Like a broken record, I am gonna keep preaching against data-driven instruction. It is an abomination to the learning process. I am so thankful that the Lord continues to let me learn about things which are far, far above my normal understanding. He doesn’t cram me into a learning group which is limited in scope, experience, and enrichment.
Teachers, I want to address you directly. Dare to teach your students beyond what they (or maybe even you) think are possible. The internet has opened-up vast amounts of knowledge and experience which we can use in our classrooms. Dare to go beyond standards. One such opportunity is with space exploration and the standards attached to learning about space.
Example 1: Here is a quick example. NASA has done recent and extensive exploration of Pluto. This is imagery from NASA’s Video YouTube site. Who needs a textbooks w/ this imagery at your finger tips. You can literally touch the stars.
Example 2: These are images from the James Webb telescope. You won’t need a writing prompt. Just have your students explore the images, and write about what the see.
Example 3: The NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center has a wonderful website. It has everything you can find about the sun, and how it operates. It easily integrates both science and mathematics w/ more real time graphics than you will ever need. Students love this stuff.
Example 4: NASA’s Perseverance Rover has brought back incredible images from Mars. Talk about virtual field trips. This type of stuff several orders of magnitude better than any test prep out there.
Example 5: Put the SpaceX live stream on your classroom projection system. Watch a launch. Watch them build a rocket.
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