Discussion Board for the Principle's of Learning by

Learning Principle #3

Alex_M311 — 2025-05-08 14:34:35 UTC

As a future FACS Ed. teacher I really like this principle because no matter if it's Foods, Child Development, Personal Finance, or even Sewing that I teach, I want to help my students realize that there are solutions to problems they may face in the real world. I'm also a super big believer in constructive feedback and how important to the human ego it can be. I want my students to feel great about the work they do, and confident that they can overcome problems

Hi group! (update) Principle #2

brieanna_riddle — 2025-05-13 21:45:14 UTC

I have been searching through this online class and cannot find the information/article/etc. about the learning principles that we are supposed to discuss. Where can I find them?

Update:

Ok, I finally found it in the "pages" section of the course, which my Canvas just wasn't displaying for some reason, but I clicked the "next" button in the bottom right corner of the Introduce Yourself to the class module until I found all the information in the principles. Just in case anyone else was struggling. :)

Anyway, I decided to do a post on Learning Principle #2, which is all about practice. There are several different ways to practice that help with learning. I resonated with this one because I aspire to be an Art Teacher and Tennis coach one day. Both require a lot of practice to become proficient. This Principle opened my eyes to more ways one can practice efficiently. When I was learning tennis, my coach would use acronyms during practice to help us focus on certain parts of the technique. We would say the acronyms in our minds while practicing the associated technique.

Learning Principle #5

clarkraymond97 — 2025-05-15 18:48:52 UTC

I found the idea of normalizing students’ feelings of doubt about belonging especially powerful. In agriculture classrooms, students often come from diverse backgrounds and may feel uncertain at first. By actively creating a welcoming and supportive environment—and reassuring students that these feelings are common and temporary—I can help foster a sense of community where every student feels valued and motivated to learn.

Learning principle #1 -Aurora Slater

2025-05-15 22:18:01 UTC

This principle stood out to me because it shows a big need for assessing knowledge. Once we know where the students are at we can take that and build little by little on what they already know and they'll retain it better! Even though testing can be stressful for the kids and tedious it does have it's place. If we don't know where the students are they can easily lost because we'll be trying to teach something that's building on something we think they already know when they don't. This principle coupled with knowledge assessments of any kind helps us make sure we don't lose students and they retain the information better.

Learning Principle #5

2025-05-16 02:55:46 UTC

As a first-year teacher, my main goal was to become a champion for each of my students. When students feel that someone truly cares for them, they are motivated to perform in the classroom. If students know that their teacher truly cares, they will work hard at school and rise to the expectations set by the teacher. Sometimes students do not have parents or themselves to push them to reach their goals, so teachers need to step in and help motivate them to work hard and complete their schoolwork.

I also believe that if students help set their expectations at the start of the year will continue to rise above that level of expectations.

Learning Principle #4

amarisz0227 — 2025-05-17 02:39:19 UTC

Learning about Cognitive Load Theory was a great resource and brought me awareness of a classroom management skill. From a perspective of a teacher, I realized that combining scaffolding and strategic practice within students' learning something new helps them better attain the new knowledge. I can relate to the student in the video. During school, I would often get distracted and frustrated because I couldn't understand. That's my brain took what I knew and built upon the pieces of information I was receiving to better understand the content. Having a teacher mindset now, and this experience helps me to apply the strategies in helping students grow. It's a privilege to be a learning scientist!

Learning Principle #6: What are Common Misconceptions about how students think and learn?

2025-05-20 00:53:34 UTC

I resonated with this principle because it talks about how each person has a different "learning style". I like how the lecture goes over how some styles that appear in kindergarten are what appears in college and high school settings. I understand that there are many different approaches to student's learning, even though it is not scientifically proven. However, with ag classes, I feel like this concept might be a little easier compared to other subjects. I loved my agriculture classes because they focused around hands-on learning. I do like how during the lecture we learn about how even though you are one "learning style", that does not mean that you cannot be open to others. In other words, not to restrict yourself to one learning way because it can limit your learning and understanding of a subject.