class is for students to learn mathematics and science, while applying each piece of the content being taught. Last year, the students in the STEM class used mathematics and science to design a new bus stop with specific dimensions, materials, and architectural design featuring the logo of the school. The plans of the STEM class were submitted to the district and were eventually accepted. The bus stop will be placed on the corner of York Road and Street Road and will begin construction this upcoming summer. The objective now is for the curriculum to be redesigned to include more Interdisciplinary classes like the STEM class. There are multiple combinations that the school and teachers could agree upon to allow students the experience of learning
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The purpose and effectiveness of differentiated instruction lies in its ability to mix things up to keep the students engaged. One day could be student driven learning while the next day is more of a lecture structure. The benefit of having more student driven class activities is the collaboration effect on the students. Collaboration gives the students a chance to use the knowledge being learned in class together (Borstler 4). With the advancements in technology, adolescents today are spending more time communicating through text messages rather than face-to-face interaction. Technology has impacted our ability to effectively communicate with one another. In the classroom, some students do not communicate with one another everyday because they do not know each other or just simply communicate through social media. According to Boy, “when people do not know each other in real life, interactions are mostly cognitive and cannot address embodied interaction that face to face interaction provides” (Boy). By bringing collaboration into the classroom, the teacher is helping students with their communication skills through more meaningful face to face
The purpose and effectiveness of differentiated instruction lies in its ability to mix things up to keep the students engaged. One day could be student driven learning while the next day is more of a lecture structure. The benefit of having more student driven class activities is the collaboration effect on the students. Collaboration gives the students a chance to use the knowledge being learned in class together (Borstler 4). With the advancements in technology, adolescents today are spending more time communicating through text messages rather than face-to-face interaction. Technology has impacted our ability to effectively communicate with one another. In the classroom, some students do not communicate with one another everyday because they do not know each other or just simply communicate through social media. According to Boy, “when people do not know each other in real life, interactions are mostly cognitive and cannot address embodied interaction that face to face interaction provides” (Boy). By bringing collaboration into the classroom, the teacher is helping students with their communication skills through more meaningful face to face