Biology is a subject best learned when all of my students' senses are engaged. For my students, being able to comprehensively and critically read scientific material and orally discuss their findings is a challenge. As English language learners, they often come to me with a lot of questions about the topic at hand and it is a challenge in trying to explain the topic by merely using gestures and scientific terms. As such, when communicating explanations about a topic, hands-on, scientific models that students can manipulate and use can help my students understand the material and apply it to their daily lives.
When creating a lesson plan, I take into account my students' different learning styles and how they comprehend and retain information taught to them. That is why I utilize a variety of learning mediums, such as written, oral, and visual (e.g., models). The use of these models and charts will promote my students’ oral communication among each other in class by allowing them to rely on these models to explain what they have learned. Additionally, these models will provide a visual aid to supplement the information they obtain from their readings and class discussions.
Specifically, since we will begin focusing on the inner workings of organisms, models, such as the Human Body Anatomy Model and DNA Model, will provide real life images of normally unperceivable organs. These models will display the complex relationship between the organs and how they function together. Similarly, the Anatomy Barcharts and NewPath Charts will provide visuals and detailed analysis of the inner workings of plants and animals. Ultimately, these models will allow my students, especially those that have minimal to no English proficiency, to understand and describe the material learned by the use of nonverbal cues and visual aid.
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Biology is a subject best learned when all of my students' senses are engaged. For my students, being able to comprehensively and critically read scientific material and orally discuss their findings is a challenge. As English language learners, they often come to me with a lot of questions about the topic at hand and it is a challenge in trying to explain the topic by merely using gestures and scientific terms. As such, when communicating explanations about a topic, hands-on, scientific models that students can manipulate and use can help my students understand the material and apply it to their daily lives.
When creating a lesson plan, I take into account my students' different learning styles and how they comprehend and retain information taught to them. That is why I utilize a variety of learning mediums, such as written, oral, and visual (e.g., models). The use of these models and charts will promote my students’ oral communication among each other in class by allowing them to rely on these models to explain what they have learned. Additionally, these models will provide a visual aid to supplement the information they obtain from their readings and class discussions.
Specifically, since we will begin focusing on the inner workings of organisms, models, such as the Human Body Anatomy Model and DNA Model, will provide real life images of normally unperceivable organs. These models will display the complex relationship between the organs and how they function together. Similarly, the Anatomy Barcharts and NewPath Charts will provide visuals and detailed analysis of the inner workings of plants and animals. Ultimately, these models will allow my students, especially those that have minimal to no English proficiency, to understand and describe the material learned by the use of nonverbal cues and visual aid.
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