https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/6ghfy7veb4we At this point in MEMT 341, discuss two things you can take away from your learning in this class and implement in your future early childhood or elementary classroom. en-us 2018-05-29 13:08:43 UTC 2025-11-15 02:49:53 UTC hello@padlet.com mgonzales2408 https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/6ghfy7veb4we/wish/280644038 1. The idea of being inviting vs. uninviting in the classroom. First impressions are always a big deal, especially on the first day of school. Providing a warm welcome for the students gives them a sense of comfort, but an idea of how the class will go based off the preparedness of the teacher.
2. The different activities we have done that have related to music. For example, when we used pipe cleaners to come up with our own steady beat. The pipe cleaners can be used for math equations and used as a review for simple equations. ]]> 2018-09-13 03:11:48 UTC https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/6ghfy7veb4we/wish/280644038 h168c904 https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/6ghfy7veb4we/wish/282319496 1) The importance of first impressions is so crucial to teaching! Not just in the way that I dress, but in the way that I behave, my body language, and use of words. It also pertains to how my classroom is organized, and how I conduct myself and the the way I establish rules and expectations in my classroom throughout the first couple of weeks. All of these things, which could take a child less than a minute to judge as respectable, inviting, warm, and safe, or the opposite, can make or break how that child—and probably the rest of the students—and I interact, and how the school year goes for both of us.
2) I have learned so many great activities that, while they may be musical, are great for developing a unified classroom, working with younger students on motor skills—large and small—, and with helping the students get their wiggles out! And it's just incredible how quickly a musical activity can turn from learning music to learning about almost any other subject you can possibly want!]]> 2018-09-17 13:56:53 UTC https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/6ghfy7veb4we/wish/282319496 https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/6ghfy7veb4we/wish/283055406 The first thing that I have learned from class is that we must tell our students what we expect from them from the beginning. Before jumping into an activity. Before handing out supplies. There must be clear ground rules, expectations, instructions, and boundaries. As a teacher, you create your own classroom management problems if you do not explain to your students what exactly you want them to do, what you do not want them to do, and how long you want them to do it. I see how important it is to make sure that in the future, at the beginning of each activity or even the school year, semester, or day that my students and I walk through what we are going to do and how we are going to do it so that we can be respectful, honest, kind, and organized as we go about the school day.

The second thing that I learned from class is how important it is to use enactive learning techniques and how easy it is to do so by getting creative with simple materials. Sticky notes, pipe cleaners, finger puppets, bingo and even just music or using your own body to move! Each of these materials can also be reused across various subjects as well, from Math to English. For example, we used the pipe cleaners to show notes and beats, but they could be used to help students learn their letters, numbers, shapes, and more. These hands-on/enactive activities are really helping me to learn to think outside of the box and to come up with creative ways to teach new concepts. I will most definitely implement some of the activities that we have modeled in this class in my future classroom. ]]> 2018-09-18 17:23:55 UTC https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/6ghfy7veb4we/wish/283055406 abbeyhedrick https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/6ghfy7veb4we/wish/283202989 The first things I learned are how important the first few days are. Its so important to build a classroom environment, and we can learned countless different ways to do. I learned you need to tell students what you expect from them to avoid any confusion or conflict. Also, I learned a great way to get everyone feeling important is to establish rules together instead of apart. The second major thing I've learned is a ton of different ways to get up and get involved in the classroom. I didn't realize it was so easy to involve locomotor and nonlocomotor movements in the classroom. I always thought that I wanted to get my students up and moving, but  I never really knew how or how to relate it to the lessons. We have learned many easy ways to do this in the classroom and to get everyone involved. 

]]> 2018-09-19 00:19:56 UTC https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/6ghfy7veb4we/wish/283202989 https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/6ghfy7veb4we/wish/283216606 Thus far I have learned how setting the classroom community and structure are so important in the first few days. Children need to have clear expectations and schedules. I will make sure to prepare for the first few days by coming up with a small set of classroom rules for the students to add to as a community. I will have a few attention getters ready to implement early on so the students know the standards when they are said. The students need a stable and positive role model to look up to. I will come in early each day to set up the room and show the students I care by being prepared. 
The second thing I learned is how to assess their learning of the lesson. I will make sure I ask them specific questions to analyze if they understood the main focuses of the lesson. The end goal is for a student to be able to tell me what the lesson was about and how we were able to show it. I will try to set aside a few minutes after every lesson to regroup and have the students ask any questions if they are still confused.

]]> 2018-09-19 01:34:27 UTC https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/6ghfy7veb4we/wish/283216606 https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/6ghfy7veb4we/wish/283441230 So far this class has really brought me out of my comfort zone which is fun considering a majority of classes do not do that. One thing that I am able to take away from the class is that enactive learning is very powerful especially at a younger age. The students retain much more information from enactive learning rather than symbolic. So I could implement enactive learning into my classroom very easily. Another thing I could implement in my class room is the use of those assessment at the end of a lesson. The assessment make sure all students understand what was happening in the lesson. I do not like the idea of big tests but I do feel that those smaller assessment at the end of a lesson are very helpful, in making sure my students will and do understand. ]]> 2018-09-19 14:14:59 UTC https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/6ghfy7veb4we/wish/283441230 https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/6ghfy7veb4we/wish/283573826 One of the most important things that I have learned so far in this class is the importance of a structured classroom. Children feel more secure when their classroom is a "community". For this to occur, I would lay out the expectations and guidelines for my students so that they would be prepared for everything that will happen in the classroom. I will also build a sense of community by being there for my students, always encouraging them to ask questions, and try to get to know them and their family on a more personal level. Another important take away that I have learned is that there are multiple types of learning techniques (enactive for ex.). It is extremely important to implement movement and fun activities in a classroom to ensure the success of every student. Especially for children of a lower grade level, activities should be focused on play. I will include many enactive activities in my future classroom and check for an understanding throughout the assignment. By doing this, students will feel like they aren't even doing school work, just having fun!

]]> 2018-09-19 17:59:35 UTC https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/6ghfy7veb4we/wish/283573826 abbeyhedrick https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/6ghfy7veb4we/wish/293672876 I think the most beneficial things I’ve learned in class so far are the different learnings styles and COUNTLESS ways to implement them in the classroom. I think it’s so important to get kids moving especially younger kids to get out extra gitters and help the students be able to focus more. I also liked the Wong and Wong readings. I liked how relatable they were and how I could even notice some of the things they discussed with my students at Boys and Girls Club and have tried to start using them. I will try to follow a lot of their guidelines as much as possible. I feel they are all so important especially for a new teacher. This will be a textbook I will brush up on before student teaching and when starting in my classroom.]]> 2018-10-17 03:14:40 UTC https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/6ghfy7veb4we/wish/293672876