I recently came across this website in my SEDU 183 class, well actually, my teacher Mr. Marc Smith came across it and showed it to the class. This website is the Teaching Channel. Here this website shows tons of different videos on tips to teaching. I for one love this website. I watched a few videos about Kindergarten classrooms because we all know those are very hard to handle.  The teachers in these videos knew exactly how to handle the classrooms.

 

 

 

On a side note...I went to watch an observation in a second grade classroom, and these videos would have been really helpful to the teacher.  She didn't have a lot of control over the classroom and the children weren't really focused. On most all of the videos I have watched, the children seem like they want to learn and listen. That's something that I never saw in the classroom I observed.

 

 

 While I was on this website I watched five different videos. I watched three on the common core and then I watched two more on Kindergarten through second grade.  I picked that section because I'm really hoping to be a teacher within those grades. I love children and I want to be able to be the best role model in their lives.

 

Here's a list of the video's I watched and hopefully they help someone out in the near or far future. :)

These first three are the ones dealing with the common core. The first video shows how to enhance children's note taking skills. In the video it shows the teacher using Post-It notes to keep the children's thoughts in order. That's a wonderful thing to do because I know when I read I barely remember what I read, let alone if I had a question about it. This helps the children remember what they had questions and/or comments on in the story.

 

This next video shows that children will count in different ways, but they should still get the same answer. Some ways of counting were more effective than others, but all in turn they got them right, and if they didn't the teacher would help them to figure out a better counting strategy. The teacher showed the students what she wanted them to do and then she let them go do it on their own. She went around and made sure that everything was going well. She also evaluated them but she didn't do it in a noticable way.

 

This video was my favorite. This kindergarten teacher has such control over her classroom, to me it's unbelievable considering the second grade classroom I observed was ridiculous. This counting system is such a good idea. It incorporates a visual which all young children need. In the video, one child points out that the number will always be the same, and he was right. The teacher really got their minds working. I really liked this video!

 

These next two videos I watched are not part of the common core. They are just from the Kindergarten through second grade category. The first one I watched because it was only a minute long, but then I realized that it was a very helpful video. This related to me a lot because I observed that second grade classroom. This is a second grade teacher who uses "College Talk" in her classroom. Using bigger words over and over again for children helps them understand it better. They will develop a bigger vocabulary earlier than most students in that area. This was a great idea.

 

This last video was a video about antique show and tell. I liked this because it got children thinking about different things. It's not always about this day and age. We have to learn about history of things, and I liked how this video portrayed that.

 

I really liked these videos like I stated before. I am going to show a lot of teachers this website because I believe it can be very helpful to many upcoming teacher and current teacher.  It could also be helpful for parents if their child is struggling in school.  I'm sure there will be a video on how to make your child a more successful student.  I know I would want to watch it if my child were struggling with a subject.  Well that's all I really have for now. Listed below are where I got the pictures from. I hope you enjoyed this really long blog post!

 

SOURCES!!!!

• "Future of Education Summit: 6 Non Verbal Methods to Gain Control of Your Classroom." Future of Education Summit: 6 Non Verbal Methods to Gain Control of Your Classroom. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2012. http://futureofeducationsummit.blogspot.com/2012/07/6-non-verbal-methods-to-gain-control-of.html.

• "Talk to Us!Your Feedback Will Be Kept Private." Videos, Common Core Resources And Lesson Plans For Teachers: Teaching Channel. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2012. https://www.teachingchannel.org/.