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Active teaching and learning

1. ACTIVE LEARNING PROMOTES ENGAGEMENT IN stem subjects Natalia Petroske | Master in Teaching | College of Education | Washington State University  What is active learning? Active learning is defined as  activities that  students do to construct knowledge and understanding.  The activities vary but require students to do  higher order thinking . It is noted that  metacognition —students’ thinking about their own learning—is an important element that provides the  link between activity and learning .  Elementary learning should be active, exploratory and engaging. Especially STEM activities can promote students’ interests and can teach problem-solving, logical thinking, and creativity that they can use in any industry outside school.  ADVANTAGES OF ACTIVE LEARNING Increases student participation Increases student engagement Increases student retention More student ownership in course Less lecturing by instructor More exciting classroom experience Higher level thinking   May increase critical thinking skills in students.  Enables students to show initiative.  Involves students by stimulating them to talk more.  Easier to assess student learning.  Better meets the needs of students with varying learning styles.  THEORIES BEHIND ACTIVE LEARNING Lev Vygotsky  said that learners construct or build their own understanding which is called  Constructivism .   “In play a child always behaves beyond his average age, above his daily behavior” (Vygotsky, 1978, P. 102) Jean-jacques Rousseau  developed the idea that learning should be   relevant  and  within a meaningful context   which influenced educators such as  John Dewey  and  Maria Montessori . Changes in failure rate .   The mean failure rates under each classroom type (21.8% and 33.8%) are shown by dashed vertical lines. The failure rate is lower in active learning class than in lecture class by 12%. Active Learning Inquiry-Based Learning Learn by Doing Problem-Based Learning Cooperative Learning Students solve problems Brainstorm during class Students solve problems Formulate questions of their own Discuss Explain Debate TPEP Criterion Criterion 4 . Provide clear and intentional focus on subject matter content and curriculum. Teacher uses extensive knowledge of the important concepts in the discipline and the ways they relate both to one another and to other disciplines. Teacher also uses resources to design and deliver curricula and instruction to impact student learning. Rationale Thanks to my Engineering background, I have learned how to be creative and to solve problems in design. My goal as a teacher is to motivate my students to have an open mind to learning more about STEM subjects. During my student teaching experience, I quickly realized that I needed to actively interest students in STEM subjects. I noticed that when students performed experiments, they learned more than if they just read a book or an article provided by the teacher. One of the quotes that stood out to me states, “Being able to touch and see something is simply more powerful than only reading about it. “ In addition, STEM education encourages students to observe, ask questions, and think about what they see about everything, from bugs to mud puddles. They are learning how to be resilient to challenges, inquire about the world around them, and creatively solve problems. What happens to the level of student participation during lessons with active learning?   WHY IMPLEMENT ACTIVE LEARNING IN STEM SUBJECTS ? ​ Students are taught how to be engaged when they learn actively. With less lecture time, students are expected to learn through collaboration and exploration in a more student-centered approach than traditional learning that has relied on long teacher lectures. Using active learning in education has yielded surprising results even beyond better understanding and retention. The teacher's role in an active learning classroom is to be a facilitator, to foster independent, critical and creative thinking, and to develop and implement interactive, student-centered activities. When teachers can make STEM Subjects more engaging, they can help some students unlock new realms of creativity in all scientific realms and possibly change their future career trajectories. Being engaged in STEM subjects is beneficial for the students and prepares them for future careers.  what can teachers do? Demonstrations - asking students to predict the result of a demonstration, briefly discussing with a neighbor Mini-maps - including graphics, charts, graphs,  etc Think-pair-share - asking students a question that requires higher order thinking  Peer Instruction - modified think-pair-share that involves personal response devices Group quizzing - students in small groups are asked to carefully analyze a particular artifact Give short activities Student-generated questions - providing students with a copy of your learning goals for a particular unit Minute Papers -  students are required to reflect on their learning or to engage in critical thinking The Pause Procedure - pausing for two minutes every 12 to 18 minutes, encouraging students to discuss and rework notes in pairs Retrieval Practice - pausing for two or three minutes every 15 minutes, having students write everything they can remember from preceding class segment references Davis, C. (2020, May 14). What is Active Learning? And Why it Matters . ViewSonic Library. Retrieved May 27, 2022, from https://www.viewsonic.com/library/education/active-learning-matters/ Freeman, S., Eddy, S. L., & McDonough, M. (2014). Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 111 (23), 8410–8415. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1319030111 Getting started with Active Learning . (n.d.). Cambridge Community. Retrieved May 27, 2022, from https://www.cambridge-community.org.uk/professional-development/gswal/index.html#group-Active-learning-in-practice-xrr3c7LimB Mcdaniel, R. (2022). Active Learning . Vanderbilt University. Retrieved May 27, 2022, from https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/active-learning/