Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Chapter 13: Teaching Every Student

Journal Questions 1 - 4.

Chapter 12: Creating Learning Environments

Journal Questions 1 - 4.

Chapter 11: Motivation in Learning and Teaching

Journal Questions 1 - 4. 

5.  What motivates you as a student?  What motivational strategies to you plan to use with your future students?

Chapter 10: Social Cognitive Views of Learning and Motivation

Journal Questions 1 - 4.

5.  How would you respond to mistakes in your classroom without communicating to students that their mistakes are the result of low ability?  You also want to avoid being unrealistic about what they can do or implying the the material is "easy."

Chapter 9: The Learning Sciences and Constructivism

Journal Questions 1 - 4.

Chapter 8: Complex Cognitive Processes

Journal Questions 1 - 4

5.  Problem solving is often represented in math and science curricula.  How might you incorporate problem-sloving activities in the classes you will teach?

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Chapter 7: Cognitive Views of Learning

Journal Questions 1 - 4

5.  Students in your middle school math class can solve problems for homework, but get confused on tests that cover several clusters.  They don't seem to know when to apply one procedure and when to use another.  How would you help them?