Here at thegeometryteacher, we’ve been calling out potentially fake messaging since 2011. We’ll we’ve come across another video that just makes you wonder.
It’s either awesome extreme play…
… or awesome filmmaking.
What do you think?
I do think it is more likely to be real than the snow jump luge or the sky-dive trampoline.
If you are interested, check out Real or Fake #’s 1-6.
People (generally) like doing what they are good at. So they get better at it because they are practicing it more.
People (generally) don’t like doing things they aren’t good at. So they don’t get better.
Teachers have to figure out a way to strike the balance. We like to let kids do what they are good at (because they tend to engage more enthusiastically and produce more satisfying products). We also need to compel students to do the things they are not good at (because they need to get better at those things.)
So, adding tools to your tool box that can help students engage the things they are find interesting can take (sometimes) take the sting out of the fact that they are being asked to do something they aren’t very good at (like read… or solve math problems.)
One suggestion I had for the literacy side of this was The Literacy Shed. Here’s another. Check out Episode #14 of “Instructional Tech in Under 3 Minutes” on Wonderopolis. Wonderopolis is a site that allows the students to ask what they wonder. And what they’ll find is a diverse variety of articles developed around some of the most interesting “wonders” you can think of.
Check out Wonderopolis and consider what adding it to your EdTech toolbox could do for your students.
Mr. Shauver - Learner Educator 