Gather resources
Just like any other lesson, you need to gather whatever resources you need to teach a lesson. This might be the easiest part for some who have been teaching a subject for many years and readily have tools available for teaching a lesson, such as textbooks, worksheets or videos. For some, however, this might be a new subject or the teacher might be right out of the credential program, so resources are minimal. As in other lessons, students should practice reading and writing often, but don’t think that you are limited to textbooks to get information and honing critical skills.
This YouTube video on dioxin is an example of an alternate source to teach with besides textbooks or worksheets.
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The concept of Learnovation.org is to share unique and innovative ways to teach that better prepare students for their future. Can you bring in outside resources such as primary documents, appropriate YouTube videos, former students, or business owners in the community? Can students listen to parts of college lectures via podcast to gain information? If students are trained to properly search the internet, could they gain all the necessary information needed to answer their driving question through that medium? If you are innovative in gathering your resources, students will notice and they will develop other skills they can take with them when they leave your class.
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