The video Big Idea for Better School brought up many great ideas for example project based learning the idea of learning by doing something with it. As a child I found this to be very beneficial for me. Learning by doing something fun and creative makes it stick with you for a long time. Technology integration is another great topic that was brought up in the video. I have personally seen this in school. Going back into schools for observation hours I see firsthand the technology that is now in schools. The students love using the technology and it connects with them at a deeper level. Integrated studies was a new things that I really have not experience but I feel like focusing on one things for all the subjects in school and really take the confusion and add to the students deeper knowledge. Cooperative learning or working together really prepare the students for life experiences. Comprehensive assessment was another great topic discussed in the video. I believe this is a great way to test the student either the students know the material or they do not life does not have four choices and I believe teacher won’t be able to truly know if a student has retained the information if they just guess a multiple choice answer. Another great thing that will make a better school is having the student understand not to bully and teaching emotional intelligence. Explaining to the students that words can hurt someone will make a better learning environment.

Teacher preparation is one of the most important topics in my option hoping to be a teacher in just over a year I feel like the more knowledge we know about best practices the better we can help are students. Teaching is an art that must be practices pairing experienced teacher with student teachers helps them mentor them into the correct methods of teacher. Parent involvement is also a very important factor in the success of a student. The parents need to hold the student at a high standard and help them the child will strive for success. The child will have a better learning environment knowing that someone at home is proud when they try their hardest. To maximize resources the school the school should connect with the community to have mentors and to use the resources that are available. I really enjoyed this video and it made me very excited to get into the field of teaching. I hope to take the ideas and put them to use as I further my education.

link to the video http://www.edutopia.org/big-ideas