Jen Gleason-What Are You Going To Do To Inspire Students?


This article provided many thoughts / questions on the topic of inspiring students. Questions such as: Content? Parents? Testing? To many screens? etc. Could these potentially be getting in the way of inspiring students. In my opinion, I think inspiring students relies heavily on curiosity and memorable moments. When student are curious they are more likely to be inspired to participate in learning. I think the road block comes when teacher don't have the time to come up the activities to spark curiosity. Wearable technology may be part of the answer. It's no secret that our students are born into a world of technology. Some of the students have access to wearable technology before we do in the classroom. Why not capitalize on this option to make learning more dynamic!

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  1. Dom SApril 14, 2020 at 4:20 PM

    When I think about inspiring kids I think about the lessons that are engaging and kids get excited for that. For example, I have the students in my U.S. History class take a a literacy test from 1964 in Louisiana and its set up for you to fail miserably but the experience opens the students eyes to what life was like back then as an African American

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  2. Jeannine RhaticanApril 18, 2020 at 12:52 PM

    I think sometimes there's too much pressure for our students to pass on all different types of assessments, that being inspiring goes out the window for some teachers. Teachers find themselves more overwhelmed on focusing their attention on getting as much material covered as possible before Keystones arrive. On the other hand, if you bring inspirational lessons to the table, the students are more apt at remembering those concepts that are being taught.

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  3. AngelaApril 21, 2020 at 1:34 PM

    I know inspiring kids can be a challenge with any level learner. I have never been a fan of the standardized testing since I am an active learner myself. I remember the teacher one of my son's had when he was in the fifth grade. This teacher was awesome when it came to active learning. He created skits, made costumes, and invited parents for so many different subjects. The students were all really engaged AND remembered the content! He was one of the best loved teachers in elementary school. He retired just after the onslaught of standardized testing. I often wonder how he would have navigated his class due to focusing on the tons of content rather than being creative with his students.

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  4. Pete cMay 7, 2020 at 3:12 PM

    Creating engaging activities and showing passion for one's subject does help keep kids engaged. I also struggle with covering content because of the emphasis on keystones. There are so many things we can't do because we focus on Keystones.

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