Of the trends discussed in this week's class, which seem to you the most positive? Which the most negative? Why? Note that one of your potential final exam questions asks you to comment on "new trends" in education. TSSFFAP is over 15 years old now, and some of its "new" trends aren't new anymore. Still, you should be familiar with outcome-based education, multiculturalism, etc. as well as the trends Mrs. Gehrts talks about in class today.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
New Trends in Education
Of the trends discussed in this week's class, which seem to you the most positive? Which the most negative? Why? Note that one of your potential final exam questions asks you to comment on "new trends" in education. TSSFFAP is over 15 years old now, and some of its "new" trends aren't new anymore. Still, you should be familiar with outcome-based education, multiculturalism, etc. as well as the trends Mrs. Gehrts talks about in class today.
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I'd say there are positive aspects of every "new" educational trend. Whether it be Outcome based, Project Based, Cooperative, or Multicultural. I think mixing it up will help us reach students who have different learning styles.
ReplyDeleteAs long as these trends are applied in moderation and we teachers don't lose sight of our main goal, educating students, I think they are fine.
But if teachers get caught up in trying to implement every new "cutting edge" breakthrough that comes along, then there is the risk of the actual education taking a backseat to the process. And that would be a negative of any trend, old or new.
Kirsten Saunders
ReplyDeleteWe didn't discuss new trends in class as much as we discussed good interview questions and resumes, a lesson I think which was extremely useful. In terms of new trends in education. I think there are some positive and negative elements in each one. I don't think that one trend should be used exclusively, because it invariably creates bias, the hypocrisy of the very values it tries to prevent. I think that new trends in education sometimes try to prevent bias and make everyone feel comfortable that they lose sight of the real purpose of the trend and its effects. This is something that teachers need to be wary of.
The new trends we discussed in were mostly about technology in the classroom and I feel we have had a lot of that in our education block courses. We discussed a lot of how to look into jobs and we went over some interview questions that may appear in an application. I felt that this was very useful. I think that new trends need to be looked at and if you can possible use them in your class go for it. I think that you should judge whether the new trend is the best thing for your students and if it will benefit them in their future. If it will than you should to what is possible to integrate it. Don't be fooled by flashy gimmicks just use what will benefit your students.
ReplyDeleteI tend to believe as most of us do that there are positives and negatives to new trends in education. I think the most important thing we can do is follow the standards and use what ever creativity we have to allow many different methods and styles work for us. I do think some of the new trends can turn very negative especially if you specific shape your class around one, whether its outcome based, cooperative, or multicultural. The main thing is variety and consistency, and focus on what works best for you and that individual class.
ReplyDeleteZach Anderson
There weren't many new trends that we haven't covered troughout some education class we have already been enrolled in. Therefore, today in class we talked about resumes and what to do in a job interview. I am really glad this is something that was talked about, because I feel like it is something that everyone needs to know and will definitely use in the future. It is honestly the first time since I've been at Northern, that anyone has talked to me about a resume or how to act in a job interview. I think that today's class will probably be more valuable to me than almost any of the other ones. I will for sure be keeping those interview questions that we received for future reference.
ReplyDeleteWhile the class didn't cover trends in education, I agree with many of the previous blogs in saying that many of the new trends in education have been noted, used, or avoided in classrooms we've seen. While our book is over 15 years old, trends like multiculturalism is still a very relevant topic. I think that most lectures and programs should have a mix of everything. There is no need to make up history there isn't any source for it; note this and continue on. Likewise, outcome-based education might work for some students, but it leaves you with a LOT of work and tends to be rather vague in the actual action of it. Plus, you are focusing on a grade instead of a student and the content at hand. I would rather teach students using a content-based outcome to give them actual understanding, not just knowledge.
ReplyDeleteMastery Learning, as noted in the book, does very little for social sciences classes as many of them do not need pre requisite classes. It is helpful to take Western Civ I before Western Civ II, but not all together needed. Therefore, while other subject fields might find this trend highly useful, I find it lacking in our field.
I like the idea of collaborative learning (not an all together competitive person myself), but I do not like the idea that it is time-consuming. It also has a lot of warnings with it: avoid "losers", don't be over-ambitious, a group is better than an individual.
Using parts of these new trends would be great for a classroom, but jumping into simply one trend would be unwise.
--Amber Eich
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