Week 3 Group Discussion by Emma Young

Principle #2 How do students learn and retain new information?

emmayoung596 — 2024-09-11 21:00:24 UTC

I thought the principle about how students learn and retain new information was really interesting. In my personal experience, I have noticed that the information I learned through songs or mnemonics is information that I still remember to this day. So, it was cool to see that backed up by learning science. I also thought it was interesting that students retain information better when they are able to practice the information is multiple contexts. I remember doing a lot of drill and kill in school, so I like the idea of having the periodic practice happen more creatively within different contexts.

Principle 4

emmaleesyme — 2024-09-12 14:20:55 UTC

The learning principle that is most interesting to me is principle 4. I have taken a lot of acting classes and one of the things my acting instructors would say is art is general then specific. (this is not a direct quote that is just what they would generally say). I work in an elementary school right now, and I have been thinking about how children have to learn the general sounds and letters before they can read. But we all know that grammar is not as simple as A makes a sound. Another reason I think this is so interesting is I plan on being a history teacher. One of my notes for this video was "Is history just introducing new information?" I know through experience that history is not just introducing new information. I do not know how I am going to create simple to complex ideas in my future classroom, yet. I fear this is a hard principle to master, and I want to learn more about it.

Principle #5

2024-09-12 17:58:25 UTC

I loved learning about principle #5 which talks all about motivation and what motivates students to learn. I've never considered just how much a teacher can influence a student's motivation in positive ways through teaching very simple things. They can teach students to believe they can improve, that critical feedback can be seen as someone knowing they can be even better, and that doubts will go away as they keep trying. There is so much we can do to help out students. I also think it's interesting how much of a difference that can be seen in grades, positivity, and personality when students have something for motivation. Rewards, praise, good grades, and other things can all be examples of motivating things for students when they're used in the right way. I really want to help my students be motivated, and these tips will be so helpful for that!

Jenna Park

Principle #6

emmaskeem — 2024-09-14 21:50:51 UTC

I loved the idea that students and people in general do not only have one specific learning style. I always hated those lessons in class, because I felt that I learned well through many of them. This forced me choose one way, and discount other ways of learning. My teacher told me I was not a visual learner, and that has led me to skip over many graphics or pictures in textbooks, that may actually have been helpful. The main take away into my personal teaching strategy is to use all of the approaches. Some students may prefer one way, but a well rounded education uses many differents styles of learning.

Principle #3

a02210391 — 2024-09-16 03:15:19 UTC

I found principle #3 to be the most interesting, probably because I never thought about how truly important feedback is. I also have never thought about feedback literacy. Even if a teacher gives great feedback, if a student doesn't know how to understand or use that feedback, it's basically pointless to them. With this principle, I feel like it is as important for the teacher as it is for the student in the sense of effectiveness and within impact and improvement. Listening to professor Kelli talk about feedback was intriguing to me. I definitely have had professors that give generic feedback and/or feedback that I can't do anything with to show my understanding/enhancement of a concept. Even though I didn't realize how silly feedback was like that before learning about this principle, I found myself laughing a little and rolling my eyes about those situations. It makes me wonder what the point was for or the rational behind the professor to give feedback like that. It seems like it would waste their time and doesn't allow us to grow as a student.

Principle #1

meisjem12 — 2024-09-16 04:21:26 UTC

I found principle #1 the most interesting because it is based on using prior knowledge and experiences to learn. As a student teacher, I get the opportunity to see my students every day and learn about their lives and personal experiences. This helps me influence how I might teach a lesson based on what they understand and have experienced in their life. I think it can be a strong tool to help students build connections. This principle also helps students through step-by-step procedures and different modalities such as kinesthetic, auditory, and visual learning. Since every student learns differently, as teachers, it's up to us to have multiple resources to help every student reach their full potential.

Principle 5- What motivates students to learn?

flindersbailey — 2024-09-16 04:59:01 UTC

I found this principle the most interesting. This summer while I was not in school I found myself missing school and excited to come back to school and retain new information and learn new things. I have never found myself feeling this way and was wondering what had changed and why I was so excited to be back in school and learn as much as I could in a small amount of time. This is why I wanted to write about this principle. The Deans of Impact were interesting and made so much sense to me. I have a professor that I have became close with and am currently in one of her classes. This is the class I was looking forward to the most. Why? She praises, and only gives positive reinforcement. I get excited to go to her class because I know she is going to say something nice and has created a fun and comfortable learning environment where everyone knows each other and feels important. This is the kind of environment I hope to recreate as I want my students to be motivated to come to class and learn new things while feeling empowered and comfortable. I also want to teach realistic goal setting. When I have too big of a goal or too many things to do I get overwhelmed. I have learned how to break things down and make them more manageable and attainable. As I do this with my students this will help them want to learn and reach their goals.

Principle 3

libby0773 — 2024-09-16 05:30:11 UTC

I thought that principle #3 was interesting to look into. Principle 3 is based on feedback. I didn’t realize how important feedback is until I got into college. Another important aspect from learning about principle 3 is that when giving feedback it’s important that the student understands the feedback. This is crucial because if a child doesn’t understand the information you said in the feedback how can they progress? This principle applies to both students and teachers. Like I stated earlier, if a student doesn’t understand the feedback given then it is one the teacher. It’s so important that a teachers feedback is clear and straight to the point as it gives the student a guide as they correct their work for next time.

I have had teachers and coaches my whole life give me feedback. I didn’t really start understanding the need for feedback until I got into college. All of my professors have given me great feedback on assignments that I had questions about. The feedback that they gave me, helped me to either improve the assignment for the final or the feedback will help me for the next assignment. If a professors feedback confuses me or I just don’t understand it at all, the professors are happy to help me understand what their feedback meant. Listening to Professor Kelli talk about this concept was interesting. Writing this from a students stand point I can see why feedback is important. But, looking at this from a teaching standpoint who was once a student, I can see just how crucial feedback is for students of all ages. It’s also important to explain the feedback to your students especially if they are younger.