1.The ideas that will be most useful to me in my future class will be how knowledge is constructed. 1.The realities and truths of the external world direct knowledge construction. 2.Internal processes such as Piaget's organization, assimilation, and accomodation direct knowledge construction. 3.Both external and internal factors direct knowledge construction. I would like to learn how to apply all of these in my classroom in order to help each of my students build knowledge of their everyday subjects they have in class. 2.After reading this chapter my eyes have been open to the fact that collaboration and cooperation have the same ideas but are different meanings. The whole time I thought those two concepts were basically the same thing. Collaboration is the philosophy about how to relate to others-how to learn and work. Cooperation is a way of working with others to attain a shared goal. 3. I would design my classroom in such a way that it encourages my children to think outside the box, and find new ways to build their knowledge. I would also design my classroom in such a way that my students are well aware of what collaboration and cooperation are, and they will know how to use them to work together and help each other when they see another one of their classmates are struggling academically. 4. After reading this chapter, the one question that I have is how can I properly teach my students to collaborate with each other without losing focus and starting to talk or do things they are not supposed to do?
1. The idea that will be most important for me from this chapter is that of constructivism and how it really effects learning. The idea that the students construct their own ideas from what they experience, interacting socially, and reality is very important to understand. We need to allow the students to construct their own ideas and opinions and then help them along the way to make sure they are getting what is right out of what they are experiencing. They need to be able to make their own mistakes, and with our guidance, they will learn and become better people in the future.
2. This chapter has changed my view of teaching by opening my eyes to the fact that teacher provide students with information, activities, and topics, and the students then construct their own solutions to the problems by using advanced problem solving skills, communication, and what they already know or have experienced. Teachers are available for guidance and to provide structure, not to aid the students in a way that they are not the ones formulating their own ideas on certain topics and problems.
3. I would design my classroom around the idea of solving problems by using other students in the classroom and getting their opinions, using advanced methods of problem solving, and having many helpful posters and activities that get the students' brains working all the time. I want them to be able to think about learning and solving problems at a highly efficient level. I want my students to be able to solve a problem and be able to explain why they chose that answer before I help them decide if it was right or wrong and why.
4. A question I have from this chapter is: Besides group work or activities, what kinds of activities would benefit students and fulfill their need to socially interact to solve problems?
1. In the future, the idea of Constructivism and the Learning Sciences will be valuable for me as an instructor. It is important to understand the various views of true learning in order to be a successful teacher. Student learning occurs most when both sides of the brain are engaged. Students need to be able to construct their own understanding that makes sense to them. This includes Real World tasks with applicability for the students. Social interaction also needs to take place. 2. I think overall this did not change my view of learning or teaching. It simply reinforced what I already understood. As a student, Constructivism Learning was exactly the type of learning I was craving all through my career as a student. This chapter simply gave me a deeper understanding of why this is the best way to learn and how psychology backs that up. Students need to have a sense of purpose behind what they are learning. As a teacher, I must develop a better understand of how to implement this in the classroom with every assignment. 3. Within my classroom in the future, I think it is vitally important for me to tie the work into something of value for my students. I cannot simply teach them art or how to work with a certain medium in art and expect to reach every student. Students must understand the importance of my class in their current lives or in their future careers. Without applicability, students won’t truly learn or take away from my class. My goal then will be to reach the students and provide them with a great understanding of how my class will ultimately benefit them in the future. This may be difficult at times with an art class, because some students may not see art as being valuable to their lives. 4.What are some good ways to impress upon students the importance of a subject or project in the real world?
1. The aspect of constructivism that will be important to my teaching will be know what the students already know. Students take the knowledge they already possess and they build on it. As a teacher, I need to be able to build on their prior knowledge so they can understand the information more thoroughly.
2. As a student constructivism is the way that I liked to learn. Having a hands-on approach to learning made it easier for me to understand the material. While reading this chapter, I was made to clear how this form of psychology is correlated to teaching my students. My view of teaching did not alter too much because this is the way I believe is the best way to learn.
3. In my classroom, I will have students use the information they obtained in a lesson, and try to apply it in the physical world. I will always let them write down prior information they have and figure out how they can apply that to the new information.
4. What are some ways I can know what students have learned so I can try to focus on those points that they can build upon that previous information?
1. The whole constructivism idea will help me as a teacher. It is important to understand that environments greatly affect students. Learning depends on current understanding, and it is built from there. Social learning is a big part as well as meaningful real-world tasks. 2. What really adjusted my views was the fact that there is no one right way to teach. There are so many different ways to teach for example, problem solving. We discussed various ways of learning, like: inquiry-based learning, problem-based learning, cooperative learning, social learning, and many more. 3. In my classroom, I’ll try to provide the resources so students can have references for more in depth problem-based learning. I want to set up my classroom in a way to discourage cheating, and I want to also have it set up to allow collaboration and easy access to making groups without drastic movement all over the room. 4. This chapter did not really evoke any questions from me, it was very informative.
1. The ideas in the chapter that will be most useful or valuable to me in a future teaching situation are it is important to make sure my students are growing in their problem solving skills. This is something that a lot of teachers overlook because it is not the easiest to teach. Also, that it is important to use different ways to teach information. Brains choose preferred ways of learning and the most effective way for one student is not the most effective with all students. Lastly, the five tips for constructive teaching.
2. The content of this chapter changed my view of teaching and learning because I had never thought about how learning at some point needs to become something the student can take pride in. If they do not they are not likely to learn. So, it is important to teach students that they need to take their learning into their own hands and be partly responsible for what they learning (depending on age).
3. I might design my classroom using the ideas in this chapter to be a place where students can learn to work on problem solving and working together to understand the concepts taught. This provides the students with the opportunity to learn more than one thing at a time. They probably won't even realize they are learning about problem solving. Also, it is something they will use no matter where they end up.
4. Questions that this information has evoked: Where is the line between a proper amount of cooperative learning and too much? (Meaning students working together in groups, they cannot always be learning in groups). You notice that half of your class works really well cooperatively and half of them do not work well at all in cooperative groups. What do you do?
1. The idea that will be most valuable to me from this chapter is the theory of constructivism, and how a student needs a change to construct their knowledge about a subject. Rather than just providing a student with the information that they need for tests. Students need to be provided with opportunities to use this information and process, and put it into practical examples so that they can build upon their basic knowledge, and then are able to recall it in the future. 2. This chapter has changed my view of teaching in the way that it has shown me that I need to spend more time to allow students to grasp a concept rather than expecting students to gain the knowledge by simply reading and answering questions. I think implementing some small group activities and discussions, it can help students gain a better understanding of the topic. 3. Using the ideas in this chapter, I would design my class to increase the ease of group discussions. By increasing the amount of group discussions in my classes, I think it will help students build upon their knowledge, because it will allow them to clarify their understanding with other students, and also to see what they are learning from a different perspective, which could open up new avenues of thinking fro students. 4. A question that this chapter has raised is how is best to arrange seating, I have seen some classes with rowed seating, with everybody facing the front. Others where desks are grouped into 4’s with all the students facing inwards, which definitely increases the opportunities for discussions, or where the chairs are split into two groups, and all the students are facing the middle where the focus of the class would be.
1. The ideas that will be most helpful from this chapter is learning what constructivism is and learning how it applies in the classroom and the strategies that were given to teach that way. 2.This chapter has changed my views of teaching in the way that a teacher gives information to the students. Teachers give students the materials, the knowledge, and then give students a problem to solve and students learn through solving that problem and it sticks in their mind because it is more applicable to life. 3. I would design my classroom with lots of stuff for students to get involved in with their free time during school that could encourage further learning beyond the classroom time. I would like to set out mind puzzles or games that encourage them to challenge themselves and learn through different problem solving techniques. 4. A question that might be evoked from this chapter: Is it always good to have students in groups for problem-solving techniques?
1. The ideas in this chapter that will be most helpful to me in my classroom is to not teach the students facts but to teach the students how to learn. By teaching students problem solving skills as well as how to build upon what they already know, students will find out they can learn faster and more effectively. For example, it is not so much important that students know every formula in algebra, as much as it is important that they can logically solve a variety of math problems. 2. This chapter changed my views in a similar way that it has helped my view of teaching. This chapter has taught me that in a lot of cases, the concepts are more important and more valuable than the facts. Teach students problem solving gives them an independence to go above and beyond what they thought they can do, but if a student only reads the book and answers the question, their level of thinking will never expand beyond paper, pencils, and pages. 3. I would design my classroom to have a lot of group activities, especially projects. I want my students to be able to work together to solve problems and really expand the material being taught. I believe that many students are able to do this more effectively when in groups as opposed to on their own because they are able to feed off of each other. 4. A question that has been evoked in this chapter is how can you determine when to use constructivism and when simple memorization is the best method?
1.The ideas that will be most useful to me in my future class will be how knowledge is constructed.
ReplyDelete1.The realities and truths of the external world direct knowledge construction.
2.Internal processes such as Piaget's organization, assimilation, and accomodation direct knowledge construction.
3.Both external and internal factors direct knowledge construction.
I would like to learn how to apply all of these in my classroom in order to help each of my students build knowledge of their everyday subjects they have in class.
2.After reading this chapter my eyes have been open to the fact that collaboration and cooperation have the same ideas but are different meanings. The whole time I thought those two concepts were basically the same thing. Collaboration is the philosophy about how to relate to others-how to learn and work. Cooperation is a way of working with others to attain a shared goal.
3. I would design my classroom in such a way that it encourages my children to think outside the box, and find new ways to build their knowledge. I would also design my classroom in such a way that my students are well aware of what collaboration and cooperation are, and they will know how to use them to work together and help each other when they see another one of their classmates are struggling academically.
4. After reading this chapter, the one question that I have is how can I properly teach my students to collaborate with each other without losing focus and starting to talk or do things they are not supposed to do?
1. The idea that will be most important for me from this chapter is that of constructivism and how it really effects learning. The idea that the students construct their own ideas from what they experience, interacting socially, and reality is very important to understand. We need to allow the students to construct their own ideas and opinions and then help them along the way to make sure they are getting what is right out of what they are experiencing. They need to be able to make their own mistakes, and with our guidance, they will learn and become better people in the future.
ReplyDelete2. This chapter has changed my view of teaching by opening my eyes to the fact that teacher provide students with information, activities, and topics, and the students then construct their own solutions to the problems by using advanced problem solving skills, communication, and what they already know or have experienced. Teachers are available for guidance and to provide structure, not to aid the students in a way that they are not the ones formulating their own ideas on certain topics and problems.
3. I would design my classroom around the idea of solving problems by using other students in the classroom and getting their opinions, using advanced methods of problem solving, and having many helpful posters and activities that get the students' brains working all the time. I want them to be able to think about learning and solving problems at a highly efficient level. I want my students to be able to solve a problem and be able to explain why they chose that answer before I help them decide if it was right or wrong and why.
4. A question I have from this chapter is: Besides group work or activities, what kinds of activities would benefit students and fulfill their need to socially interact to solve problems?
1. In the future, the idea of Constructivism and the Learning Sciences will be valuable for me as an instructor. It is important to understand the various views of true learning in order to be a successful teacher. Student learning occurs most when both sides of the brain are engaged. Students need to be able to construct their own understanding that makes sense to them. This includes Real World tasks with applicability for the students. Social interaction also needs to take place.
ReplyDelete2. I think overall this did not change my view of learning or teaching. It simply reinforced what I already understood. As a student, Constructivism Learning was exactly the type of learning I was craving all through my career as a student. This chapter simply gave me a deeper understanding of why this is the best way to learn and how psychology backs that up. Students need to have a sense of purpose behind what they are learning. As a teacher, I must develop a better understand of how to implement this in the classroom with every assignment.
3. Within my classroom in the future, I think it is vitally important for me to tie the work into something of value for my students. I cannot simply teach them art or how to work with a certain medium in art and expect to reach every student. Students must understand the importance of my class in their current lives or in their future careers. Without applicability, students won’t truly learn or take away from my class. My goal then will be to reach the students and provide them with a great understanding of how my class will ultimately benefit them in the future. This may be difficult at times with an art class, because some students may not see art as being valuable to their lives.
4.What are some good ways to impress upon students the importance of a subject or project in the real world?
1. The aspect of constructivism that will be important to my teaching will be know what the students already know. Students take the knowledge they already possess and they build on it. As a teacher, I need to be able to build on their prior knowledge so they can understand the information more thoroughly.
ReplyDelete2. As a student constructivism is the way that I liked to learn. Having a hands-on approach to learning made it easier for me to understand the material. While reading this chapter, I was made to clear how this form of psychology is correlated to teaching my students. My view of teaching did not alter too much because this is the way I believe is the best way to learn.
3. In my classroom, I will have students use the information they obtained in a lesson, and try to apply it in the physical world. I will always let them write down prior information they have and figure out how they can apply that to the new information.
4. What are some ways I can know what students have learned so I can try to focus on those points that they can build upon that previous information?
1. The whole constructivism idea will help me as a teacher. It is important to understand that environments greatly affect students. Learning depends on current understanding, and it is built from there. Social learning is a big part as well as meaningful real-world tasks.
ReplyDelete2. What really adjusted my views was the fact that there is no one right way to teach. There are so many different ways to teach for example, problem solving. We discussed various ways of learning, like: inquiry-based learning, problem-based learning, cooperative learning, social learning, and many more.
3. In my classroom, I’ll try to provide the resources so students can have references for more in depth problem-based learning. I want to set up my classroom in a way to discourage cheating, and I want to also have it set up to allow collaboration and easy access to making groups without drastic movement all over the room.
4. This chapter did not really evoke any questions from me, it was very informative.
1. The ideas in the chapter that will be most useful or valuable to me in a future teaching situation are it is important to make sure my students are growing in their problem solving skills. This is something that a lot of teachers overlook because it is not the easiest to teach. Also, that it is important to use different ways to teach information. Brains choose preferred ways of learning and the most effective way for one student is not the most effective with all students. Lastly, the five tips for constructive teaching.
ReplyDelete2. The content of this chapter changed my view of teaching and learning because I had never thought about how learning at some point needs to become something the student can take pride in. If they do not they are not likely to learn. So, it is important to teach students that they need to take their learning into their own hands and be partly responsible for what they learning (depending on age).
3. I might design my classroom using the ideas in this chapter to be a place where students can learn to work on problem solving and working together to understand the concepts taught. This provides the students with the opportunity to learn more than one thing at a time. They probably won't even realize they are learning about problem solving. Also, it is something they will use no matter where they end up.
4. Questions that this information has evoked:
Where is the line between a proper amount of cooperative learning and too much? (Meaning students working together in groups, they cannot always be learning in groups).
You notice that half of your class works really well cooperatively and half of them do not work well at all in cooperative groups. What do you do?
1. The idea that will be most valuable to me from this chapter is the theory of constructivism, and how a student needs a change to construct their knowledge about a subject. Rather than just providing a student with the information that they need for tests. Students need to be provided with opportunities to use this information and process, and put it into practical examples so that they can build upon their basic knowledge, and then are able to recall it in the future.
ReplyDelete2. This chapter has changed my view of teaching in the way that it has shown me that I need to spend more time to allow students to grasp a concept rather than expecting students to gain the knowledge by simply reading and answering questions. I think implementing some small group activities and discussions, it can help students gain a better understanding of the topic.
3. Using the ideas in this chapter, I would design my class to increase the ease of group discussions. By increasing the amount of group discussions in my classes, I think it will help students build upon their knowledge, because it will allow them to clarify their understanding with other students, and also to see what they are learning from a different perspective, which could open up new avenues of thinking fro students.
4. A question that this chapter has raised is how is best to arrange seating, I have seen some classes with rowed seating, with everybody facing the front. Others where desks are grouped into 4’s with all the students facing inwards, which definitely increases the opportunities for discussions, or where the chairs are split into two groups, and all the students are facing the middle where the focus of the class would be.
1. The ideas that will be most helpful from this chapter is learning what constructivism is and learning how it applies in the classroom and the strategies that were given to teach that way.
ReplyDelete2.This chapter has changed my views of teaching in the way that a teacher gives information to the students. Teachers give students the materials, the knowledge, and then give students a problem to solve and students learn through solving that problem and it sticks in their mind because it is more applicable to life.
3. I would design my classroom with lots of stuff for students to get involved in with their free time during school that could encourage further learning beyond the classroom time. I would like to set out mind puzzles or games that encourage them to challenge themselves and learn through different problem solving techniques.
4. A question that might be evoked from this chapter: Is it always good to have students in groups for problem-solving techniques?
1. The ideas in this chapter that will be most helpful to me in my classroom is to not teach the students facts but to teach the students how to learn. By teaching students problem solving skills as well as how to build upon what they already know, students will find out they can learn faster and more effectively. For example, it is not so much important that students know every formula in algebra, as much as it is important that they can logically solve a variety of math problems.
ReplyDelete2. This chapter changed my views in a similar way that it has helped my view of teaching. This chapter has taught me that in a lot of cases, the concepts are more important and more valuable than the facts. Teach students problem solving gives them an independence to go above and beyond what they thought they can do, but if a student only reads the book and answers the question, their level of thinking will never expand beyond paper, pencils, and pages.
3. I would design my classroom to have a lot of group activities, especially projects. I want my students to be able to work together to solve problems and really expand the material being taught. I believe that many students are able to do this more effectively when in groups as opposed to on their own because they are able to feed off of each other.
4. A question that has been evoked in this chapter is how can you determine when to use constructivism and when simple memorization is the best method?