New Learning

on everything I turned in. My mindset for the longest time revolved around accumulating points, and not necessarily mastering a topic. Sackstein writes under myth two, "The learning is what is essential, NOT the grade." If the learning is essential, and the grade is not, how do we go about correctly portraying student's learning? In myth three Sackstein…

Learning technologies and creative thinking activities Creativity in the classroom is a relatively new area of discussion. But this newness gives teachers and students an opportunity to do something exciting with learning – experiment. Digital technology and creativity in the classroom prepares kids for the future Educators in the US and worldwide are increasingly preoccupied with: 1) how children learn, 2) how best to prepare children for the future, and 3) what role digital technology plays…

The idea of asset-based community development was a concept that I knew nothing about until I entered my Community Learning class and read that article “Asset-Based Community Development(ABCD)”. The concept behind asset-based community learning is that when trying to create more development within a community one should not focus primarily on what the community is lacking. Instead the focus should be creating more opportunity using the resources that are readily available(ABCD,1). At Bobbi and…

differential and suitable activities with appropriate learning outcomes. Prior planning and understanding of lesson requirements can achieve this and as teachers, it is important to implement strategies that specifically meet the needs of the students. Effectively engaging activities The activities chosen for each lesson are to help motivate students to demonstrate prior knowledge and promote their thinking to successfully obtain and demonstrate new skills. Within each warm up stage the…

have adopted Professional Learning Communities actively for over 3 years and we have found it enforces formative assessment, in turn drives instruction in a thorough and accountable manner. According to Wiggins and McTighe (2005), the work is structured; as a movement back and forth from content to performance and back again from discrete skill to strategy and back again. I think of this as spiraling or reviewing a learned skill and understanding it more deeply or in a new application. A great…

The kids are physically active and learning new skipping skills,they learn healthy heart habits. The children learn the value of community service, by fundraising for an important cause, research into heart disease, Jump Rope for Heart is an activity that kids like to do, it has the potential to draw them away from sedentary pursuits, This program , by its very nature focuses on and progresses kids locomotive skills Jump Rope for Heart is very accessible, any child, regardless of fitness level…

a kinesthetic learner, I was delighted to be able to work with the material. Moreover, this style of interacting learning proved to be overwhelmingly beneficial as it both increased my passion for biology to unprecedented levels and introduced me to the skills of proper laboratory technique that I can use for the rest of my life. I have always enjoyed biology, but in this new learning environment, I was able to thrive. My favorite part of biology is how everything ties together. Organs work…

Children’s learning begins in the early years of life, so assisting children to develop all the developmental areas will encourage the development of successful autonomous citizens. The journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step, so helping a child to achieve their full potential to develop their learning outcomes in the early years is essential. Australia is a Multicultural Country where every child has a right to have the safe, secure and supported environment. Every child deserves…

increasingly transformed the manner in which kids play and behave. A particular toy has withstood the test of time through its promotion of creative and imaginative learning abilities. Play-Doh first entered the market in 1955 (Mandour & Associates, 2011). Its distinctly malleable characteristics have not changed despite the evolution of learning products geared towards younger generations. There was a time when Play-Doh wasn’t the only modeling company out there. “Yummy dough” was a product…

directly to the students – structuring class time to reach a defined set of principles- as efficiently as possible (pp. 162-163). 3. How is a Direct Instruction Lesson Taught? 3. a. state objectives b. review prerequisites c. present new material d. conduct learning probes e. provide independent practice f. assess performance/give feedback g. provide practice/review (pp. 163-165) The exact method and level of detail will vary, based on subject and age of students. 3a. How are Students Oriented…