Padlet week 2 group discussion by kelli pugmire

Reference

mckellepugmire8204 — 2025-09-03 17:21:08 UTC

The principle I found most interesting was reference because I think it's very cool how we can learn such complex ideas by starting really small. As I learned about this principle, it reminded me of when I was in high school and how there were subjects that I didn't understand at all, but then little by little, I was able to learn them as ideas stacked on top of each other. It's crazy to think that if we were to open the back of a textbook at the beginning of the year, we'd be clueless, but by the end of the year, we'd understand it. I think that it is a very important principle to understand as a teacher to help our students learn. If we can refer and connect back to what they already know, the students will be able to better understand the ideas, and it will be cool to start to watch it click in their minds!

Love to Learn

a02380964 — 2025-09-04 22:46:38 UTC

Something that I loved from the principles was the very last one that talked about how teachers can help their students love learning. I found this interesting because I worked as an ESL tutor at an elementary school, and helped a lot of students who didn’t have that love of learning. It was hard for me to know how to motivate them, how to help them learn to read, and write, especially when they couldn’t speak English. I liked the idea that students can learn to love learning if they know that they can improve. I also like the idea of helping them set goals, and giving them positive reinforcement.

Feedback

fv6n6x424t — 2025-09-05 02:28:12 UTC

The Feedback technique is my favorite. I like this one because it is completely personalized to the student and the situation. Being able to get feedback that is tailored to you helps you self reflect and gives you the most opportunity to grow. Being able to go back and see exactly what your mistake is helps you quickly find the correct solution.

Feedback!

cbscoresby — 2025-09-06 21:08:27 UTC

I love this technique because it's so applicable outside of school as well. Being able to give and take feedback is an essential skill for our students to learn and can and will help them in every aspect! It gives them time to reflect and take action on what they could change or how they could apply the feedback given to them. Teaching them how to give good feedback is also a great way for them to get practice. Making sure the feedback they're giving and receiving is specific, focused on the task rather than the student, focused on improvement, and able to be applied quickly is essential for their growth as learners and people!

Student Motivation

a02368600 — 2025-09-07 03:40:34 UTC

As a future elementary teacher, I think student motivation is really important and this principle showed me that kids learn better when they feel like they belong and when they believe they can get more smarter through effort. It really stood out to me that motivation isn’t just about rewards or doing fun stuff, but also about students believing they can actually get better and that there hard work matters. I didn’t really realize before how much stuff like praise and feedback affects students mindset, but now I see that if I focus on praising they’re strategies and effort, not just how smart they are, it helps them stay motivated even when things get hard. Also setting learning goals instead of just performance ones seems like a good way to help students feel more control of they’re own learning. Another thing thats important is letting kids know that its normal to feel like they don’t fit in sometimes, and that those feelings usually go away. I wanna make sure my students feel accepted and supported no matter what level they at, cause motivation really starts when kids feel safe and believe they belong. I also learned that when and how we give rewards or praise really matters too, like it’s better to give unexpected praise or focus on effort instead of always rewarding for just finishing something. Overall, I want my classroom to be a place where kids feel excited to learn, know they can grow, and feel proud of the progress they make.

Practice

dwseeholzer — 2025-09-07 20:20:45 UTC

I really liked this principle because it has a lot of connections to my emphasis which is Music, so it made a lot of sense to me. Having organized practice and being deliberate about it is super important to me as a musician, and I can totally see how it would help students learn things more quickly and retain them for longer. Acronyms, rhymes, songs, mnemonics all help with learning because it helps make lots of different connections. Incorporating practice helps students to learn things long-term instead of just forgetting what they learned after the test. What I think is the best benefit of learning how to practice is that you can apply those skills to literally anything in life to learn things faster and more deeply.

Principle 1

a02421710 — 2025-09-08 04:39:04 UTC

I found this principle the most interesting because it emphasized the importance of our prior knowledge and experiences in learning something new. It made me think about how often I connect new topics in class to things I already understand. For example, when learning about electricity, I understood circuits better when the teacher compared them to water pipes. I also realized that group work and peer discussions help me understand things more deeply because I can relate others' explanations to what I already know.