https://padlet.com/kayliewhitten/y1msozy7kyvz263s Kaylie Whitten en-us 2021-08-29 17:13:42 UTC 2025-11-30 23:43:56 UTC hello@padlet.com kayliewhitten https://padlet.com/kayliewhitten/y1msozy7kyvz263s/wish/1702805609 The first meaningful learning experience I can think of for the active characteristic is when I was learning how to drive for the first time. Obviously practice is very important when learning how to drive. You have to manipulate things as important as the wheel to where you want to go, or the breaks and how to press them properly to stop in time without slamming on them. You also have to learn things as minuscule as how to use your windshield wipers, your radio, and your blinker. The more practice you put into trying things in a new way and observing the outcomes, the better driver you will be. 

The second meaningful learning experience I can think of for the active characteristic is when I was learning how to play softball. Any sport requires a lot of practice with trial and error when it comes to the best techniques for you to use. When I played I was a catcher. I remember a practice when my coach was giving me different methods to try for my pop-up to throw to second base. Every time I tried a new way we observed if the outcome was better or worse than what we tried before, until we settled on what was best for me to do. ]]> 2021-08-29 17:15:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kayliewhitten/y1msozy7kyvz263s/wish/1702805609 kayliewhitten https://padlet.com/kayliewhitten/y1msozy7kyvz263s/wish/1702805766 A meaningful learning experience I can think of for the constructive characteristic is when I make Quizlets to study with. Making a Quizlet lets me visually represent what i'm learning or already learned and need to remember. 

Another way that my teachers in the past have used the constructive characteristic is through Kahoot. Kahoot is a fun way to test our knowledge of the lesson from that day, or to refresh on things we've learned in the past for an upcoming test. ]]> 2021-08-29 17:15:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kayliewhitten/y1msozy7kyvz263s/wish/1702805766 kayliewhitten https://padlet.com/kayliewhitten/y1msozy7kyvz263s/wish/1702805996 I have always been in classes that utilize the cooperative characteristic a lot. One of my favorite group work activities i've done was in my American government class. First we watched the presidential debates, then we watched what different news channels had to say about them. My teacher then told us to get into groups of Two, then had us pair up with another group of Two. After that he gave us a list of very opinionated topics to choose from. Once a group chose a topic we had to decide within the group what pair was going to be for or against the topic. After that each pair was able to take notes and facts to help their view and then we debated each other. The class was able to decide who won the debate. It was a lot of fun and taught us a lot about debates. 

My science teacher in high school also used the cooperative characteristic a lot. Whenever we had to do a lab we had to get into pairs and do the entire lab together. It was always helpful having someone else there to help you, while also having a different perspective on things. ]]> 2021-08-29 17:16:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kayliewhitten/y1msozy7kyvz263s/wish/1702805996 kayliewhitten https://padlet.com/kayliewhitten/y1msozy7kyvz263s/wish/1702806089 I was very lucky to have some of the teachers I did and be able to take the courses I did throughout my life. I have had many hands on, real life experiences in the classroom that I really enjoyed. One of my favorite classes I took in high school that was heavily based on the authentic characteristic was my early childhood education class. In this class, we learned about all types of different things you needed to know and understand in order to work with children for your career. We did do some book work, tests, lectures, and note taking like any normal classroom, but we also had a preschool program within that class where the preschoolers would come in Three days a week. On those days we were able to observe, practice, and partake in things we were learning about in that class in a real life and real time setting. 

The second meaningful learning experience I have had with the authentic characteristic was in a math class that I took. My teacher was tired of students always asking, "When will we ever use this in real life?", so she made us do a project about what career we wanted to have, interview someone with that job, and explain what kind of math they use and how they use it in their job. ]]> 2021-08-29 17:16:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kayliewhitten/y1msozy7kyvz263s/wish/1702806089 kayliewhitten https://padlet.com/kayliewhitten/y1msozy7kyvz263s/wish/1702806186 A meaningful learning experience I have had using the intentional characteristic is when we would use a website called StoryBoardThat in my English class. Once we finished a book or a reading instead of just summarizing what we read we would make comic strips on that website. They could be funny, from a different perspective, include questions, anything we wanted to do to help represent our understanding of the reading. 

Another way that I have used the intentional characteristic is with the Stickies app on my laptop. This app allows me to write out any reminders or things I need to complete by the end of that day. This helps me make an organized plan to execute all my schoolwork I need to do. ]]> 2021-08-29 17:16:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kayliewhitten/y1msozy7kyvz263s/wish/1702806186