My class got to “pilot” The Walking Classroom at my school, and I truly saw the value of the program. Not only were the podcasts a way to differentiate for students, but also a way to expose students to a wider variety of information that I may not otherwise have thought or known to use with them.
While all podcasts were not content specific to my grade level, they were of great interest to my students. I often allowed students to just listen to a podcast of their choice with no expectations of having to discuss or take a quiz on it. This was great because it freed some of my lower student from the worry of test stress. If they wanted to take the quiz for extra credit I would allow that. I found that this encouraged them to want to listen and learn new things, or learn more about something in which they were personally interested!
Lisa Park
Third Grade Teacher
Bladen Lakes Primary
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