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It is the mission of this website to assist in the development of learning environments that promote Career and Technical Education as well as academic excellence. To provide examples of effective 21st century teaching and learning strategies in order to assist in the development of more engaged and motivated classrooms. To provide multimedia Podcasts and articles to facilitate an understanding of how to implement technology and multimedia in classrooms regardless of content area. To encourage independent and personalized learning by teaching students to enjoy the process of learning. To assist teachers in becoming facilitators of learning.
What Makes a Teachable Moment?
Teachable moments often come when you least expect them. Last weekend, as I was sending an e-mail, my son asked me if I could help him. I told him to wait a minute, and in typical six year-old fashion, he decided he would count every second as he waited. Instead of getting upset or asking him to stop because it was really annoying at the time, I decided to make it a learning experience.
In all, he counted to one hundred seventy-two by the time I was finished sending my e-mail. I asked him how many minutes he had to wait. He thought about it and said he didn’t know. So I got out a piece of paper and a pencil, and together we solved the problem. Of course his response was, “I actually waited longer than a minute, Dad!”Will my son recall this particular instance several years from now? Maybe not. But hopefully he will remember that I taught him how many seconds are in a minute, and how to solve this simple math problem. My point is, there is always an opportunity to teach someone something. You just have to be open to recognizing it, as you never know what you could be doing for someone, or what they will take away from your interaction.
