity

It was another whirlwind seminar today! Thank you so much for your input and participation in this seminar. We had a lot of material to cover and didn't get through everything, but it was worth it to have our fantastic speakers, Mr. Joe Rosen and Mrs. Brandy Schaffel, join us and let us know about their experiences - and provide some very helpful advice for future educators. If you would like access to the audio version of the seminar, please contact me.

Lesson Plan for Intro to Teaching Seminar #3
This is my lesson plan for this seminar, which includes additional resources and materials.

Resources for Intro to Teaching Seminar #3
This is a document with links to all the materials, videos, and resources I shared during the seminar, as well as some extras that I didn't get to share.

Mr. Joe Rosen's Resources
Meeting the Needs of All Students 
www.mcdowell.cps.k12.il.us

Activity from Intro to Teaching Seminar #3
We did not have time to do the group work activity during our seminar, but I think it can be a valuable activity to try. Therefore, I would like you do this activity individually and respond to your classmate's responses.

You should watch the videos below:

Adora Svitak: What adults can learn from kids

http://www.ted.com/talks/adora_svitak.html

You Can’t be My Teacher

http://youtu.be/0VSymMbMYHA

You have just watched two very different videos with two very different children telling teachers how they should teach. Write a comment to this blog post about the children in the videos and ways you can serve them. What do you think their needs are? What are their interests/backgrounds? What do you need to know about them in order to be their teacher? What are some strategies in order to teach them? Think critically about Adora Svitak and the You Can’t Be my Teacher Boy and what you learned during our seminar.