OER training - Puerto Rico

This group serves as a companion to the OER workshop training provided in San Juan, Puerto Rico and co-hosted by the College Board Latin America. Our content focus is on math in the middle grades classroom and ELA in the secondary classroom, but we invite and encourage educators from a broad background to join and contribute to this group. Our goal is to create a strong repository of materials relevant and valuable to creating an inquiry-based classroom culture in Puerto Rico.

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What do we mean by "we teach students, not just content"? How does that affect your teacher practice and student learning?

by Nancy Gardner 8 years, 11 months ago

Think about this idea--while keeping in mind the 21st needs of our graduating students--with changes due to the "global, digital, portable" (and community) shifts in our world.

Lorraine Henriquez 8 years, 11 months ago

I believe that the quote means that the assignments and activities students do are part of their cognitive development, not just something to do to "kill time". Students don't normally understand that, which is why I believe a teacher should point out the benefits of knowing how to analyze a text or practicing public speaking. If we think of an English class as part of a life lesson, then we need to search texts that portray universal themes; such as: peace, family values, beliefs, etc.