Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Response of Robinsan's article

Heather J. Robinson made a great change from a lecture-driven teacher to a facilitator. There are several Robinson's points which I really agree with .
I agree with that a teacher should make his or her lecture short. It is easy for a teacher to talk in the whole class time, but the students will feel boring, and then they will not pay attention to what the teacher said. The best way is to get the student involved and give the questions to let the students to answer by using the lesson activities and cooperative group activities.
Another point in the article is changing the questions on the quiz. The questions in Figure 4.2 give the students more chance to think and communicate than the questions in Figure 4.1. In addition, the question in Figure 4.3 is the best way to encourage students to solve the problem in the exam. After the students figure out the answer, they will remember it and have no problem when they face the same question.
Finally, I love the Robinson's TPS, Think- Pair-Share. It is one of the best tools for students cooperative learning in a small group. As a teacher, Robinson is a facilitator who provides the topic of discussion and raises questions to deepen the discussion. the students really get involved and interact with each other. That is great.

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