[MWForum]teaching MicroWorlds - students with varius learning problems

[Zehava Wizman]

Hi Susan
thanks for your quick answer, I will be glad to hear more about your 
experience with your students,especially  if you can send me list of 
subjects , and periouds  in your program teaching, what subjects you think 
are suitable for them, and tips for way of teaching such subjects to those 
children, Do they prepare the Math projects or they only playing with it? do 
you think it's better for them to work 2 or more together on project, or 
it's better to work seperately, and again,I will be glad to hear all about 
your experience.
                               thanks, Zehava

>From: Susan Weiss <sweiss@dimacs.rutgers.edu>
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>Subject: Re: [MWForum]teaching MicroWorlds - students with varius learning 
>problems
>Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 21:42:56 -0500
>
>When I teach microworld, I try to combine what children are doing in their 
>classes such as
>1. animating a poem
>2. making an animation and then make a poem based on the animation
>3.  Reading a book and make an animation scene from the animation
>4.  Since I field is math, I have my students making a math mystery.
>
>I have found the children with learning problems actually shine with this 
>procedure. I make it simple and each group is treated as an individual 
>because I ask them what they want and work it our with them.    It is a 
>great way for them to communicate because they either write the words out 
>or speak on a mic.  Also they are using their math skill to make math 
>problems.   The children learn about making images which can get smaller or 
>bigger.   I make it as simple as possible.
>
>My student are in grades 4-5.   I meet each class with them about once a 
>week. If you want more ideas please just contact me.
>Hope this helps you
>Susan Weiss
>
>
>
>>Hellow Forum!
>>I am student, M.A  degree in  Technion Institue, on “Eduacation in 
>>Technology and Science “ Faculty, besides I am working as a computer 
>>teacher in middle age section (13-14 age). In my studies I have to develop 
>>educational program, and I decided to try taking MicroWorlds for teaching 
>>some basic Ideas in Computer Science for children in those ages (12-14)  
>>with problems in learning ( I teach this course in Middle age school but 
>>only for the  best students in scholol) Now, there is need to fit it to 
>>students with varius problems in learning,concentration 
>>problems,communication problems, and other learning problems, those that 
>>maybe ,it will be  their unique opportunity studing those subjects in very 
>>rich invirnoment, and need so much success experience of making projects 
>>by themselves, see their products working with much multimedia effects in 
>>it.
>>My request is to get advises on: what projects will suit to those 
>>children, which elements can fit  to those children, Maybe someone has 
>>expeirence with teaching MicroWorlds to students with problems I mentioned 
>>before.
>>I surely know that some subjects like recursion, maybe condional sentences 
>>will not fit them, but their are subjects that can be tought in special 
>>way and will be understandably.
>>I will be glad to hear from you, and get help.
>>                                      Thanks, Zehava Wizman
>>
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