How various pedagogiesMight approach the same assignment

Shelley Sanborn, Suzi Hirshfield, and Greg Irish

Instructions

• Alone, list three ways each pedagogy might approach the same lesson

• Join a group and increase the list to 6 or 7+ • Peek at the pre-listed approaches and

copy/paste the ones you like best to your lists to reach 10 – 12 approaches total

• Delete the pre-listed approach slides• Upload to Slideshare• Embed it on the class wiki

Assignment: Volcano PowerPoint

• How might this assignment be shaped by:– Behaviorist– Constructivist– Cognitivist– Pragmatist– Multiple Intelligence ?

Behavioristand the Volcano PowerPoint

• Slide show that includes academic Vocabulary• Create a rubric with goals for mastery on subject• Make a set of flash cards to share with class • Rewards for tasks• Show stages of a volcanic eruption• Provide statistics on volcanoes• Memorize data• Clear goals and objectives• Diagram that is to be labeled• Standardized test• Outline

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Constructivistand the Volcano PowerPoint

• Classroom in Hawaii: What should people know about volcanoes?

• Illustrations and photos• Virtual Field Trip• Family Story slides • What are your experiences with volcanoes?• Make your own volcano• Make different volcano forms• Draw experience of the erupting volcano• Volcano the Sims versions…..• Back to Table of Contents

Cognitivistand the Volcano PowerPoint

• Why do you think volcanoes erupt• A volcano is erupting how can we get around it?• Make a volcano or plates that show how this happens• Field trip• Have students embed videos into power point• Create categories for volcano information • Timeline with plate movement• Grid of Pangaea stages• Create a step by step graphic life of a volcano• Scanned images and diagrams• Back to Table of Contents

Pragmatistand the Volcano PowerPoint

• Do’s and Don’t, volcano etiquette• What does it mean when the volcano looks like this?• What will happen to the volcano is we …?• How to do a volcano rescue?• What will help you survive in an eruption?• How can you prepare your home for volcanic activity?• Where can we expect to find volcanoes?• Explain how volcanoes work?• Are volcanoes ever truly dormant?• How many people visit volcanoes?• How accessible are volcanoes to the general public?• Volcano tourism • Back to Table of Contents

Multiple Intelligenceand the Volcano PowerPoint

• Write a song about volcanoes• Make a music video• In a group create your own show that demonstrates your

knowledge • Write a newspaper • Dance the eruption of a volcano• Write a journal as if you were a volcano• Draw illustrations of how volcanoes come to be • Design a math equation about volcanoes • Tell about volcanoes around the world• Create a digital story about humans and volcanoes• Back to Table of Contents