How can a teacher effect learning? 11/23

A teacher can effect learning by simply letting the student communicate what they are thinking and then fill in the nessecary holes. When helping students one on one I always like to see what the student knows, alot of the time I hear "nothing" or "I don't know." I probe the students to give me something they know. What operation is being used, what theorem is being used, or what do we have here and where do we want to go." Allow the students to think is a great way for students to learn. Never give them something they already know.

What is learning? 11/23

Learning is a time that the student is gaining new information and for the student to rationalize the new information. The student needs to apply this information somehow so that they can retain and access the information at a given time. If the information is useful to the student they are able to access the knowledge a whole lot easier.

How do teacher effect learning? 11/16

Teachers effect learning by letting the student's think for themselves. Some times I as a math teacher like to see if the students can come up with the formula to a problem. This gives the students a sense of ownership to the problem which in the long run they will remember for a lifetime. I do need to work on this as a teacher because I do jump to help students without letting them think. Teacher can help by asking probing questions so the student comes up with their own answer.

What is Learning? Week of 11/16

Learning is more than just gathering new information. While reading Bruner I had an understanding that he was saying if we don't use the information as adults why learn it. I teach math and I know that some people will not use what I teach them in their adulthood. I always tell my students that math is great for deep thinking skills. They also learn problem solving skills by asking themselves the question "This is what I have and this is where I need to go how do I get their?" I understand what Bruner is saying but I disagree just a little.

How can a teacher effect learning? 11/9

I believe that a teacher can effect learning by giving the students what they want. I think that if you can get the students interested in the material they can dig deeper and look for ways to apply their learning. When I was a student I got hooked into drafting not only because of the teacher but I could see how it was being used. I loved trying to build house plans and see if my thought were reasonable for a house plan. I kept at it and I never was a great drafter but I enjoyed what I was doing.

What is Learning? 11/9

Learning is where the student is able to take the lesson and apply it to the real world or the community. In my lesson for class I did it on Linear Programming and I recently just taught it to my Algebra 2 Students. They were amazed how they could find to maximize their profits or minimize their costs. I had students say " I could use this in the Real World" For me that is music to my ears.

How can a teacher effect learning? Nov 2

Teacher can effect learning by explaining others stories so that the students can gage for themselves the mistakes or the achievements of others. The students then learn what has been successful to try for the positive aspect of the story and they also learn for the better when they can see mistakes of other and not want to travel the same path. In drivers ed we show movies that have a scare tattic toward the students. These clips of the videos usually show a person that their live was affected because of someone else's behavior. The students can see that if they make these decisions that they can affect others live as well.

What is learning? Week of Nov 2

Learning is when a person still takes an interest to investigate the information a little deeper to understnad their questions on the material. Besides math I teach Drivers Ed. THese kids are very interested in asking if certain techniques that they do are correct and how they can become a better driver. Their interest in driving allows them to probe and get a deeper understanding of what they want to know. These students also learn from other peoples stories of what went wrong for them and how to avoid the situation to happen to them.