Chs. 2-3
Catherine has an informative video on literature circles, and Amanda shares a quote from Maya Angelou that sums up the importance of the affective domain before challenging us to think critically about how and why we incorporate technology.
Catherine has an informative video on literature circles, and Amanda shares a quote from Maya Angelou that sums up the importance of the affective domain before challenging us to think critically about how and why we incorporate technology.
Happy reading and blogging!
1.How
does a teacher determine students’ prior knowledge?
2.What
are some teaching methods that can help students gain a more internal locus of
control?
3.
What is conation?
4.
How does understanding cognitive dissonance help teachers?
5.
Why is it important for teachers to know about locus of control?
5 comments:
http://chelseasreadingblogforfutureteachers.blogspot.com/
Chelsea found the following definition of conation:
Conation: when a teacher focuses on the student's individual will and desire to learn in conjunction with a student's determination not to give up until achieving success
http://kocon015.blogspot.com/
Kyle had an interesting take:
Prior to reading this chapter, I was not familiar with the term ‘conation’, but I found it to be very intriguing and beneficial. Teaching students “belief, courage, energy, and commitment” as influences to their desire to succeed creates intrinsic motivation to learn, ultimately making the learning experience much more valuable. I was also pleasantly surprised to learn that interactive classroom instruction also results in heightened brain activity.
Ebony
http://preparingtolearn.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-power-of-students-heart.html
#4: "Teachers need to be willing to teach in a way that reaches the masses, because when students encounter new information that clashes with what they believe to be true they struggle with something called cognitive dissonance. That is just a fancy way of saying that they may lose interest and develop negative feelings toward formal instruction.
So what can teachers do to help bridge the gap? For starters, they can help students discuss the difference between having insufficient or incorrect prior knowledge. Also if you want your students to read then share books you are reading or books enjoyed reading as a child yourself."
Tessa:
http://graduatetessa.blogspot.com/
" Cognitive dissonance is an inconsistency in one's thoughts while they reading, or displaying some emotion or feeling- either about the book, or within a personal scenario- that alters a student's comprehension of the text. I think that many students struggle with this; their mind may be elsewhere or they disagree with someone mentioned in the text. These are merely bumps in the road to prepared learning that can be aided by activities such as: KWLs, Story Impressions, concept checks, and many others. "
1. How does a teacher determine students' prior knowledge?
Being actively involved in the students' discussions http://readinallthings.blogspot.com/2014/02/learning-blog-2.html
Class discussion and activities such as prelearning concept checks, KWL, and charts
http://kocon015.blogspot.com/
Using KWL to maintain student focus on the lesson http://allisonbullock.blogspot.com/
2.
http://allisonbullock.blogspot.com/
At the very bottom she refers to the KWL chart, where a student is responsible to engage with the content, and reflect on their learning by completing this type of chart.
http://hsquaredlearning.blogspot.com/
Hannah talks about creating an internal locus of control by using the GATOR system, asking students how a particular portion of the reading makes them feel and why they think that it is important.
http://poweryourreading.blogspot.com/
Jerry's ideal to use "written previews" can be adopted for students to discuss personal responsibility in regards to students' internal locus of control. It would allow students to accept responsibility for their actions and write about behaviors.
Chris advises we try using portfolios, pre-tests, auditions, students’ self-reports, inventories of prior courses or experiences.
http://futureteacherchris.blogspot.com/
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