New Learning

writing prompt, although the teachers would approve it first. Similar to projects, it is a better practice to have students select their own prompts and their own mediums for the projects. For example, a teacher could have a list of projects such as a news broadcast, a painting, a children’s book, or an essay. The students can hand-pick what book or short story they would like to do the project over. That way, your students, who have different preferences regarding projects, will feel more…

different concepts of learning (Bethel University, 2013 p.7). The first is Pedagogy, and is basically, what we’re all used to. It’s the way we grew up learning. It’s simply a teacher deciding what you need to learn, and then telling you how to learn it (Bethel University, 2013. p.8). I, unfortunately learned early on, that concept doesn’t work too well for me, as it doesn’t most adults. In 1980, Malcolm Knowles coined the term “Andragogy”. Andragogy, is the second concept of learning. It’s…

It’s undeniable that new technology has brought some wonderful innovations to our lives. Whether it be bringing the joys of life back to disabled people such as Stephen Hawking, or allowing us to order pizzas with the click of a mouse. It has also completely revolutionized the way we learn. We no longer write a paper. We type a paper. What was once the job of a plethora of books is now the job of one search engine. With this new technology, the world is at our fingertips. But, is this change…

In the United States of America alone, people have shifted from the traditional and into the new not only just in living but also with researches and education. There are of course a lot of disadvantages in using such especially in research and in education like tremendous start-up expenses, copyright issues, objectionable materials and other potential disadvantages of technology. Much research was conducted to the effectiveness of technology as well and not just the effectiveness. This was the…

Annotated bibliography Bruce, Tin, Learning Through Play, London: Hodder & Stoughton Educational, 2001, Print. This book features a lot of key topics associated with learning through play. Throughout the book Bruce describes how children learn during the early stages of their life. Bruce highlights key theories and practices on how aspiring teachers can promote learning through play. She believed the purpose of play is to bring together what they know in a connected and whole way. She suggests…

How I will explain to someone who has never took this course about learning, is learning is a wonderful experience of understanding the world around you. When learning new information you can take in an understanding of knowledge that will last you a life time. You will know how to use critical thinking skills, critical writing and how to conduct your thoughts in a professional matter. When I say conduct your thoughts in a professional matter I mean being able to communicate and write your…

practice is the process of deciding what is best and more appropriate for children, based on their individual age and stage of development. This includes discipline, food, scheduling, and communications. From my experience, children are capable of learning advanced concepts at an early age and although it is vital to select content that matches the cognitive capacities of students, undoubtedly students can benefit from more in depth material. My sons were taking high school classes…

Currently, I have the privilege of working as a first grade teacher in Garfield, New Jersey. After recently obtaining my M.Ed. in special education with an LDT-C certification, I was excited to learn about a LDT-C opening in the Totowa School District. Please accept my resume for consideration. In 2009 I graduated from Montclair State University with a concentration in Elementary Education and currently hold a Standard Teaching Certificate (Elementary K-5). As previously mentioned, I have…

Adult Learning Theory Knowles assumptions of andragogy are based on the progressive learning process. His first assumption on self-concept portrays learners as self-directed, and responsible for their learning process, and he relies on self-evaluation to measure progress and achievement (Knowles, Swanson and Holton 34). Although Knowles places such a learner in the adult category, I believe he failed in giving the age bracket of such learners. This makes it difficult to tell the ages of adults…

“Methods of education: Rote Learning and Conversational Teaching” There are two different ways of learning presented in this essay. Both of them have the purpose to help the Christian communities at churches to increase the knowledge that the congregation has about their beliefs and traditions. Equally, they can be very useful for the people in charge of a group at church, from pastors to ministries’ leaders. There are advantages and disadvantages for each one of them and this essay has the…