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Teacher: Thelia A. Lisle
Campus: Stamford High School
Subject: Web Mastering
My classroom is set up in a
very unique fashion. In its former life, my classroom was a library.
It is very large and divide into two classrooms. The other classroom
belongs to Thelia Lisle, a fellow TATC person. So through out the
year I have conveniently taken advantage of observing her Web Mastering
class. It has been a great experience for me.
The web mastering class is
small, only three or four students. The size of the class has made
the learning experience more individualized. The students in the
class were at various levels in their experience and ability, but
this did not seem to affect the the class. The instructor was able
to challenge each student on their level.
At first the students learned
a few basic skills using a text, but after that the instructor found
different resources for the students. I know that finding the resources
and working through the projects before assigning them to the students
took a lot of time. At times the instructor created her own assignments
and handouts.
I liked how the instructor
used assignments. Both individual assignments and group assignments
were given to the students. At times the students were given very
defined criteria and other times the were given allowed to be more
creative. I feel that this is a great way to teach students what
the will eventually experience in the work place.
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Teacher: Amanda Hadaway
Campus: Haskell High School
Subject: Video Technology
I had the opportunity to visit
Mrs. Hadaway's Video Technology class this past spring while they
were working on their final group project. I was only in the classroom
for a short time but I was very interested in how her class was
formed.
The class was only a semester
class and was preceded by digital graphics and animation. While
I was there, I asked her about the two classes. Unfortunately, the
class did not get to spend as much time on Video because of software
problems. So for the first part of the semester the students worked
with examples of video and learning terms. This problem is more
common than we think. I know that at times I have not been able
to do what I've planned because the software or hardware did not
work. So I've learned that we have to have a back up plan.
The project that the students
were working on was great. In groups of two they were to create
a video about the war with Iraq. They were to find music, pictures,
and video on the war to create their video. You could tell that
the students really liked the assignment and it showed in their
final product.
I noticed that while the students
were working with the video that they were all wearing headphones.
At first I wondered if they had that much freedom in the classroom.
Then Mrs. Hadaway explained that the headphones were more for her
own peace. It allowed the students to focus on their video and sound
without being distracted by the group next to them. Once I saw them
at work I thought it was a great idea. I think I would only allow
the headphones if students were working with sound files.
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