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History by its very nature can be very vague and it takes a lot of skill to paint a picture especially when confronted with an audience who has varied abilities, interests and needs. It's even harder to teach history when your audience doesn't know or care about the relevance of it to their lives.
I have students who aren't great readers but if they have headphones on while watching a video with the words on the screen, they are learning the content while also improving their reading skills. I've heard students tell me time after time that they concentrate better with headphones on. And it makes sense. This is a comfort zone for this generation and I have no issues with it. I find that my kids love videos, especially YouTube videos, and I have a host of video resources that I can use to supplement my instruction.
Whenever I use PowerPoint or lectures I start losing them within 8-15 minutes on average. Either because they get bored or they just can't keep up with the other kids. If I slow down, then the kids who catch on quicker then get bored and off task. If I had headphones then I could differentiate my instruction more efficiently and feel more confident in the fact that my students are on task, engaged and learning.
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History by its very nature can be very vague and it takes a lot of skill to paint a picture especially when confronted with an audience who has varied abilities, interests and needs. It's even harder to teach history when your audience doesn't know or care about the relevance of it to their lives.
I have students who aren't great readers but if they have headphones on while watching a video with the words on the screen, they are learning the content while also improving their reading skills. I've heard students tell me time after time that they concentrate better with headphones on. And it makes sense. This is a comfort zone for this generation and I have no issues with it. I find that my kids love videos, especially YouTube videos, and I have a host of video resources that I can use to supplement my instruction.
Whenever I use PowerPoint or lectures I start losing them within 8-15 minutes on average. Either because they get bored or they just can't keep up with the other kids. If I slow down, then the kids who catch on quicker then get bored and off task. If I had headphones then I could differentiate my instruction more efficiently and feel more confident in the fact that my students are on task, engaged and learning.