What?
In class today we learned about the human brain. The brain is made up of 12 crucial parts: frontal lobe, temporal lobe, occipital lobe, parietal lobe, hippocampus, amygdala, brain stem, cerebellum, broca’s area, wernicks and corpus collosum. Each of those parts are crucial in our brain. The development of the brain occurs back to front and is not fully developed until 25-35.
Each part has neurons that have many features. The dendrites are branchlike structures that receive information. The myelin sheath acts as the insulator and holds in the information. The myelin is a fatty substance that speeds up neural transmitter. The axon is a transmitter that carries information to other neurons.
When pregnant it is very important to not diet. Your body needs all the nutrients and vitamins it can get. Especially when you are having a baby develop inside you, the baby will need a lot of nutrients. Exercising is also very important to always do. Exercising optimizes your learning and gives you more energy to be able to go through out the day.
So What?
This topic is very important on the brain. This will give us many answers to the different problems and issues we will see when we are teachers. There are so many disorders that all tie in with the brain: autism, ADHD, ADD and many other disorders. As teachers if we have students with those disorders we are better at understanding why they have this disorder. If we know how the brain works we will also understand how different people learn and how accidents may affect a students learning. This will help us in being a better teacher.
It is also very important to know why you should eat healthy and get regular exercise. Both of those relate directly to your learning and how you can get the most out of what you learn.
Now What?
It is important to teach children about why we should exercise and eat healthy. And how this will help us to optimize our learning. After teaching them that I will teach them the different parts of the human brain. This is important for the students to learn so that they know how their brain works and why they might act the different ways they do. Teaching about the brain will help the other students understand why certain students might act a certain way.
I still need to learn more in depth about the human brain. I need to make sure I understand each part clearly and know what each of their functions are and what disorders might come if that area is damaged.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Webquest Step 3
What: I have learned a lot about the four types of research.
The first is Descriptive Research: by using descriptive research it has a goal in describing what, how or why something is happening. We are able to ask many questions and conduct a descriptive research to help us find a solution.
The second is correlational research: this makes a connection between two or more variables. When you are needing to associate between two things this would be your best research type. You can compare two different types of variables to find out how they would relate.
The third type is experimental research: this is the conducting of an experiment to find out what the cause and effect is. You would conduct an experience using a placebo to find out what the different reasons something is happening.
The fourth type is action research: this is when the educators look at their own practice and see what it is they should do to improve the outcomes of the students. They will take action to make this goal happen.
So What: This topic is very important because as a future educator I need to know these different types of research and know how to use each type. These types of research are going to help the improve the outcome of my students. They will help me to better learn how to adjust my teaching approaches to each student. When different problems come my way, I will know what the best way to handle the certain type of issue. And by doing so I will be using the action research.
Now What: There are a still many things I need to learn about educational research. I need to be able to identify each type of research better when I see the different examples. A few of them are pretty clear to me in knowing. However, I struggle a lot with the experimental and action research. They both see to me that by conducting an experience you are finding what the causes are and what it is that you need to do. I need to be a lot better at identifying the types quicker and have them very clear to me.
I will use this as a future educator in helping my students have the best possible outcome. I will be able to use this when needing to know the best way to teach my students. Since they all learn differently I will be able to make different connection between why the different students might respond the way they do. I will also use action research a lot because I will constantly be examining my own practice and evaluate the different strategies I might use to help to improve my teaching and the education outcomes. When a problem arises I will be able to use descriptive research in finding out the reason has happened. All of these types of research will make me become the best possible teacher I possibly could be.
The first is Descriptive Research: by using descriptive research it has a goal in describing what, how or why something is happening. We are able to ask many questions and conduct a descriptive research to help us find a solution.
The second is correlational research: this makes a connection between two or more variables. When you are needing to associate between two things this would be your best research type. You can compare two different types of variables to find out how they would relate.
The third type is experimental research: this is the conducting of an experiment to find out what the cause and effect is. You would conduct an experience using a placebo to find out what the different reasons something is happening.
The fourth type is action research: this is when the educators look at their own practice and see what it is they should do to improve the outcomes of the students. They will take action to make this goal happen.
So What: This topic is very important because as a future educator I need to know these different types of research and know how to use each type. These types of research are going to help the improve the outcome of my students. They will help me to better learn how to adjust my teaching approaches to each student. When different problems come my way, I will know what the best way to handle the certain type of issue. And by doing so I will be using the action research.
Now What: There are a still many things I need to learn about educational research. I need to be able to identify each type of research better when I see the different examples. A few of them are pretty clear to me in knowing. However, I struggle a lot with the experimental and action research. They both see to me that by conducting an experience you are finding what the causes are and what it is that you need to do. I need to be a lot better at identifying the types quicker and have them very clear to me.
I will use this as a future educator in helping my students have the best possible outcome. I will be able to use this when needing to know the best way to teach my students. Since they all learn differently I will be able to make different connection between why the different students might respond the way they do. I will also use action research a lot because I will constantly be examining my own practice and evaluate the different strategies I might use to help to improve my teaching and the education outcomes. When a problem arises I will be able to use descriptive research in finding out the reason has happened. All of these types of research will make me become the best possible teacher I possibly could be.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Hidden Assignment #1
Goals: 1st. My goals are to learn the ways that students learn and how they respond to different experiences they have in their everyday lives. 2nd: I also hope to learn how to evaluate and assess each student in knowing the best way to teach them certain things.
My weekly preparation plans would be to read each chapter before class. I will start the reading for the chapter on Monday and use the 4 R's strategies. Then each of the following days I will make sure that I refresh my mind on the chapter. Then after each class I will make sure that I post my journals on my blog.
The study strategies I will use to help me understand the material would be using the 4 R's.
I will reach my goals in this course by studying, attending class and completing all of my homework.
My weekly preparation plans would be to read each chapter before class. I will start the reading for the chapter on Monday and use the 4 R's strategies. Then each of the following days I will make sure that I refresh my mind on the chapter. Then after each class I will make sure that I post my journals on my blog.
The study strategies I will use to help me understand the material would be using the 4 R's.
- Get Ready- I will make sure that I am in a quiet area to read the chapters and set a time length.
- Read- Then while I'm reading I will make a study guide and write out key information.
- Reduce- Then I will go back and make summaries on the most important information and answer any questions I might have.
- Retain-Then after reducing my study guide I will review through it throughout the week making sure I remember everything.
I will reach my goals in this course by studying, attending class and completing all of my homework.
Motivation Log
1. I'm in the teaching program because it has always been a dream of mine to be a teacher. Being a teach just runs in my family. On my dad's side it started with my grandpa being a teacher and principle for his whole life. Then a couple of my aunt's became teachers. And then most of all my girl cousin's have gone into teaching. So I have come from a teaching family, it must be in my blood. I love children and working with them. Nothing makes me more happier than being with kids.
I have gone to a couple other colleges before transferring to UVU because I wanted to wait for me to become a Utah resident. I'm a substitute teacher and I have asked many teachers where they got their degree and most told me UVU; I had heard so many great things about UVU. So I decided that would be my best choice. And being in this class is just one of those steps to get me closer to reaching my goal of graduating and becoming a teacher.
2. I think what really motivates me would be my mom. I complain many times at how tired I am of school and how I feel like I have been going to school for so long. And then I remind myself that I am only 21 and do not even have a family of my own. My mom graduated from college pregnant with her third son. If she could raise a family, work and go to school I think I should be able to go to school and work. I am constantly reminding myself of my mom, so that I have the motivation to carry on and graduate.
3. I succeed in knowing what my life goal has always been. Which is receiving a bachelors degree in Elementary Educating. I feel that the best mom is an educated mom. So that helps me push through the hard times knowing all my goals in life.
4. I feel that sometimes I fail because I am not giving it my all. When I get really burnt out or stressed I feel that I start to fail. If I have not reached my goal in life of receiving my degree I will feel like I have failed. So I will not let myself fail because I know what my goal is and I will do everything it takes to achieve it.
5. I need to change my mindset in this class to become a great teacher by looking at this class as a big foundation. This foundation will help me to get through all other classes and becoming a teacher. I need to take from this class as much as I possibly can, and to put all the information I learn into my long term memory. I need to not look at this class as just needing to pass this class with a certain grade. By having it set in my mind to take everything I can out of this class it will help me to have the motivation to become the best teacher.
I have gone to a couple other colleges before transferring to UVU because I wanted to wait for me to become a Utah resident. I'm a substitute teacher and I have asked many teachers where they got their degree and most told me UVU; I had heard so many great things about UVU. So I decided that would be my best choice. And being in this class is just one of those steps to get me closer to reaching my goal of graduating and becoming a teacher.
2. I think what really motivates me would be my mom. I complain many times at how tired I am of school and how I feel like I have been going to school for so long. And then I remind myself that I am only 21 and do not even have a family of my own. My mom graduated from college pregnant with her third son. If she could raise a family, work and go to school I think I should be able to go to school and work. I am constantly reminding myself of my mom, so that I have the motivation to carry on and graduate.
3. I succeed in knowing what my life goal has always been. Which is receiving a bachelors degree in Elementary Educating. I feel that the best mom is an educated mom. So that helps me push through the hard times knowing all my goals in life.
4. I feel that sometimes I fail because I am not giving it my all. When I get really burnt out or stressed I feel that I start to fail. If I have not reached my goal in life of receiving my degree I will feel like I have failed. So I will not let myself fail because I know what my goal is and I will do everything it takes to achieve it.
5. I need to change my mindset in this class to become a great teacher by looking at this class as a big foundation. This foundation will help me to get through all other classes and becoming a teacher. I need to take from this class as much as I possibly can, and to put all the information I learn into my long term memory. I need to not look at this class as just needing to pass this class with a certain grade. By having it set in my mind to take everything I can out of this class it will help me to have the motivation to become the best teacher.
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