https://padlet.com/wwtssley/6p1ycfeoefd8r2ad Meaningful learning characteristics and experiences by Whitney Waits-Easley for IDT 3600. en-us 2020-06-07 15:55:17 UTC 2020-06-07 20:06:26 UTC hello@padlet.com wwtssley https://padlet.com/wwtssley/6p1ycfeoefd8r2ad/wish/615331354 1. In the Spanish class I took a few years ago we spoke mostly Spanish in the classroom, wrote and told stories in Spanish,  and did most assignments in Spanish. This allowed us to learn and navigate the language ourselves while also receiving feedback from our professor and fellow peers. Of course, this was difficult at first, however I think it truly helped me learn how to have natural dialogue in the language. 
2. In my early childhood literacy class, we had the opportunity to observe elementary classrooms and assist teachers and students with whatever they needed. While we were learning about phonological and morphological development, we had an assignment where we had to perform phonological and morphological assessments on two students of different reading levels in the classroom. This was very beneficial for me because I got to see these students' differences in development, and therefore apply what I had been learning in the classroom to real life. ]]> 2020-06-07 15:57:51 UTC https://padlet.com/wwtssley/6p1ycfeoefd8r2ad/wish/615331354 wwtssley https://padlet.com/wwtssley/6p1ycfeoefd8r2ad/wish/615332311 1. In one of my classes from last semester, rather than having a final exam our professor asked us to interview ourselves (or have someone interview us) about things we had learned over the course of the class. The questions asked things like what assignment we viewed to be most beneficial, if our views on wellness integration had changed, and how we would apply what we had learned in class in our future classrooms. I think this was extremely beneficial to both the students and our professor, because it allowed us all to examine what stood out most to us in the class and what exactly we were taking away from it. 
2. At my high school, each student was required to fulfill 12 service hours each semester and write a one-page reflection on the service project they did. At the time, I did not realize the purpose of this reflection and thought it was pointless, however, I know realize that without writing a reflection we most likely would have forgotten about these projects and never thought of them again. The purpose of the reflection was to help us better understand the purpose of our work and how it benefitted others, and I do not think any of us would have thought about that if we had not been asked to reflect on our work. ]]> 2020-06-07 15:58:33 UTC https://padlet.com/wwtssley/6p1ycfeoefd8r2ad/wish/615332311 wwtssley https://padlet.com/wwtssley/6p1ycfeoefd8r2ad/wish/615332719 1. Online discussion boards are a great example of cooperative learning. We have already used them in this class and I have probably used them in every online class I've taken. Discussion boards are helpful because they allow students the chance to reflect on their own thoughts and experiences, while also learning about the thoughts and experiences of their fellow peers, which can lead to new and helpful perspectives. 
2. I have previously used Google drive on group projects in other classes, and feel that it is a great technology for students to use for collaboration. It offers ways students can edit and projects as well as ways students can view and comment on each other's work. It also tracks all comments and revisions, making it extremely informative and reliable for everyone involved. ]]> 2020-06-07 15:58:53 UTC https://padlet.com/wwtssley/6p1ycfeoefd8r2ad/wish/615332719 wwtssley https://padlet.com/wwtssley/6p1ycfeoefd8r2ad/wish/615333414 1. I once took a research and writing class that was structured so that we were creating a research project as the class progressed. We began with learning the skills for creating a bibliography, then a research proposal, and then our own experiment, and, eventually, a research poster. We learned the skills and applied them in each section as we learned, which I believed to be extremely helpful.
2. One example of authentic learning that stands out to me is when I learned about the life cycle of plants in elementary school and my teacher had each student create their own mini greenhouse for our seedling. We got to tape each of our seeds to the window and see them in the classroom every single day. This was meaningful to us as students because we got to witness the stages of life we were learning about in our own seedlings each day, which also kept the information relevant.]]> 2020-06-07 15:59:26 UTC https://padlet.com/wwtssley/6p1ycfeoefd8r2ad/wish/615333414 wwtssley https://padlet.com/wwtssley/6p1ycfeoefd8r2ad/wish/615333737 1. When I was in elementary, probably around first or second grade, I remember when my teachers would take time to help us all fill out our agendas either every day or once a week. This was a task that we would all grow to need in the future one day, so it was important that our teachers instructed us on that repeatedly so that we would eventually know how and when to do it on our own. 
2. When I was taught multiplication tables, I remember our teacher explaining explicitly what multiplication was (i.e 5x3 is 3 groups of 5) and how we would use it in the real world, and I remember understanding the concept fairly easily. For some reason, I had difficulty working out multiplication the normal way, and I recall my teacher teaching us about 3 different ways we could work out multiplication problems to get an answer. This was very helpful to me, as I remember going through each of the different processes until I found the one that worked best for me. ]]> 2020-06-07 15:59:43 UTC https://padlet.com/wwtssley/6p1ycfeoefd8r2ad/wish/615333737