What?
In class today we learned about learning and cognitive processes. In this chapter we learned about your memory and how you remember things. We use a model of Human Memory which is:
Sensory Register-
Working (short-term) Memory
Long-term Memory
Your memory goes in through your brain and goes to the thalamus. From there it goes out to the certain lobes that the memory pertains too. It goes back and forth multiple times between the hippocampus and amygdale. You retain memory into either your short-term or long-term memory. Its important to remember this like a filing cabinet. It is very important to retain this information and file it away into the certain areas. That way it is easier to pull the information back out.
So What?
This is very important to know about how your memory is stored in helping you to remember things better. Different people remember things differently and in better ways than others. We don’t all remember things the same way. When knowing these other ways that students learn it will help us in being a better teacher.
Now What?
From knowing these different ways it will help us in teaching our future students. We want our students to not just remember things in the short-term memory. We can help to improve their memory but teaching certain different ways. Not just by teaching with having the students write things down, we need to have the read, write and actually visualize what they are learning. The more ways we teach a concept the more the students will remember.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Monday, February 16, 2009
Temple Grandin-Guest Speaker
It was very interesting to listen to Temple Grandin. I have never listened to a speaker who has Autism. I have only ever known little kids who have had autism. It was very interesting to see how smart she was and how she has used her problems to come up with all these new inventions by visually picturing them in her head and then putting them into action. She amazes me at how smart she is. It was still very noticeable that she had some mental/brain problems. Especially when people would ask her questions and she would answer them, she would kind of go off topic and would have to get back on topic. Its great how she helps other people with the same type of problems and how she is putting her problems to good use. It also amazes me at how she can write all these amazing books. It does make me wonder if when she writes her books if she goes off topic at all.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Ch. 3 Learning Log
What?
I learned about Erickson's psychosocial stages. It was very interesting to learn about his different stages that he put all the students in. I liked how we were taught how to memorize them. That made it easy to learn the stages and apply them to the certain ways the students are in. I need to learn how to memorize all the things I need to know. I actually learn different material and memorize it by relating it to something so that it will help me in always remembering what it is. We also learned about Kohlberg and his three levels. Which are preconventional, conventional and postconventional. And in these levels their are 6 stages. However, with these different levels I don't think that these are all accurate with the age because I can see myself in the preconventional level with some of the certain things I do and try to avoid.
So What?
It is very important to know about Erickson’s and Kohlberg’s levels and stages because as teachers we will be having all types of students in our class. With knowing these levels we are able to understand our students better in knowing why they might act a certain way they do. We will be able to know how to tolerant those certain students better and not let us get upset at them for acting a certain way.
Now What?
By knowing these stages and levels I will need to remember them always so that when I am a teacher I can know why my students might act a certain way. I will also know what level my students will be at when I start a new year of teaching depending on the grade I teach. I can also use this knowledge with my nieces and nephews. I think it is cool to be able to do certain little experiments on them to see what level they are at. I especially want to try the marshmallow test on them to see how they might possibly be when they are older.
I learned about Erickson's psychosocial stages. It was very interesting to learn about his different stages that he put all the students in. I liked how we were taught how to memorize them. That made it easy to learn the stages and apply them to the certain ways the students are in. I need to learn how to memorize all the things I need to know. I actually learn different material and memorize it by relating it to something so that it will help me in always remembering what it is. We also learned about Kohlberg and his three levels. Which are preconventional, conventional and postconventional. And in these levels their are 6 stages. However, with these different levels I don't think that these are all accurate with the age because I can see myself in the preconventional level with some of the certain things I do and try to avoid.
So What?
It is very important to know about Erickson’s and Kohlberg’s levels and stages because as teachers we will be having all types of students in our class. With knowing these levels we are able to understand our students better in knowing why they might act a certain way they do. We will be able to know how to tolerant those certain students better and not let us get upset at them for acting a certain way.
Now What?
By knowing these stages and levels I will need to remember them always so that when I am a teacher I can know why my students might act a certain way. I will also know what level my students will be at when I start a new year of teaching depending on the grade I teach. I can also use this knowledge with my nieces and nephews. I think it is cool to be able to do certain little experiments on them to see what level they are at. I especially want to try the marshmallow test on them to see how they might possibly be when they are older.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Guest Speaker- Kim Peek (Rain Man)
It was so interesting to see and hear Kim Peek speak with his dad. I was not very familiar with the movie rain man so it was all very interesting for me to hear about him. It made me want to watch the movie and learn more about him. So I couldn’t learn everything about him in an hour. It was cool to see Kim talking with his father in the beginning about himself. Crazy how they didn’t know what was wrong with for many years since they did not have the technology needed. It amazes me how Kim can walk and sees to me that he would be able to do a lot of things to take care of himself. It surprised me in knowing that he cannot bath, shave, and sometimes feed himself. I was impressed with his speaking ability. He is differently different from other mentally retarded people. He has so many numerous talents it is unbelievable. I could not believe that he knew whom someone was by his name and his accent of where he was from. It completely blew me away at everything he knew about the man.
His memory is unbelievable with all the books, numbers, places, historic events that he can remember. I love his saying, “You don’t have to be handicap to be different, everybody is different.” I think that is so true, we all are different in our own ways. I enjoyed the part where anyone could ask questions and he could pretty much know every answer they asked.
His memory is unbelievable with all the books, numbers, places, historic events that he can remember. I love his saying, “You don’t have to be handicap to be different, everybody is different.” I think that is so true, we all are different in our own ways. I enjoyed the part where anyone could ask questions and he could pretty much know every answer they asked.
Ch. 2 learning log
What?
This chapter is really the big foundation since it is on the cognitive development and the relations to learning and memory. We learned about the differences between Piaget and Vygotsky. They both have their perspectives on cognitive development. Piaget sees that there are 4 stages. The 1st being sensorimotor stage which is from birth to two. This is where your schemes are based largely on behaviors and perceptions. The 2nd is preoperational (2-7 years) and this is where children can think about objects and events beyond their immediate view but do not yet reason in logic. The 3rd is concrete operations (7-11 years) at this stage the adult like logic appears, but is limited to concrete reality. And the final stage is formal operations (12 +) at this stage you separate their own abstract logic from the perspectives of others and from practical considerations.
Vygotsky’s theory deals with the social constrctivism, role of culture, interaction with adults, and theory derived from observation. His biggest role was the society. With the society there was socio-cultural learning, guided participations (adult helps), apprenticeship (adult thinking), peer interaction and power to play. Most of his studies were based off of his own children.
So What?
This weeks topic is very important as a teacher because these are the cognitive developments that our students will be going through. As elementary teachers we will be dealing with the concrete operations stage, which is ages 7-11. This stage the students are differentiation of one’s own perspective from the perspectives of others, deductive reasoning, and class inclusion. If we know the different ways our students are reacting to certain things it will help us in making sure we can accommodate and help each student in any way they need it. We will know why certain students act up and respond the way some might.
Now What?
I will use this as a future teaching in knowing what most stages my students will be in when I teach them. I can be better prepared for the stages I will see and know how I need to teach the material to my students. By knowing how they learn and respond it will help me to be the most effective to my students.
I still need to learn the different stages better. I don’t know all of the certain ways that the students will learn the best. I need to learn more in depth of the ways the learn certain materials and how they work with other students. I need to make sure I know at what age they work well with others in groups and make sure that I know the best projects to do with groups. Some projects might not be the best because many students have different views on things.
This chapter is really the big foundation since it is on the cognitive development and the relations to learning and memory. We learned about the differences between Piaget and Vygotsky. They both have their perspectives on cognitive development. Piaget sees that there are 4 stages. The 1st being sensorimotor stage which is from birth to two. This is where your schemes are based largely on behaviors and perceptions. The 2nd is preoperational (2-7 years) and this is where children can think about objects and events beyond their immediate view but do not yet reason in logic. The 3rd is concrete operations (7-11 years) at this stage the adult like logic appears, but is limited to concrete reality. And the final stage is formal operations (12 +) at this stage you separate their own abstract logic from the perspectives of others and from practical considerations.
Vygotsky’s theory deals with the social constrctivism, role of culture, interaction with adults, and theory derived from observation. His biggest role was the society. With the society there was socio-cultural learning, guided participations (adult helps), apprenticeship (adult thinking), peer interaction and power to play. Most of his studies were based off of his own children.
So What?
This weeks topic is very important as a teacher because these are the cognitive developments that our students will be going through. As elementary teachers we will be dealing with the concrete operations stage, which is ages 7-11. This stage the students are differentiation of one’s own perspective from the perspectives of others, deductive reasoning, and class inclusion. If we know the different ways our students are reacting to certain things it will help us in making sure we can accommodate and help each student in any way they need it. We will know why certain students act up and respond the way some might.
Now What?
I will use this as a future teaching in knowing what most stages my students will be in when I teach them. I can be better prepared for the stages I will see and know how I need to teach the material to my students. By knowing how they learn and respond it will help me to be the most effective to my students.
I still need to learn the different stages better. I don’t know all of the certain ways that the students will learn the best. I need to learn more in depth of the ways the learn certain materials and how they work with other students. I need to make sure I know at what age they work well with others in groups and make sure that I know the best projects to do with groups. Some projects might not be the best because many students have different views on things.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Week 3- Learning Log
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.
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.
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.
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