Daniel who is a High School Teacher in Flin Flon zoomed in on to our class on Thursday. I found Daniel's outlook on teaching very inspiring. I liked how Daniel isn't afraid to go against the grain when planning his lessons. He mentioned many times throughout his presentation about how it is easy to plan your lessons in the conventional lecture style, but he encouraged us change it up and be creative when developing our lessons.
One thing that Daniel mentioned that really caught my interest was the 20 Time Project. I can't remember how long Daniel said he has been using the 20 Time Project in his classroom, but it sounds like an awesome project and something I would love to incorporate into my classroom.
Daniel also touched on his use of VR in his classroom. I think this would be something that would be very cool and something that the students would be very engaged in. He mentioned how that as a school in Flin Flon virtual reality is very useful because for them field trips are not a very viable option. Instead of going on a field trip you could use a VR app to experience it in the classroom.
I also enjoyed Daniel Dillon's presentation on Thursday. He seems so passionate about teaching! I like the way he brings parents on board to his ideas. He makes and effort to contact them, meet with them, and discuss the technology he uses in the classroom. I feel that this is very important, because if parents aren't familiar with the technology, they might feel uncomfortable with us using it.
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