When mentoring our pre-service
and in-service teachers we need to describe and model both research-based and
clinically tested best practices, and demonstrate how these best practices can
be applied in the real (i.e. physical) and virtual (i.e. online) classroom for
both teaching and teacher training. The combination of face to face instruction
in a physical setting and online learning is called blended learning. In this
section of the blog we will describe how the internet can serve as a
supplemental resource for instruction and the mentoring of pre-service and
in-service Jewish educators. In this post we will discuss how
the web tool YouTube for Teachers, a
free video sharing website or platform, can be used
to promote instruction in the blended learning classroom.
Assumption: The teacher or
mentor teacher has an interactive white board (i.e. SMART Board, Promethean,
etc.), a Tablet PC (also called a Slate or Blade), a computer presenter or
computer with internet access attached to an LCD projector in the classroom. It
would be ideal if students or mentees had access to their own laptop computers
or iPads. Given parental and school approval, and the development of
specific guidelines, smartphones can be used to enhance instruction as well.
Note: Although YouTube for
Teachers can be applied in the Judaic Studies blended learning classroom, it
can be also be used for training pre-service and in-service Jewish educators
for professional or staff development. It is our hope that Jewish educators
around the globe will form an online community of practice, a CoP, a group of
people who share an interest, a craft, and/or a profession, to enhance the
delivery of instruction and training of Jewish educators. For example, here is
a CoP you might want to join.
Note: YouTube for
Teachers can be used in a face to face and virtual classroom.
What is YouTube for Teachers?
YouTube for Teachers is a website
or platform where educators discuss how to use YouTube to enhance classroom
learning.
According to
https://www.youtube.com/user/teachers/about
YouTube
for Teachers “was created to help teachers leverage video to educate,
engage and inspire their students. Here you will find tips and tricks for
bringing YouTube into the classroom, as well as over 400 video playlists
curated by CUE and aligned with the Common Core. YouTube.com/Teachers is part
of YouTube's larger educational initiative, YouTube EDU, featuring more than
700K educational videos created by leading experts and organizations such as
PBS, TEDEd, and Khan Academy”.
Where is YouTube for Teachers located on
the web?
How
YouTube for Teachers, a free video sharing website or platform, can be utilized
to promote instruction in the blended learning classroom
Click
on the links below to find resources explaining how YouTube for Teachers can be
used to promote instruction in the face to face and virtual classroom:
- https://www.youtube.com/user/teachers (Many classroom applications)
- https://www.youtube.com/user/teachershttp://examinedexistence.com/10-great-youtube-channels-to-learn-math/
On the next blogpost we will
discuss how YouTube for Teachers, a free video sharing website or platform, can
be utilized to promote Judaic instruction and to mentor/train Jewish educators.
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