Sometimes amidst the day-to-day hustle and bustle of trying to get everything accomplished in our school day, we forget who is supposed to drive our instruction: The students. Today I watched a web cast video from www.K12onlineconference.org that reminded me of just that.
The video was called, Engaging Our Youngest Minds, by Angela Maiers. Angela tells of a preschooler she meets that is so passionate about her cause that she becomes a researcher and little activist.
Through her discussion, Angela reminded me that our students are already passionate about the world around them and that in order to engage our students, we need to teach to their already developing interests. She urges that we use technology to help foster the students' interests and connect them to the 21st century.
The web cast was only 11 minutes long, but in that short time it reminded me what is important in teaching: Developing student interest and fueling their passion for learning.
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