What do I mean by teaching in the margins?
Teaching in the Margins vs. Teachable Moments I know what you're thinking..... it is very similar to teachable moments EXCEPT teachable moments are when you move away from the lesson plan and talk about something you think the students could really benefit from. Teaching in the margins is planned so students can come up with the answer and not be preached upon during a lecture.
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Greg Hubbard
9/10/2015 04:00:41 am
How can it be teaching in the margins when it is planned? When I think of teaching in the margins, I think of students and the teachers freely asking questions about something that sparks their interest. Also, isn't it the case with teachable moments that you only have one concrete answer? For example, during a lesson on size differences of organisms, a student asks about prefixes before the length measurement (milli, centi, micro, etc.). There is only one way to answer.
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drann
9/10/2015 08:20:48 am
Greg makes a good point.... Going to the margins can be planned or spontaneous depending on the situation. You might want to re-think this facet and add/revise your blog post or address your ideas in these comments.
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Ryan
9/13/2015 06:18:43 pm
First I want to say that no one is going to be able to hold back a smile reading this because Curious George is always great! But on to the actually things, I liked what you said about authentic questions that propel the minds of student and teacher. That is really important to remember that teachers need to be learning too.
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Nikita M.
9/13/2015 07:15:37 pm
I enjoyed your definition of teaching in the margins at the beginning. Using curiosity and wonder to define teaching in the margins was a great choice. I do not agree with you, however, that teaching in the margins is planned. I believe that we can take a teachable moment and spontaneously take it to the margins. In saying that, I am curious to hear any examples you could maybe come up with where a teachable moment can go to the margins.
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