Week 12 Jly

Learning is completing 12 weeks of readings, lesson plans, blog posts, and discussions on a multiple of different learning theories and being able to have an intelligable conversation with a colleague about them. I am so glad that I have had the opportunity to review these learning theories throughout this semester. They seem to mean so much more to me as a teacher now then they did in undergraduate study. WEIRD!!!
The best way that I can effectuate this new learning is to better understand my students and apply the various learning theories as they are needed in my classroom.
August???? School???? Bring it on!!!!!

Week 11 July 20

Vygotsky's theory makes me think that learning needs to be full of challenges, but also successes whether they be easy or difficult accomplishments.
As Teacher/Trainers we need to be aware of where their development is to allow for these accomplisments to take place. I think one of the best ways to better understand where our students are is by using frequent forms of formative assessment for our benefit as well as for the student.

Week 10 July 13

Learning? Well this week I think it is about discovery. Based upon Bruner's theory of spiraled curriculum, learners can learn any subject at any level of development as long as you can bring it to their level of understanding.
Teachers/trainers can better do this by picking and choosing things in their curriculum that really matter and that they will need to know as adults and be better contributors to society. One thing that I am going to is really think about what I teach each day and determine what in that lesson is important enough to really focus on and make sure they learn.

Week 9 July 6

Learning to me this week is to become aware of something by information or by observation. With the learning theory this week, learning is all about reality. It makes me think about how so many people think that as individuals we are either book smart or common sense smart, but that hardly you ever see people that are both.
As teachers/trainers we need to make sure to incorporated both so that are learners can take the information we help them acquire and use it in their lives.