Group Nine Presentation

Group nine presented on chapter 13 which was 21st Century Schools. They started off by showing a youtube clip of students with white boards each with facts about being a student in the 21st century schools. Some of the facts were pretty shocking and surprising because it basically showed how far behind the United States is in their schooling and teaching. I felt that this was a great clip to show at the beginning of their presentation. They went on to talk about effective strategies for motivating students to learn. They are: be free with praise, get to know students, become a role model, give students as much control over their own education as possible. I feel that these are all great ways to motivate a student in their schoolwork and I completely agree with all of them. As teachers we need to have the essential teaching skills, the group gave a short list of some things that all teachers need to be effective with their classroom, they are: organization, focus, feedback, enthusiasm, questioning and closure & application. I feel that they did a good job with their interview in relating it to their topic also, overall it was a good presentation.