Field trips are a great teaching tool that can help relate information learned in the class to real life examples. However, they have to be used correctly. Field trips should always have an educational purpose or objectives for the students to gain from.
Before a trip, the teacher needs to obtain permission from administration and make arrangements for the trip. Students should also be familiar with the destination they will be visiting. This will help keep downtime from happening and students will be more comfortable to a new location. During the trip, I would try to give students a worksheet or something physical for them to complete. This will allow for the students to have a resource to stay on track while at the destination.
Question can be a great tool to use during the trip as well. They can be used to develop interest or motivation for the students. It can also be used to maintain attention on the subject matter. By using Bloom's Taxonomy, teachers can develop student's understand with higher level questions. Questions can also be used to give confidence to a student as well.
I am excited to think about taking students on fields trips this spring. From my experience, field trips were the best. It was a change up in the day and you got to learn something right in front of you instead of seeing pictures of it.
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