This was a great video. Just listening to him, you can hear his passion for his students. He is so excited to be teaching and working with his class. It was really refreshing to hear. He mentioned that he has been a teacher for over 30 years. Wow..He still seems to be "shaking it up" and developing new ideas. That is so great.
I love how he has created lessons that not only allow students hands on experience, but allow them to extend the experience with writing, teaching and creativity. Blogging allows the students a chance to reflect on what they are learning. Hmmm you could do this with almost any area of education. When they skyped another class and helped to teach the lesson to that class, that really helps the information to stick. It also builds self-esteem in the child who is teaching. Way cool.
By allowing the student with cancer to still be part of the classroom, teaches compassion. The classroom really seemed to be connected to their classmate who had to stay home because she was sick. This is really a win-win situation, the girl who has the cancer gets the chance to connect with peers and have friends. How wonderful is that?
This was a very refreshing video, and I loved it.
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