Blog Post #13

Brian Crosby

Brian Crosby is an elementary school teacher who teaches to at risk children. To get these kids fired up and to build their schema of the world, Crosby incorporated the use of technology with field trips, art, and hands-on activities. These approaches really connected the students to real world problems. Crosby, in his video Back to the Future, gives an example of a hands-on project he did with some of his students that included the science and history of the air balloon. Then after the project, the students applied what they learned in their blogs. In result of other students reading the class blog and wanting to participate, the High Hope project was created. This project included students all over the world who sent their high hopes into the atmosphere attached to a hot air balloon.

Brian Crosby is a rare teacher who goes beyond the boundaries for his students. He teaches them to think in ways that they never have before, truly giving them a learning experience that will never be forgotten

Paul Anderson

In Paul Anderson's video, Blended Learning, he explains on how he incorporates the Blended Learning and the Learning Cycle into his own system called QUIVERS. Blended learning is a system that uses online, mobile, and classroom approaches. The Learning Cycle is the four E's: Engage, Explore, Explain, Expand and then Evaluate. Take these two approachers and combine them together and you have QUIVERS. This includes six components he uses in all of his lessons. 1. "QU" for questions. 2. "I" which is investigation/inquiry. 3. "V" is video. 4. "E" is elaboration. 5. "R" is review. 6. "S" is summary quiz. The QUIVERS method is very student focused and effective. Mr. Anderson's method keeps his students interested in their learning. This style of teaching can be incorporated into any classroom for any subject.