Teaching Ideas 4 STL

Transportation Technologies

APPROACH of Audience's ROLE :

option 1- teaching them what to teach and idea generating activities

option 2- teaching them as the student

Transportations: Synthesis

- They need to know what the STL is

- They need to understand what it implies

Lesson Layout

Assessment? HOW?

PREASSESSMENT

True/False Questions on board

-purpose= to assess previous understanding of transportation technologies

LECTURE

1. Combination of people and vehicles working together (this joint effort: society as a working machine: video of city activities, delivery system?- sped up?)
2. Transportation vehicles made up of subsystems functioning together (i.e. diagram of car- by me, simple and easy, like Tyler's helicopter)
3. Governmental regulations influence design and operation of transportation systems (i.e. Europe/U.S., cost, gas mileage, durability, engine performance, emissions)
4. Multiple processes are necessary for entire transportation system to operate together(see # 1, the transportation process of it)
5. Effects of transportation on other technologies such as manufacturing, construction, communication, health and safety, and agriculture (look up trucker strikes, increased gas prices, import/export tax, etc.)
6. Intermodalism. interconnected systems moving people and goods around easily from one mode to another (story about dream house on island and needing a boat to get to shore and then car)
7. Mobilization leads to mobile people constantly on the move (history: impact of car, when first came about)
8. Intelligent/nonintelligent transportation systems. NonIntelligent: attract with innovative design and incorporation of environment (capitalizing on natural settings) and provide convenience to individuals and groups (i.e. walkways, and bike paths) Intelligent: multi-subsystems that work together to foresee and prevent problems (i.e. smart highways with electronic message boards).

ASSESSMENT

-Give problem/Give requirements/Give goal

-Have map (each group has a different country as their starting point; different product- huge or small; different budget; different terrain)

- divide into groups for projects

(i.e. design the perimeters of a transportation vehicle (choosing also whether it would be using air, water, or land to move on) to solve a specific problem keeping in mind governmental restrictions and societal restrictions.

*Bring groups together; they present choices; we combine

and have a working system that functions as a whole.

STL #18: Students will develop an understanding of and be able to select and use transportation technologies THE DESIGNED WORLD

Notes:

• students need experience in developing, using, and analyzing transportation technologies
  
• modeling real world situations and concepts
• open-ended problems
• students keep journals/handouts
  
• report results to rest of the class

In order to select, use, and understand transportation technologies, students should learn
Bullet Points:
6-8

• transporting people and goods involves a combination of individuals and vehicles
• transportation vehicles are made up of subsystems, such as structural, propulsion, suspension, guidance, control, and support, that must function together for a system to work effectively
• governmental regulations often influence the design and operation of transportation systems
• processes, such as receiving, holding, storing, loading, moving, unloading, delivering, evaluating, marketing, managing, communicating, and using conventions are necessary for the entire transportation system to operate efficiently

9-12

• transportation plays a vital role in the operation of other technologies, such as manufacturing, construction, communication, health and safety, and agriculture
• intermodalism is the use of different modes of transportation, such as highways, railways, and waterways, as part of an interconnected system that can move people and goods easily from on mode to another
• transportation services and methods have led to a population that is regularly on the move
• the design of intelligent and nonintelligent transportation systems depends on many processes and innovative techniques
  

Be Twixt and Be not Mean, but fair and light-hearted all in all!

Lesson Procedure Idea:

- at the beginning of semester or year have students fill out questionnaire that includes the question of what their favorite candy is.

-have the students prepare a group lesson plan to learn something (i.e. worksheets, presentation, game, etc.) and give rubric

-have them sign up for subject (some aspect of what class has already learned, or is learning- to solidify knowledge) and date

and post it up for reminder with highlighting and then crossing off on calendar for each student that has already presented

-inform that candy on their desk will appear the day before as a last-minute reminder to have lesson prepared for the next class time

Furball

Sharing among teachers and discussing among teachers are vital to the success of the students. Teachers, by my definition, are student facilitators. The congregating of observations and ideas are necessary, and all school administrations need to include in their goals multiple opportunities within a school year for teachers from varying grades and subjects to come together and share experience and ideas. It has been said that genius is not in one given person, but only can be when different people from many walks of life meet together and build on one another's experiences and ideas.

This Subject Ain't So Hairy

When you are a teacher, you are always learning. When you begin to think that you have learned enough, you are entirely in error. A teacher's job in any subject, is to be a master in the skills and knowledge. Continually doing research on the subjects you teach is necessary. You must keep studying and growing. And, not just the material needs expanding, but the teacher himself. Teachers are Professional Learners. "Inside every great teacher, there is an even better one waiting to come out" (Wong, The First Days of School). Teachers inspire life-long learning in their students, by first having the enthusiasm for it themselves. No one finishes a bag of Planters Peanuts one day realizing they have learned everything there is to learn. It takes Eternity to know everything and be good at everything. The fun of being alive is continually experiencing new situations, new relationships, new knowledge, and then learning to use it all for something worth all the time and effort you have put into it. Life is a learning experience, whether we succeed or not depends solely on how much dedication and perseverance we give.

More Not-So-Fuzzy Ideas from the Fuzzy One

Many kids won't remember the specific lessons or the subjects that you taught. Most of them, however, will retain the influence you had on them as one of the major adults in their lives growing up. They will remember your overall positive or negative nature, your enthusiasm for your subject or your boredom with. They will remember if you cared about them individually and as a whole. They won't remember what you wore, just if you showed the respect or irreverence for yourself.
They look at you with eyes seeking to learn who they want to become.
"Choose your love and love your choice" (quoted by Pres. Thomas S. Monson). This means realizing what a teacher really does- provides nurture and care to all people, whether they be students, colleagues, or neighbors, but especially students. You are with them for the majority of their day, and thus, have one of the greatest impacts on their emotional, spiritual, psychological, and physical well-being. Treat them as a Child of God. Treat them as you wish you would be treated. Treat them as a respected friend and fellow learner. All are Great in the sight of God. As teachers, we need that same sight; so when, everything else around them tumbles away, they have something to lean on- You. And, the love you showed for them, when perhaps no one else had bothered to. You are a teacher and a role model. A light in the darkness, and a friend in the midst of despair. You are a teacher, who loves all mankind, wanting the best for them all, and strives to fulfill the noble calling of being a teacher to God's children.
Never forget how important you are in the life of a student.

Reflections of an Auburn-haired Pre-Teacher

In all seriousness, I have learned a lot about becoming a teacher so far. Something that I am coming to realize more and more is that kids are not afraid to be challenged. They love having the opportunity to try new things and see what they are capable of doing! The responsibility of a teacher is to provide the ground and nourishment the students need to grow strong and stable. As a teacher we are the gardeners of the intelligence of these young souls. The mind of a student can either be enlarged or dulled by the influence of a teacher. Teachers are in a position to direct the zeal of a student toward learning. A good teacher not only helps his students in learning the material for his class, but for learning in general- for wanting to learn.