This past week, I was able to teach a lesson using the problem-solving approach! I presented my lesson for a horticulture class about floral arranging. From having the students identify characteristics of flowers to deciding on what arrangement is the best designed, this lesson incorporated many different approaches to help my students learn the material better.
This experience taught me by giving your students the autonomy to question and process their way through a problem is a very effective way to learn. I will be sure to use the problem-solving approach in my future classroom while I student teach. I found that having the students work in partners was also very effective as they were feeding ideas to each other and sparking new thoughts in each other through their collaboration.
The process to create the lesson was timely and required much effort, but I found it to produce great results in the classroom. I know that by incorporating this strategy in the classroom, my students will gain many skills as they learn the content material!
Hey Jenna! I like how you mentioned the importance of incorporating student autonomy into the problem solving approach. When students are given an atmosphere where they feel free to make decisions based on their own way of thinking, they are more likely to be engaged and willing to learn more.
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