No Series: Too Hard? Break It Down!
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Thought starters
- Ms. Park says, "Anything that can be broken down to the basics can be taught." How can you figure out what "the basics" are?
- How could you teach students to simplify hard concepts on their own?
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Eastside College Preparatory School1041 Myrtle Street
East Palo Alto CA 94303
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Alma Suney Park
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Michael Daigre Sep 9, 2023 7:38pm
A teacher can determine "the basis" by identify the main idea of a topic. By identifying the main idea of a subject, you are at the foundation of the topic, at the most simple form. This allows the teacher to meet the student at their level of learning.
I would teach students to discuss topics with their peers and if the topic is still unclear to read and find resources to make a complex topic simple.
Crystal Kelley Jul 29, 2023 9:17am
Gregory Broussard Jul 20, 2023 11:30am
1. I think the basics are the ideas and content needed to give the lesson purpose. If I overlook or forget these ideas and contents will other things be relevant and make sense. These are the things that absolutely cannot be substituted nor replaced in order to continue learning the subject.
2. I would say prioritize the hard concepts into what you absolutely do not know, what you have an idea of, and what you know something about in the initial reading. Then consider the basics and the purpose of the lesson. Start with the basics and move forward to what you do know, what you have an idea of, and then what you absolutely do not know. The student needs to understand how the concepts connect and what is necessary versus what is optional. I can show them the puzzle, but they need to learn how to put the pieces together to master the big picture. Hopefully, he/she will see their learning ability and potential.
Avinus Calloway Jul 19, 2023 9:56am
1. The question asked by Ms. Parks "How can you figure out what the basics are that you want to teach means that you have to sort out the unnecessary information that is not important, and remember what to focus on and what not to focus on.
2. How could you teach students to simplify hard concepts on their own is to begin the lesson by relating the concept to something that they can make a real life connection to and be able to draw from that connection.
julia newland Jul 18, 2023 5:07pm
Big ideas and/or even big words scare people., including adults. It's seems difficult to learn new things. However, when she or any teacher break it down into smaller components you take the fear away. You make the impossible possible.
Smaller parts could be anything from the definition of a word to the use of a specific item. Charts, graphs, and demonstrations are great ways to break big things down into smaller parts.