Padlet Collaboration Disscussion 5 by

Motivation

2025-09-04 14:24:52 UTC

Hey everybody! I chose to do motivation as my topic to write about. This is important to me because it really dictates what sort of an experience kids have at school. As teachers, it's crucial for us to try and give kids a love for learning and positive feelings towards education. If students don't see why they should learn and love it, then they aren't going to. I'm really grateful for teachers in my life who gave me confidence in my abilities and encouraged me to do my best.

Learning science principle 1

kayleepeachtree — 2025-09-04 16:37:59 UTC

The first principle about how students learn new ideas stood out to me the most . I liked the example that she shared in the video about the child thinking that a dog and a cat are the same animal because she had never seen a cat before but she had learned what a dog was. I liked this example because I have seen this with my own daughter. She is 1 years old and is learning her animals right now so I get to see this in action everyday! We went to the Dallas zoo over Labor Day weekend and saw a lot of different farm animals in one section. She kept pointing at the goats and saying “neigh.” To her a goat looked similar enough to what she understood to be a horse that she thought they were the same. I kept telling her that it was a goat and that it said “baa” not “neigh.” Eventually she understood and started saying the right sound.

Learning Principle 4

a02461315 — 2025-09-04 19:58:46 UTC

I thought learning principle 4 was very interesting and very important for all classrooms. I think it will help us teach each lesson. I own and direct my own Montessori childcare, and I see where I can apply this a lot in the classroom with my preschoolers. It is easy to forget that they will not fully understand why 2+2=4 or why the letter a makes the ahh sound. So it is up to us to simplify, cut out, provide examples, and slowly let them have control of their learning. This helps each student fully understand the lessons we are giving and helps them retain the lessons.

Learning Principle 3

2025-09-08 01:12:56 UTC

I find Principle 3 the most interesting because I’ve seen firsthand how much of a difference good feedback can make. When feedback is specific, clear, and focused on improvement, students actually have the tools they need to grow instead of just being told they’re right or wrong. I also like the idea of feedback literacy because it shifts the responsibility onto students too, it’s not just about teachers giving feedback, but about students learning how to receive it, understand it, and use it to improve. That makes the whole process more collaborative and meaningful. The 3P model especially stands out to me because it shows that feedback isn’t a one-time event, but something ongoing that helps students reflect and adjust over time.

Learning Principle 1

aliviaavila4036 — 2025-09-11 18:44:06 UTC

Learning principle 1 stands out to me the most because I feel that is also how I learn. When someone uses metaphors or they use my prior knowledge of a subject to make connections. I will catch on and even catch myself making the connections aloud to understand it. This can also be used when teaching lessons to students. For example, for a STEM lesson. The STEM lesson would be making an boat out of aluminum and seeing how many pennies it can float before it sinks. A good way to get students thinking about things that float in water would be asking them about boats. Asking if they have ever been on one or seen one with floating in the ocean or lake. Then asking those students what did the boat look like how was it shaped, was it big or small? This would be able to build off their prior knowledge and connections so they know how they would want to build their boat in order for it float.