https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/hmgiwdmr43hw According to the Flohr reading, what are two developmental principles that might impact your future classroom? How might those principles influence your teaching in an early childhood or elementary setting? en-us 2018-01-06 18:05:21 UTC 2020-08-09 19:16:49 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/hmgiwdmr43hw/wish/224930878 While I believe that all 12 of the developmental principles will impact my future classroom, there were two that stuck out to me. The first one that stuck out was the 3rd principle. This principle discussed how each child develops at different rates than others even if they are all along the same path. This makes it important to know each individual student in the class and what their needs, strengths, and backgrounds are in order to effectively teach them. Another principle thats tuck out to me was the 6th one. This principle focused on how children are influenced by different social and cultural contexts and its important to understand that this alters the development for each child and what they are exposed to. Understanding children's cultural, family, and community backgrounds will help educators relate to each student and their world outside of the classroom. 

These principles will influence my teaching in an elementary classroom because they help better understand each individual child and their needs that need to be met based off of their development. These skills offer various ways to be successful as an educator in a classroom full of developing children. ]]> 2018-01-26 04:05:54 UTC https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/hmgiwdmr43hw/wish/224930878 https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/hmgiwdmr43hw/wish/225438065 I feel that all 12 principles will be seen and impact my future classroom, but I really feel strongly about principles 2 and 12. Principle 2 is about how all students have different interests and needs. This will influence my teaching because I want to be able to connect the material we are learning in the classroom to my students world outside of school. I feel this is important because it will help them be more engaged in their learning, and they will see how what they learn in school can be applied in the world. 

I also really like principle 12 because I think it is very crucial for student learning that all students feel safe, welcomed, and equal in my future classroom. This will influence my future classroom because I want to have many conversations about me supporting and believing in all my students. I want them to know learning is a process and I am there for each and every student. This is important to me because some of my students may not have support systems at home, so I want to be a trusting adult in my students' lives. ]]> 2018-01-28 21:26:21 UTC https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/hmgiwdmr43hw/wish/225438065 https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/hmgiwdmr43hw/wish/225884090 After reading through the list of developmental principles that Flohr addressed, I began thinking about the ways that these principles would affect my teaching style when I have my own classroom. The examples he added about the principles applying to music education really helped see how these principles would be seen in the classroom environment. The first principle that will impact my future classroom is principle #12 and that is that children learn best when they feel safe and are in a place that they feel they bring something to the table and are free from judgement. One of my teaching philosophies is to create a classroom community that feels like home to my students. I always want the students to feel that the class values their insight and life experience and that we can always learn from this experience. I would love to incorporate music in my classroom on a daily basis and I often feel nervous and vulnerable when I show my musical and artistic side to others. This is because I do not feel confident in my musical abilities. I am sure I will have students who feel this way as well. In order to encourage my students to participate and not be afraid that the class is judging them is through the classroom community formation and creating a welcoming atmosphere. Another principle that I can see playing a role in my classroom one day is principle #7, which explains that children are active learners. I am a hands on learner myself and learn best when I interact with tools and materials. I can often come to conclusions on my own when I explore the world around me, allowing me to retain more information. That being said, I will create many hands on learning opportunities with my students such as using the thunderstorm activity when teaching about weather or using ourselves to represent planets and stars then creating a classroom solar system. Using hands on activities to teach takes a complex idea and makes it easier to understand. 
This list took everything I learned in child development and summarized how these developments will affect my students, as well as giving me examples as to how to teach to the needs of these growing students. As a teacher, I will try to take this knowledge and teach in ways that are meaningful to developing students. ]]> 2018-01-29 22:26:21 UTC https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/hmgiwdmr43hw/wish/225884090 kitkat0543 https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/hmgiwdmr43hw/wish/226165298 I definitely believe that all 12 principles will be demonstrated and impact my future classroom, although I feel most strongly about principles 7 and 11. Principle 7 states that children are active learners, draw on direct physical and social experience, as well as culturally transmitted knowledge in order to create their own understandings of the world around them. I believe that it is important for students to have strong experiences in the classroom that allow them to feel engaged and not isolated. 
I also feel that principle 11 is important to include in my classroom, which states that children demonstrate different modes of knowing and different ways of representing what they know. This is definitely one that is often overlooked, as teachers discredit students when they don't answer the question in the exact manner that was intended. There really is no right or wrong way of answering a question, as long as the teacher can tell that the student understands what is being asked of them. ]]> 2018-01-30 16:16:06 UTC https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/hmgiwdmr43hw/wish/226165298 https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/hmgiwdmr43hw/wish/226313380 The first developmental principle that will most likely impact my future classroom is principle 3 that states, "development proceeds at varying rates from child to child as well as unevenly within different areas of each child's functioning" (p. 31). Students will be learning, growing, and expanding at different rates and I must adjust my curriculum in order to fit the needs of every student, no matter what level they are at. Though this might make my job more challenging, it is my responsibility to accommodate to my students, not vise versa. The second principle that will impact my future classroom is number 6 which states that development is influenced by social and cultural contexts. A student's home life, society, community, and culture are going to effect the way they learn and develop in a classroom. It is my job to understand this and allow their culture to play a role in the classroom. ]]> 2018-01-30 20:02:55 UTC https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/hmgiwdmr43hw/wish/226313380 harveysarahc https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/hmgiwdmr43hw/wish/226355640 After reading all 12 of the principles stated in the Flohr reading, I feel that all 12 are crucial to providing a classroom environment in which caters to the needs of the students and teachers. The first developmental principle that I feel will impact my future classroom is principle 3. Principle 3 states that development varies among each individual child and that "each child is a unique person with an individual pattern and timing of growth.." This principle will influence my teaching because it will greatly affect how my classroom is run and also leaves me with the understanding that I, as a future educator, need to cater to each individual child and their individual needs in order for them to feel confident, comfortable, and as if they are learning in the best environment. 

The second principle that I feel will impact my future classroom is principle 12. Principle 12 states that children feel and learn best when they are in a safe community with supportive influences and adults around them. As a future educator, one of the main reasons I went into the education field was to make sure that students feel welcome, safe, comfortable, and as if they have a teacher/adult who has made a positive impact on their lives all while gaining important knowledge in the classroom. ]]> 2018-01-30 21:53:13 UTC https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/hmgiwdmr43hw/wish/226355640 https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/hmgiwdmr43hw/wish/226358171 After reading through all of the principles it was really challenging for me to choose just two that I valued the most. I think any teacher that has the ability to encorporate a majority of these is doing great. One of the principles that really stuck out to me was principle 3. It talked about how development in children varies from student to student because each child is unique. I could not have read a more true statement. In the classroom we are taught to adapt to any situation and cater to each child’s individual needs. Well, it’s true. We have to have equity in our classroom and help each student succeed in their own way. 
The second principle I chose was principle 9! I really related to this one because I have always said I want to encorporate any kind of play and activity into my classroom. It’s so crucial for students to have an outlet for all of their energy. They are expected to sit in desks and listen for long periods of time and if we as teachers can encorporate that learning into a fun activity where they get to move around it’s a huge win! 
I really enjoyed reading through each of the principles and as I said before, I think teachers should try and encorporate as many of these as possible! ]]> 2018-01-30 22:03:00 UTC https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/hmgiwdmr43hw/wish/226358171 https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/hmgiwdmr43hw/wish/226379276 The two principles that would influence my classroom the most would be principle 3 and principle 6. Principle 3 states that development happens at different rates for each child, and is uneven in different areas of development. This is a concept that has been taught to me multiple times throughout my time here at KU, but I also see it in some classroom I have been in over the last semester. Each child is unique and the way they development is no different. Principle 6 is another that I think will impact my future classroom because learning occurs from all over not just in the classroom. Children (even early childhood age) bring in their own knowledge that they have learned into the classroom as well as learn from the classroom itself. Learning occurs everywhere and understanding this will be a asset I hope to have. With these two principles in mind, I think that I would honestly shape my teaching around them. Knowing that each student develops at different stages will prepare me to write lessons that will be beneficial for all children, and using my environment and the students prior knowledge will help me to bring more variety and understanding into the classroom. 

]]> 2018-01-31 00:03:03 UTC https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/hmgiwdmr43hw/wish/226379276 ashleeriedel8 https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/hmgiwdmr43hw/wish/226399910 While reading through the 12 principles, I was thinking that all of these, in some way, could be used in my future elementary classroom. Each principle has a very important idea with them and should all be considered in some way. One of the two that stuck out to me the most was, principle 3 which explains how children all develop at different rates, meaning some are more mature than others in certain aspects of their life. As a teacher, I think it is extremely important to know each student individually and understand their strengths and weaknesses so we can teach them to the best of their abilities. So, knowing how far they are in certain areas is very important. The second one I found was principle 9, which explains how important it is for young children to have time to play with one another. I hope to one day work with kindergarten or first grade, which means I will have students who are 7-years-old and younger, which is a prime age for them to still have a lot of play time in their lives. I think teachers can incorporate many fun activities for students to play that also helps them to learn as they do it. This is something I hope to get good at as I have more experience teaching and my students will always have fun when in my classroom. ]]> 2018-01-31 02:36:48 UTC https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/hmgiwdmr43hw/wish/226399910 https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/hmgiwdmr43hw/wish/226411740 As I was reading about these developmental principles, it was extremely challenging to choose which one I wanted to write about on Padlet. I finally decided that I really wanted to stress principle twelve: children learn best in the context of a community where they feel safe and valued, their physical needs are met, and they feel psychologically secure. Something that I have noticed in my work experience with an after school program is that our group lacks a sense of community. Which I have come to find out that having an environment without that sense of community can be quite toxic for the student and for the educator. I know that I must work on bettering this classroom/group community in order for our time to be a productive and positive experience. 

Secondly, I want to definitely incorporate principle eleven: children demonstrate modes of knowing and learning and different ways of representing what they know. This principle really focuses on celebrating and encouraging students to embrace their strengths but also to embrace their weaknesses. By doing this students will build confidence in the intelligences that they know and are well-versed in, as well as gain the knowledge of other intelligences that they might not naturally possess. 

These principles will hopefully all be represented in my future classroom as they are all essential to a students learning. I know this is all easier said than done, however, I believe that I will work my hardest to bring all this into my future classroom.]]> 2018-01-31 04:04:14 UTC https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/hmgiwdmr43hw/wish/226411740 https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/hmgiwdmr43hw/wish/226411884 The 12 developmental principles are all applicable for any classroom. One that I think will impact my future classroom is number 12: children learn best in the context of the community where they are safe and valued, their physical needs are met, and they feel psychologically secure. I think having a class where the students feel safe and valued is the only way that learning car occur. Otherwise students can easily shut down and "hate" school and not actively learn. So that is one of my biggest goals for my future classroom, is to have them feel safe and valued. The other principle that I thought would most impact my future classroom is number 9: play is an important vehicle for children's social, emotional and cognitive development as well as a reflection of their development. As someone who wants to be a early childhood teacher I am very passionate about ensuring young children are given a lot of opportunities to play. There is a lot of research about how play is the most important way especially preschool age children to learn. They learn so much more than could ever be taught from direct instruction, like social skills, problem solving, abstract thinking etc. In my future classroom I will ensure that play is the basis of my students days. ]]> 2018-01-31 04:05:06 UTC https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/hmgiwdmr43hw/wish/226411884 iheartmusic2014 https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/hmgiwdmr43hw/wish/226420606 I think that two of the twelve developmental principles that will be most impactful in my classroom are principle 3 and principle 12. Principle 3 explains the concept that child development varies from child to child. I think this is important to remember, because while it is important to set goals for the class it is also important to set goals attainable for each student. This does tie a little into what principle 6 discusses about remembering the “sociocultural context of the family”. A child’s development is dependent on many things, but their family is a huge component of their development. This also ties into principle 12. Which discusses that children develop best when their psychological and physical needs are met, and their development is dependent on their ability to create and maintain healthy relationships with adults and other children. 
I think these two are both related and likely to play a large role in teaching in an elementary setting. In order to best help the students you have to know what the community of your students looks like, what their socioeconomic status. It can be hard to expect a student to perform to certain standards if they are hungry, or their clothes don’t fit, or they are feeling neglected at home. It could be easy to feel frustrated when a student seems to be acting out, but as a teacher you have to constantly being seeing them as a person with needs so that you can help them meet those needs as well as learn.]]> 2018-01-31 05:22:49 UTC https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/hmgiwdmr43hw/wish/226420606 https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/hmgiwdmr43hw/wish/226617853 Out of the twelve developmental principles, I think that principles seven and twelve might impact my future classroom. Principle seven has to do with being active, physical, and social learners in order to understand information better. I think this would influence teaching in an elementary setting because students are able to do activities that are more hands on, which can help them learn better. They can do different types of centers and exploration in the subjects we are discussing. Principle twelve has to do with having a classroom where all your students feel safe and that they are being valued as a student. This will influence my teaching in the elementary setting because if all students feel that their needs are being met and that they are safe in the environment they are in, then they will be more willing to learn and will also be more interested. It will change the way students learn because it will be a positive environment.

]]> 2018-01-31 15:37:14 UTC https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/hmgiwdmr43hw/wish/226617853 https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/hmgiwdmr43hw/wish/226677893 From the Flohr reading I believe that all 12 principles will definitely impact my teaching and future classroom at some point. The two principles I thought were the most prevalent are principle 3 and principle 12. Principle 3 discuses the idea that students have different backgrounds/cultures. This ties into the idea that lessons and activities need to be relevant and meaningful for students of all cultural backgrounds. It is not the students jobs to alter their culture to the classroom, it is the teachers job to alter their teaching to fit the needs of the student. It is important for all students and their families to have a meaningful and beneficial learning experience. Principle 12 talks about the importance of the classroom being a safe place for students. It is proven that students learn best when a classroom is a community. Students should feel safe and secure in a classroom and their needs should always come first. It is important for the teacher to be a stable and consistent person in a child's life. Students need stability and they need to know that the teacher cares. What I took away from this article is that as a teacher it is important to alter your teaching to fit the student's needs. The student should never have to change their core values and needs to fit into a classroom. ]]> 2018-01-31 17:08:10 UTC https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/hmgiwdmr43hw/wish/226677893 https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/hmgiwdmr43hw/wish/226681768 As I was reading, I was thinking about the ways that I can use these 12 principles in my daily teaching. However, two in particular stood out to me. Principle 3 explains how children develop uniquely to themselves and that development is highly variable child to child. I think this is important because as I make lesson plans, discipline, and make classroom rules and management systems I need to be aware at the different levels my students are at and where they are developmentally. This goes kind of hand in hand with principle 12, which explains that teachers need to be aware of the sociocultural context of the family. It is important to keep family involved and know what is going on at home to best teach the student. Both of these principles are going to heavily impact my classroom when I teach and I can not wait!

]]> 2018-01-31 17:14:11 UTC https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/hmgiwdmr43hw/wish/226681768 https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/hmgiwdmr43hw/wish/226709214 I really enjoyed reading the 12 developmental principles because I can see how all of them can influence/ impact my future classroom. Two principles that stood out to me where: #7 and #10. #7 mentions how children are active learners. They learn by their surroundings (physical and social experiences), as well as based on their own cultural experiences they grow up with. For students to be engaged it is a good thing to be aware of what material you present to them by using material that applies to their daily life in order to be able to analyze it and not just memorize it. #10 states about offering support when need and steps back to let the child figure it out on their own, this is called scaffolding. In general it is hard to watch people struggle. As much as you want to help, you have to let the child figure it out on their own because they are going to rely on your opinion if they are doing it right or wrong. This helps a child create their own sense of independence and accomplishments.]]> 2018-01-31 17:57:51 UTC https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/hmgiwdmr43hw/wish/226709214 tknowles3425 https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/hmgiwdmr43hw/wish/226786879 While reading today's readings, I really was trying to think how I would use these 12 principles in my future classroom. The two principles that stuck out to me were principles #3 and #9. Principle #3 states that most of your children in your classroom develop at their own pace and that the development of each student will be different. I believe this to be very true because you will have students with IEP's and different developmental delays and you will have to be able to create adaptions for those students. So as a future teacher, I will have to incorporate each students set of skills when writing lessons so every student will be able to learn. 

The other principle I would like to talk about is principle #9. Principle #9 explains the importance of young children having time during the day to play with each other. This will impact my future classroom because I want the children to have a fun/safe learning environment. So instead of lecturing/talking at my students, I can incorporate physical activity, games, etc for the children to have multiple opportunities to play with each other. 

Overall, these principles will effect my teaching in a early education setting by allowing me to see each student as themselves and not just part of a class. Things will be individualized and  inclusive if you follow these 12 principles.

]]> 2018-01-31 19:59:08 UTC https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/hmgiwdmr43hw/wish/226786879 https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/hmgiwdmr43hw/wish/226790923 It seems the twelve principles are all inter-related, so I hope my future classroom will be impacted by all of them. But the two that I feel most drawn to are number 1 and number 7. Number 1 describes how children's development involves an overlapping of multiple types of learning: physical, social, emotional, and cognitive. This tells me that my lessons/activities needs to be engaging on more than one front, and also that there are multiple settings in which learning occurs, not just when a teacher is lecturing and students are listening. If children learn through their social interactions, through their tangible experiences, through different senses and emotions, then I will need to be intentional during meal times, play, centers, transitions, not just when I'm explicitly presenting new information. Number 7, the principle that children are active learners will also influence my future classroom because my hope is to be an educator who allows her students to lead their own learning, with me as a guide. Of course, there will be times in which I'll need to lead certain knowledge that is being learned, but since children learn best when they can form thoughts and opinions based on firsthand, choice experiences, this posture will largely influence the structure of my class.]]> 2018-01-31 20:06:04 UTC https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/hmgiwdmr43hw/wish/226790923 kelsey_eisenbarger https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/hmgiwdmr43hw/wish/226798287 From the Flohr reading, I'm sure that I will encounter all of the 12 principles at some point in my classroom. #9 was one of the developmental principles that really stuck out to me. I did not know that play was so crucial for students development. Of course, I knew that children make discoveries and connections while playing, I did not realize how important it actually was. I enjoyed how the article talked about providing the tools students need to engage in productive play such as music centers. #12 was another principle which I thought would be very present in my classroom. As a future teacher, my goal is to have my students succeed. After reading this article, I learned that students learn and succeed best in an environment where they feel safe and valued. It is important for future teachers to understand and be aware of this so that they can help create a classroom community that fosters grow and development of all students. ]]> 2018-01-31 20:22:36 UTC https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/hmgiwdmr43hw/wish/226798287 https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/hmgiwdmr43hw/wish/226823315 I hope to implement all 12 principles into my classroom, but a few stood out to me. One of those is 12, because feeling safe in the classroom is one of the very first steps. If I were to feel unsafe in a classroom, nothing else would matter. I would be in a constant state of unease and worry. Zero learning would happen in an unsafe environment. Principle 3 also stood out to me because it discussed how all children develop at different rates and they all grow up individually. This is something that is very important to me, as an (almost) kindergarten/preschool teacher. At such a young age, there is no way that a whole class of young kids are at the exact same place, so you cannot teach all kids the same. As a teacher, I will want to learn where each child is at and individualize how I approach each student. ]]> 2018-01-31 21:34:52 UTC https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/hmgiwdmr43hw/wish/226823315 https://padlet.com/drpottersdsu/hmgiwdmr43hw/wish/226851656 In my future classroom, I hope to implement all of the developmental principles. However, the two principles that stand out to me are principles one and eleven. The first principle recognizes the important impact of development(s) in one domain will affect development(s) in other domains. The reason why this principle stood out to me is because young students are developing and growing at a quick rate, and because of this a teacher must be able to connect their developments and growth to their lessons. Furthermore, a teacher must recognize where each student is at developmentally to assure they are providing the most beneficial concepts and knowledge for each student. The eleventh principle also stood out to me because it acknowledges that each students has their own way(s) of learning. The reason why this principle stood out to me is because it is extremely important for teachers to notice and recognize their students areas needed for instruction and strengths. By doing this, the teacher can create an environment and lessons that enhances their students' abilities and furthers their knowledge.

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