What?
My theory that best matches me is cognitive. Which is the act or process of knowing in the broadest sense; specifically, an intellectual process by which knowledge is gained from perception or ideas. The cognitive process is the particular way of mentally responding to or thinking about information or an event. And the cognitive psychology is theoretical perspective that focuses on the mental processes underlying learning and behavior. Characteristic way in which a learner tends to think about a task and process new information; typically comes into play automatically rather than by choice. The thoughts and ideas of those are none stop. The person is constantly thinking about how to process the new ideas and information coming in.
So What?
It is important to know about these type of learner since we will be having these different type of students in our classroom. It is important to know if someone falls in the cognitive theory because they think and learn a certain way. This will have a huge impact on my classroom because these students will learn things differently than the other students. Their think processing will be much different than the other students who are not a cognitive learner.
Now What?
I have learned a lot of great information from ed psych. I have learned so many different ways a person can think and act as well as knowing why some students will act in certain ways. I have loved the information I have learned. There is just so much information that I feel like I need to reread the text again to really get a better grasp on all the concepts. It is so important to understand everything we have learned throughout this sememster because as a teacher we will be faced will all types of students that will have different learning problems and well as behavior issues. If we knew how to handle different situations to the best of our ability we could have an amazing classroom.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Ch. 4 Learning Log
What?
In this chapter it talks about group differences, which are the differences, we are apt to see on average among students of diverse cultural and ethnic groups, different genders, or different socioeconomic backgrounds. It then goes into talking about students at risk and a group that will help the guidance and support from the teachers that is very important. This chapter discusses navigating different cultures at home and at school.
It is very important in creating a more multicultural classroom environment. By doing that you need to come to grips with your own cultural lens, incorporate the values, and traditions of many cultures into the curriculum and work hard to break down students’ ethnic stereotypes. It is also important to promote productive interactions among students from diverse racial and ethnic groups.
Along with cultural differences come gender differences. Researchers have identified a number of differences in the physical, cognitive, personal, and social domains. With gender differences also comes: physical activity and motor skills, cognitive and academic abilities, motivation in academic activities, sense of self, interpersonal behaviors and relationships, classroom behaviors and career aspiration.
So What?
It is very important in knowing about group differences since in becoming a teacher you will be faced with many group differences. Not only with culture but between gender. It is important as a teacher to not become colorblind. We need to make sure that we don't put a blanket over those other colors. We need to make sure that everyone is treated equally and in the way they should be treated.
Now What?
Through studying about the different group differences it is important that I now take this information and process it and then use it. So many times it is easy for teachers to put a label on the students before the really even know the student. We need to make sure that we do not just classify a student into a certain label. We need to treat each of the students equally and make sure we fulfill all of their needs, since they are all different needs.
In this chapter it talks about group differences, which are the differences, we are apt to see on average among students of diverse cultural and ethnic groups, different genders, or different socioeconomic backgrounds. It then goes into talking about students at risk and a group that will help the guidance and support from the teachers that is very important. This chapter discusses navigating different cultures at home and at school.
It is very important in creating a more multicultural classroom environment. By doing that you need to come to grips with your own cultural lens, incorporate the values, and traditions of many cultures into the curriculum and work hard to break down students’ ethnic stereotypes. It is also important to promote productive interactions among students from diverse racial and ethnic groups.
Along with cultural differences come gender differences. Researchers have identified a number of differences in the physical, cognitive, personal, and social domains. With gender differences also comes: physical activity and motor skills, cognitive and academic abilities, motivation in academic activities, sense of self, interpersonal behaviors and relationships, classroom behaviors and career aspiration.
So What?
It is very important in knowing about group differences since in becoming a teacher you will be faced with many group differences. Not only with culture but between gender. It is important as a teacher to not become colorblind. We need to make sure that we don't put a blanket over those other colors. We need to make sure that everyone is treated equally and in the way they should be treated.
Now What?
Through studying about the different group differences it is important that I now take this information and process it and then use it. So many times it is easy for teachers to put a label on the students before the really even know the student. We need to make sure that we do not just classify a student into a certain label. We need to treat each of the students equally and make sure we fulfill all of their needs, since they are all different needs.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Ch. 5 Learning Log
What?
This chapter discusses about Students with Special Needs. We learned that IDEA is Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Which is the U.S. legislation granting educational rights from birth until age 21 for people with cognitive, emotional, or physical disabilities. Each of those students have an IEP (Individualized education program) which is a written description of an appropriate instructional program for a student with special needs.
In schools today they are trying to do more inclusions. Which is a practice of educating all students, including those with sever and multiple disabilities in neighborhood schools and general education classrooms. With doing that there is a least restrictive environment which is most typical and standard educational environment that can reasonably meet the needs of a student with a disability. Along with the special needs we also have gifted students. Those are ones who have unusually high abilities or aptitude in one or more areas, to such a degree that students require special educational services to help them meet their full potential.
So What?
It is very important to know about the things talked about in this chapter because we will be dealing with all types of students when it comes to being a teacher. We need to be well prepared before we become a teacher to know the different types of students we will have. Its important to know especially a great amount of information on the students who have special needs, since they will be needing more attention than the other students in my class.
Now What?
Learning about the students with special needs will help me be prepared when I become a teacher. I need to not see these students as weird people or objects. Its also important to teach these things to my students so that they do not think differently about the students with special needs. It is important to be well educated with the students, so that you can have a special relationship with the students who have special needs. Inclusion is very important for having all the students learn how to work with other people who are not like themselves. By having inclusion this will help to promote better relationships with others.
This chapter discusses about Students with Special Needs. We learned that IDEA is Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Which is the U.S. legislation granting educational rights from birth until age 21 for people with cognitive, emotional, or physical disabilities. Each of those students have an IEP (Individualized education program) which is a written description of an appropriate instructional program for a student with special needs.
In schools today they are trying to do more inclusions. Which is a practice of educating all students, including those with sever and multiple disabilities in neighborhood schools and general education classrooms. With doing that there is a least restrictive environment which is most typical and standard educational environment that can reasonably meet the needs of a student with a disability. Along with the special needs we also have gifted students. Those are ones who have unusually high abilities or aptitude in one or more areas, to such a degree that students require special educational services to help them meet their full potential.
So What?
It is very important to know about the things talked about in this chapter because we will be dealing with all types of students when it comes to being a teacher. We need to be well prepared before we become a teacher to know the different types of students we will have. Its important to know especially a great amount of information on the students who have special needs, since they will be needing more attention than the other students in my class.
Now What?
Learning about the students with special needs will help me be prepared when I become a teacher. I need to not see these students as weird people or objects. Its also important to teach these things to my students so that they do not think differently about the students with special needs. It is important to be well educated with the students, so that you can have a special relationship with the students who have special needs. Inclusion is very important for having all the students learn how to work with other people who are not like themselves. By having inclusion this will help to promote better relationships with others.
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