Week 2 Group 4 Discussion by Kendra

Principle 5

22kem575 — 2025-09-03 15:55:00 UTC

I really like principle 5 about what motivates students to learn. In education we talk a lot about "classroom culture". This principle really just made that more important for me because students will be motivated to learn and work hard in the right environment. The environment can be enough motivation to help the student achieve really awesome learning goals. The environment should enable student to make mistakes and learn from them and the teacher should be able to adapt to the things that students are most interested in.

Principle 3

2025-09-05 02:53:50 UTC

The principle I found most interesting was principle 3: feedback. Feedback feels especially relevant in an English class where students will be writing, because implementing feedback is also an important part of the writing process. I think about feedback mostly as it relates to writing, so I liked hearing about it in the context of learning. Feedback allows students to engage with material and adjust their work and understanding, which is crucial to learning. I can really appreciate the importance of good feedback because I have been in situations where I have received unhelpful (or no) feedback, and it makes learning so much harder.

Principle 4

mitchellk336 — 2025-09-05 15:56:36 UTC

I was most interested in principle 4. I think the process of transferring new information into different situations is an essential skill, not just for the classroom, but also for life. Oftentimes, the learning I have experienced is fragmented or put in a box. This makes fluid, adaptable connections extremely difficult to make, and leads to a lot of memorization for the test. Doing things like I do, we do, and you do provide the extra guidance that many students need to engage and feel confident in a new subject. Providing examples also helps with this. It models for the students applications that they can use this new topic in.

Principle 6

lukecreeder1 — 2025-09-06 01:30:19 UTC

I really liked what was said on common misconceptions about how children learn. We each have likely heard teachers speak of the four learning styles (Visual, auditory, hands on, and reading/writing), and I have had good teachers who have put a lot of effort into incorporating those different learning styles into their teaching, but it honestly felt so good to hear that there is no credible evidence suggesting that certain students learn better than others based on a single learning style. I think a combination of each is helpful for any student, and what really matters is engagement. Different teaching strategies may be more effective for conveying specific points- not necessarily for specific students.

Principle 1

a02379362 — 2025-09-08 04:24:24 UTC

I found principle 1 the most interesting. I remember learning a lot of things through songs or stories. It reminds me of how it is almost drilled into us as teachers to make learning fun and engaging for students. I also found it interesting how applying skills can really help with learning, knowing why we are learning something can really help students be more interested or motivated to learn. With giving things meaning like the example with the chair is interesting to me as well. I can imagine it can become boaring for students to just memorize words but I can see how giving them a purpous would help with that.