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1. Define "metacognition."
2. Review the concept of microteaching. Define it and state one pro and one con based on your experience.
3. Define minimalism. Would this approach work in your classroom with your clientele? Why or why not?
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1. Metacognition is "thinking about thinking." Learners monitor their own thought processes to decide if they are learning effectively.
ReplyDelete2. Microteaching is a form of practice teaching in which the student prepares a short (6-15 minute) lesson and presents the lesson to peers for constructive evaluation. Based on my experience with this, a con would be that sometimes the students are too shy or leave pertinent information out of their explanations. A pro would be that peers learn from peers, so they are more apt to listen to the lesson.
3. Minimalism is John M. Carroll's approach to instructional design that stresses the importance of providing learners with meaningful tasks early in instruction and allowing them to make and then correct errors. Rather than guiding users step-by-step through a new learning situation, learners are given tasks to try and then supported as they make mistakes. I believe this approach may work in my classroom because I have older students and a lot of them learn by doing and diving right in. On the other hand, some need to be guided step by step, so I believe that's where differentiation comes in.
Metacognition or “Thinking about Thinking” generally consists of 3 elements
ReplyDeleteDeveloping a plan of action
Maintaining a/monitoring a plan
Evaluating the plan
The working theory basically says talk to yourself with clarity of thought…
Ask yourself questions before setting up the plan or while developing the plan
Then during the plan again ask yourself How am I doing? Am I one the right track etc. examine the maintaining part of the plan
Finally after the plan while you are evaluating your plan again you ask yourself How did I do? What could I have done differently? Etc.
Basically the idea of metacognition is a thoughtful review of how you plan when you plan and after you plan. The idea or concept has merit in that as you question yourself your learn more about planning and yourself and how you think and can your thinking be modified for other problems.
Introduction to Microteaching (The 10 minute Teacher ) I am intrigued by the concept. The idea is to take a lesson or part of a lesson and adhere to a strict 10 minute presentation and within parameters have your co-workers give you feedback , taking turns on what you want feedback on then take on the role of the student and again have them give you feedback on specific parts of your presentation I thought it interesting that the Stanford group developed this with the tight rules and of course encourage practice in order to get said what you want to say within the 10 minute rule. I guess the whole idea of “getting a new perspective” would get a teacher a lot to think about. Picking a topic and objectives and what you want feedback on leads me to believe that it would be difficult to have colleagues figure out what part of your lesson you are presenting? I guess this is the “snapshot” of the lesson. Overall it is certainly a thought provoking manner to discuss teaching performance. For my tastes I would rather invite a colleague to review me doing an entire lesson and ask them what they thought I did right/wrong or could do better or better yet just video tape myself and review with a metacognitive slant !
Minimalism: this one I had problems with especially the idea of “make all learning activities self contained and independent of sequence” with the student population I work with (special ed.) I am reminded of “gold” and his” try another way “learning model. I met Marc Gold many years ago and found him fascinating as he would walk in take volunteer mentally retarded and special needs students and give them intricate gears and valves and such and tell them to either put it together or take it apart and when they got frustrated his only response was “try another way” He was an extremely charismatic man who schmoozed ? his way to the students with the minimalists principles the idea of learners starting immediately on meaningful tasks I have problems believing that MR students can indeed “fill in the gaps” while I hope that I am open to all types of instruction I personally would have problems ascribing to this theory.
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ReplyDeleteMetacognition is thinking about thinking. Learners monitor their own thought processes to decide if they are learning effectively.
ReplyDeleteMicroteaching is a form of practice teaching in which the student prepares a short lesson and presents the lesson to peers for constructive evaluation. I think this would be beneficial to some students in certain classes but not to all of them.
Minimalism is the approach to instructional design that stresses the importance of providing learners with meaningful tasks early in instruction and allowing them to make and then correct errors.
In my experience working with the BI population, these students will rush through any assignment given to them. You just can’t make them care about it. Trying to get them to prepare a lesson or make corrections to work they completed is a pretty hard task. When they are given a second chance to correct work they would rather take the failing grade than take the time to correct it and pass.
METACOGNITION
ReplyDeletemeans ‘thinking about thinking’, which somehow corresponds to the philosophical concept of ‘metaphysics’ = “being thinking about ‘Being’ “. In reality it is reflecting from part of all the learners about how they learn, and about their learning styles. Learners can decide if they learn effectively, doing some kind of a “learning inventory”, changing or altering the study habits to fit into what was previously learned.
MICROTEACHING
is a form of a student’s presentation, in which the teaching position is given to a student indeed, who prepares 6-15 minutes presentation in front of the peers-students, and gets evaluated by them eventually, in a constructive way.
I think this way of teaching could be the best way to engage students in both learning and teaching process, as it represents the highest level of a student’s involvement in a classroom’s activities, and it gives a responsibility and a good stimulation – with a privilege - to some students to feel “like a teacher”. This method can work very nicely in a Sciences or History class, but it is not easy to ask such strategy in my math classes. The only way I engage my students in front of class is calling them to perform on the whiteboard. This “old-fashioned” way of teaching was actually underlined and supported by our Principal as a good strategy to get any feedback from the students and to know how much they grasped from the material. I have to say that some students like to be exposed publically, especially if they know how to perform a given problem, and to show to other students that they are “smart”. It works with me as a teacher as well, since I still can monitor my classroom and correcting eventual mistakes of a performing student I am able to teach all the students too. I always tell my students that the best way to learn is actually performing in front of others as much as possible.
MINIMALISM
is an approach of instructional design that allows learners to search their own ways in solving problems making purposely or not mistakes, correcting them and learning from them. A teacher purposely lets a student to figure out the right solution without stopping the learning process.
This way of learning, developed by J.M. Carroll, is prevalently used in computer classes, as we all tried once to figure out how a new software is working just by clicking “on it” without reading the manuals. Again, it would not work so easily in my Algebra classes, where the importance is given on right procedures every time, and most of students are not on a level of any “experimenting” or searching other ways how to solve an equation or any other world problem. It could very probably work on seniors or a college’s math level though.
1. Metacognition is "thinking about thinking". Learners monitor their own thought processes to decide if they are learning effectively.
ReplyDelete2. Microteaching is a snapshot of your lesson plan. You would present only 10 minutes of your lesson to a group of other teachers. They would then give you feedback on your lesson. The pro for this method is that it allows you to try new teaching strategies and get feedback before you present it to your students. The con is that some may not be as honest as they should be because they want to be nice.
3. Minimalism is an instructional design that allows learners to be given tasks to try and then support as they make mistakes, rather than step by step instruction. I could do this with my older students in problem solving. This allows them to come up with the solution and I would just help guide them there. I work with special ed kids, so I would have to really guide them to get to the final situation.
Metacognition is an approach where you think about thinking. Before developing a plan of action, ask yourself questions where you're going with it. Then during the plan, monitor yourself regarding how you're doing. And finally after the plan of action, the evaluation occurs so you can reflect on what should be done differently so effective learning can occur.
ReplyDeleteMicroteaching is the process where you prepare a short teaching presentation to peers in order for them to offer feedback on teaching style. I like the idea of this practice when the presenter can share information beforehand on which areas they want feedback, and it can also serve to provide areas of weaknesses the presenter didn't realize were apparent in their presentation. The con might be that the peers won't always be a good representation of the actual students the lesson is designed for.
The Minimalist theory is an approach for instruction that tries to "minimize the extent to which instructional materilas obstruct learning and focus the design on activities that support learner-directed activity". I loved this article and this idea and I can't wait to try it in the classroom with my students. The example given with the cards that correspond to a task from a manual gave me an idea to use in the classroom with my 6th graders on how to add mixed fractions with different denominators. As I was reading this article my first thought was that it wouldn't work with kids. But I like how this approach focuses on specific goals and expectations. I see how it can be broken down into meaningful tasks that are self contained using step by step key ideas. I love it!
1. Metacognition refers to "thinking about thinking." It suggests that learners monitor their own thought processes to decide if they are learning effectively. The learners take responsibility for their learning.
ReplyDeleteAn example of metacognitive activity would be taking a learning style inventory, then altering study habits to fit what was learned about preferences.
Metacognition consists of 3 basic elements: (BEFORE)developing a plan of action; (DURING) maintaining/monitoring the plan; and (AFTER) evaluating the plan.
2. Microteaching is a form of practice teaching in which the student prepares a short (6-15 minute) lesson and presents the lesson to peers for constructive evaluation.
Based on my experience, I find it to be an excellent way to reflect on my performance as a teacher, and it is also a great opportunity to observe different presentations of content and add to my list of things-to-try in my classroom!
However, I believe that when the participants in a group lose focus and/or time limits or rules are not observed properly, it can easily turn into a discussion (friendly chat) rather than a teaching demonstration. Though, still very enjoyable, the activity is no longer productive as a form of practice teaching.
3. Minimalism: John M.Carroll's approach to instructional design that stresses the importance of providing learners with meaningful tasks early in instruction and allowing them to make and then correct errors. Rather than guiding users step-by-step through a new learning situation, learners are given tasks to try and then supported as they make mistakes.
A variation of this approach was recently used in my classroom to offer my students (with severe cognitive disabilities) an opportunity to understand and connect better with others. The students were instructed to give the teacher all the steps necessary to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. The teacher followed the steps exactly as she was instructed, resulting in a very funny looking sandwich. (The students had failed to mention the step where the bread had to be taken out of the bag, and so on...)
For individuals with severe autism, minimalism makes learning much easier as lengthy instructional steps only confuse them. I also find it helpful in teaching simple social games where the students do, and then I correct them as mistakes are made. They catch on quickly and enjoy the activity much earlier than if I had tried to explain all the rules and strategies at the beginning. Besides, my students have NO patience!
Metacognition is understanding the way you learn and then evaluating yourself while you are in the process to see if you are using your skills and appropriately learning. Are you going where you can go?
ReplyDeleteMicroteaching is what we have been practicing in class. It can be very helpful if you go with an attitude of truly wanting to learn and able to take constructive critism. It is an excellent tool. The problem is finding teachers willing to do this with busy schedules. Also being able to discern their comments objectively.
Minimalism is very interesting to me. We should always be giving meaningful lessons, but to add the element of self directed regardless of sequence depends on the subject matter. I think it is an excellent tool to use especially with your more advanced students. I would like to try this on some of my projects that I do both with 9th and 12th graders. If presented correctly, it can be very challenging to those who need it and more monitered to those who need more help. It sounds like an excellent tool to use in differentiating.
Metacognition is "thinking about thinking". Learners monitor their own thought process to decide if they are learning effectively. Taking a learning styles inventory, then altering study habits to fit what was learned about preferences would be an example of a metacognitive activity.
ReplyDeleteMicroteaching is a form of practice teaching in which the student prepares a short (6-15 minute)lesson and presents the lesson to peers for constructive evaluation.
The pros to this are that you get practice without harm! You are provided with good information from trusted and experienced co-workers, about how you could improve upon the lesson before delivering it to your students! It is great for your personal growth to hear feedback from someone other than yourself! I suppose the cons could be that it could put a bit of a strain on the "co-worker" relationship, if you are unable to take constructive criticism! Also, the fact that teaching styles vary so much...weighs in on the fact that the feedback from individual to individual could be vastly different and is often a personal opinion only!
Minimalism is an approach to intructional design that stresses the importance of providing learners with meaningful tasks early in instruction and allowing them to make and then correct errors. Rather than guiding users step by step through a new learning situation, learners are given tasks to try and then supported as they make mistakes.
I do not think that this approach would work in my classroom in all instances, because of the age group I teach. However, I do use it minimally with daily oral language and taget math. In the 2 situations the students do the best they can and make corrections and give answers to the best of their ability and then we go over both as a class and talk about how we came to these answers and students can then make corrections accordingly. I feel it works in these particular situations.
1. Metacognition is the concept of 'thinking about thinking' in 3 stages of the plan, developing, maintaining, and evaluating. Students assess whether they are learning effectively throughout the process. This puts some of the responsibility onto the student.
ReplyDelete2. Microteaching is where students are preparing short lessons and teaching them to their classmates to receive constructive criticism. Pro: Teaching something is a great way to learn. Also, learning how to give and receive constructive criticism is a valuable skill. Con: It will take time to teach this strategy. How much class time can you devote to this in order to make it effective? This technique will take several attempts to run smoothly, However, once everyone is on board, this can be a very nice tool.
3. Minimalism shows that giving students meaningful activities early on in instruction allows them (with support) the opportunity to make mistakes and learn how to fix them. I teach special ed, and some of my duties include co-teaching 4th grade ELA. Class begins everyday with correcting sentence structure that the students work on independently before we correct as a class. Here they are given an activity right off that is incorrect and requires their skills to fix. We are struggling to prepare for the writing TAKS so much of what we are doing fits in with minimalism. We are supporting our students during their practice and guiding them when mistakes are made. The difference is that we are taking them step by step through the writing process not allowing them to work on tasks without guidelines and support. Minimalism as a whole would not work because I do not want our students to practice incorrectly and have any confusion. My special ed students can have a high frustration level so keeping things very structured is often necessary.
1. “Metacognition”: “thinking about thinking”; in education, a learning tool in which a student reflects upon her thought processes in order to see if she is learning effectively.
ReplyDelete2. “Microteaching”: A form of practice teaching in which the student prepares a short (6-15 minute) lesson and presents the lesson to peers for constructive evaluation. One pro: the student teacher acquires critical experience in teaching. One con: because the learners are gaining information from an inexperienced teacher, they may be learning incorrect information.
3. “Minimalism”: This is a very valuable tool for my graduate level students learning biblical Hebrew; the students are given a grammatical anomaly or problem and must work out a solution on the board. Only then do other students and the teacher provide criticism and correction from the text/grammar. It is also valuable for prop improve games. Students are given new props and must improvise uses for them; their team can subsequently improve upon them.
1. metacognition is thinking about thinking-are learners learning effectively- altering study habits if necessary.
ReplyDelete2. micro teaching: student prepares a short lesson plan and presents it to the class. (pro):a student might have better communication with their own peers. (con)it will take time to actually learn the lesson or may not be taken seriously by peers.
3. minimalism: allowing students to make then correct errors during activities or assignments instead of step by step instruction. In science it could be used effectively by having groups use both ways then comparing afterwords.
1. Metacognition is "thinking about thinking." Learners monitor their own thought processes to decide if they are learning effectively.
ReplyDelete2. Microteaching is a form of practice teaching in which the student prepares a short (6-15 minute) lesson and presents the lesson to peers for constructive evaluation. A pro would be to get the advise from other students about the students performance. I feel that there are more cons than pros just because I know how kids can be and how this might be hard for certain students to do. Since I teach pre-k this particular way of teaching does not apply to me.
3. The Minimalist theory is a framework for the design of instruction. The theory suggests that (1) all learning tasks should be meaningful and self-contained activities, (2) learners should be given realistic projects as quickly as possible, (3) instruction should permit self-directed reasoning and improvising by increasing the number of active learning activities, (4) training materials and activities should provide for error recognition and recovery and, (5) there should be a close linkage between the training and actual system.
This particular approach would not work in my classroom atmosphere because my children are to young to comprehend this type of teaching strategy.
Metacognition is thinking about thinking that consists of three elements.
ReplyDeleteMicroteaching is a form of practice teaching in which the student prepares a short (6-15 minute) lesson and presents the lesson to peers for constructive evaluation. PRO: Gives a chance for a student to express his knowledge. Con: Can have a student shutdown due to embarrasment or fear.
Minimalism is John M. Carroll's approach to instructional design that stresses the importance of providing learners with meaningful tasks early in instruction and allowing them to make and then correct errors.
I did this last year with my older students, and it worked well since I graded on quantity, creativity and effort. I designed a rubric which let them know what they can make before they start. They decided what grade they gave themselves. I saw a lot of critical thinking, second guessing which made them think outside the box and gave them self esteem that they can finish something big if you start small.
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ReplyDeleteDefinition of “metacognition”: This is a process where learners think about their learning processes and try to determine if they are getting the most from their learning techniques or if they should be modified to fit their personal learning processes better. For example, some people need more visual processes and others rely more on their audio skills, while others may be more physical and need a “hands on” approach.
Microteaching: This is a method of practice teaching where the students present short lessons (6 to 15 minutes) to peers and then are evaluated by their peers.
Pro: Being evaluated by your peers can be an effective learning process for the student because the other students have a good understanding of the problems faced by the teaching student.
Con: This technique is limited to other students with similar skills and knowledge and it is difficult for the students to present a lesson as though they were teaching to their real students rather than to their peers.
Definition of “Minimalism”: This is an instructional approach that stresses the importance of giving students tasks in early instruction that allows the student to make mistakes and then correct them to enhance their learning process. This would be contrary to a more customary step by step process where their mistakes are pointed out and corrected as they make them. I am a firm believer in students having better learning retention from corrected mistakes. However, I feel that this technique has its limitations in teaching a foreign language such as Spanish. In the early part of instruction, students have no common base with the subject since it is in fact foreign to them. This concept might work better later in their learning process when they have achieved a base level of knowledge about the subject. For example, they could be given a task in conjugation of regular verbs where the instructions would require simply dropping an ending such as ar, ir, or er from a root word and adding certain prescribed new endings for each subject pronoun.
Metacognition is "thinking about thinking"....Basically it's you thinking about how your learn and then monitoring yourself to make sure you're learning effectively.
ReplyDeleteI've done a type of microteaching in the form of Literacy Groups and it works pretty well because the kids take ownership of their learning when they have to teach it to someone else (and if the kids are teaching that means you're not! =) However, if during the process of them learning on their own, if they learn wrong then they will teach it wrong and confuse the class...
Minimalism is giving a meaningful task at the beginning and then allowing them to make mistakes but also helping them recover from those mistakes. Since it said it was best for computer systems type classes, I don't know that it would work for a math classroom. The way I understood the definition, I don't think it would work unless the kids first read the chapter on their own and then given the task to complete...
1. metacognition- is thinking about thinking, and see if you are learning effectively by monitoring.
ReplyDelete2. microteaching- a practice in teaching in which students prepare a 6-15 minute lesson plan and they present it to a class of peers and get feedback or constructive evaluation.
a con would be- that some may not want to participate or may have issues with others in class and that could cause a problem. A pro would be that they are teaching each other on the same level and that they may want to be more interested than when the teacher does it.
3. minimalism-provide meaningful tasks early in the instruction and allowing them to make and correct errors. rather than user step by step through new learning situation. try the task and there is support if mistakes made. used with computer systems and software. This is not something I would use so much in my class but I could try. I have special education and a wide range of students, age, and disabilities, so this may just make the process longer of trying to get an instructional piece taught.
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ReplyDelete1. Metacognition is "thinking about thinking." Learners monitor their own thought processes to decide if they are learning effectively. Taking a learning styles inventory, then altering study habits to fit what was learned about preferences would be an example of a metacognitive activity.
ReplyDelete2. Microteaching is a form of practice teaching in which the student prepares a short (6-15 minute) lesson and presents the lesson to peers for constructive evaluation. The pro for microteaching is that it allows students to teach what they have learned and to help their peers learn in a different way. The con of microteaching is that the student may not teach all the importnat parts to the lesson or the students may not understand how the student is teaching.
3. Minimalism- John M. Carroll's approach to instructional design that stresses the importance of providing learners with meaningful tasks early in instruction and allowing them to make and then correct errors. Rather than guiding users step-by-step through a new learning situation, learner's are given tasks to try and then supported as they make mistakes. This approach is often used in the design of instruction for users of computer systems and software. I am not sure that this would work in my theatre arts classroom or in speech. Perhaps if students saw a presentation and then evaluated the performance and issued a grade then maybe that would work.
1. Metacognition is "thinking about thinking." Learners monitor their own thought processes to decide if they are learning effectively. Taking a learning styles inventory, then altering study habits to fit what was learned about preferences would be an example of a metacognitive activity
ReplyDelete2. A form of practice teaching in which the student prepares a short (6-15 minute) lesson and presents the lesson to peers for constructive evaluation. A pro of this is that the kids feel empowered when they can teach their peers. A con of this is that if the students does not understand the concept as well as you think they can be set up to fail.
3. John M. Carroll's approach to instructional design that stresses the importance of providing learners with meaningful tasks early in instruction and allowing them to make and then correct errors. Rather than guiding users step-by-step through a new learning situation, learner's are given tasks to try and then supported as they make mistakes. This approach is often used in the design of instruction for users of computer systems and software.
This would not work with most of my clientele. I work with lower socioeconomic kids that need to feel like they are accomplishing tasks more so than making mistakes. Most of them when they make mistakes get discouraged and quit.
Metacognition is "thinking about thinking." Learners monitor their own thought processes to decide if they are learning effectively. Taking a learning styles inventory, then altering study habits to fit what was learned about preferences would be an example of a metacognitive activity.
ReplyDeleteMicroteaching is a form of practice teaching in which the student prepares a short (6-15 minute) lesson and presents the lesson to peers for constructive evaluation. The big advantage of microteaching is students learn from oneanother, but my largest concern about microteaching is what if the student teaching the lesson gets it wrong.
Minimalism is John M. Carroll's approach to instructional design that stresses the importance of providing learners with meaningful tasks early in instruction and allowing them to make and then correct errors. Rather than guiding users step-by-step through a new learning situation, learner's are given tasks to try and then supported as they make mistakes. This approach is often used in the design of instruction for users of computer systems and software. Minimalism sounds like a really cool approach and I think I use it to an extent in my class. I teach history and a huge part of my class is discussing historical motivators (we know the effect, but what is the cause). I think I take a minimalism approach in my class discussions when I provoke class discussions about some of our historical causes.
1. Define "metacognition."
ReplyDeleteIt is the process individuals undertake when learning a new concept or material. It is based on developing, maintaining, and evaluating our own learning process.
2. Review the concept of microteaching. Define it and state one pro and one con based on your experience.
It is when students get an opportunity to teach a 10-15 min lesson to the rest of the class or to a few students in order to receive constructive criticism for his or her teaching. One pro from microteaching is that you receive a lot of compliments and positive feedback that help boost your teaching ability. Also, hearing others teach a lesson gives you a different perspective on how you could improve or add to your own teaching style. One con might be that some students might not take the lesson seriously.
3. Define minimalism. Would this approach work in your classroom with your clientele? Why or why not?
Minimalism is a new learning approach used early in instruction, based on meaningful experiences and trial and error, in combinations with the learner’s prior knowledge. In other words minimalism is when the learner is exposed to real life learning situations in order for him or her to learn a new concept with minimal instruction. This approach somehow has proven to work in my classroom with some of my students. It boosts the student’s confidence and encourages children to try more.
1. Define "metacognition."
ReplyDeleteMetacognition is "thinking about thinking." Learners monitor their own thought processes to decide if they are learning effectively. Taking a learning styles inventory, then altering study habits to fit what was learned about preferences would be an example of a metacognitive activity.
2. Review the concept of microteaching. Define it: A form of practice teaching in which the student prepares a short (6-15 minute) lesson and presents the lesson to peers for constructive evaluation.
State one pro and one con based on your experience. In microteaching, my student had a positive outcome as she took the “reins” during class and boosted her confidence and self-esteem. A negative to this practice is that one of my students became overconfident and egotistical towards his peers after his turn to "microteach."
3. Define minimalism.
John M. Carroll's approach to instructional design that stresses the importance of providing learners with meaningful tasks early in instruction and allowing them to make and then correct errors. Rather than guiding users step-by-step through a new learning situation, learner's are given tasks to try and then supported as they make mistakes. This approach is often used in the design of instruction for users of computer systems and software.
Would this approach work in your classroom with your clientele? Why or why not? Yes, this approach would work well with my students. I believe that short “spurts” of information introduced to the brain continuously is much more effective than overwhelming the mind to absorb a hoard of information at one time.
Metacognition:
ReplyDeleteThis has several meanings in the psychology realm but for the education field the idea is that you monitor your own learning. I'm more familiar with this meaning 'thinking about thinking.' In the computer world we use terms like metadata which is data about data, or 'information.' I would assume this would transfer to the same type of meaning.
Microteaching is giving a small lesson with other peer teachers for review. We have done these in the alternative class and I can see that in a class setting they may give some insight for teaching - but unless your peers have actually had teaching experience I would believe this activity would be virtually useless for the student. The peers could give some constructive feedback especially with a group help but only if the peers are sufficiently experienced in teaching already.
Minimalism just doesn't work for my teaching situation as my students have more knowledge items than skills. In classes such as math or technology where each skill is a foundation for the next skill this would be a useful activity. I can see one major flaw in that eventually a class of 30+ students each student would eventually 'fail' or get stuck at another point and pretty soon everyone will be doing their own independent work. This may work well for a technology or computer-related class but not typically well for history.
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ReplyDelete1. Define "metacognition."
ReplyDelete"Metacognition is "thinking about thinking." Learners monitor their own thought processes to decide if they are learning effectively. Taking a learning styles inventory, then altering study habits to fit what was learned about preferences would be an example of a metacognitive activity." This is about students monitoring their own learning, taking responsibility for their own learning, a skill that will benefit them even more than the actual skill they may be learning at the moment.
2. Review the concept of microteaching. Define it and state one pro and one con based on your experience.
"A form of practice teaching in which the student prepares a short (6-15 minute) lesson and presents the lesson to peers for constructive evaluation." It can be very helpful for students to teach each other in the classroom, when students teach material they increase their learning and ownership of that material, they become experts. A downside to this approach occurs when students don't take responsibilty for their material and don't correctly share the material as well as the other students in the classroom not being mature enough to handle offering good constructive feedback.
3. Define minimalism. Would this approach work in your classroom with your clientele? Why or why not?
"John M. Carroll's approach to instructional design that stresses the importance of providing learners with meaningful tasks early in instruction and allowing them to make and then correct errors. Rather than guiding users step-by-step through a new learning situation, learner's are given tasks to try and then supported as they make mistakes. This approach is often used in the design of instruction for users of computer systems and software." At times this may work with some of my students and increase their deeper learning of the material. The issue for me with many of my students is that they are often very easily frustrated and shut down relatively easily.
Metacognition is "thinking about thinking." Basically learning who they are based on their learning styles.
ReplyDeleteMicroteaching
A form of practice teaching in which the student prepares a short (6-15 minute) lesson and presents the lesson to peers for constructive evaluation.
Pro-The student gets to expand their own knowledge of a subject due to the necessary research they might have to do to be able to teach it.
Con-You make the assumption that the student will actually take the time to learn the material they are going to present. You also assume the student will actually care enough to take the assignment seriously.
Minimalism
John M. Carroll's approach to instructional design that stresses the importance of providing learners with meaningful tasks early in instruction and allowing them to make and correct errors. Rather than guiding users step-by-step through a new learning situation, learners are given tasks to try and then supported as they make mistakes.
I would really enjoy being able to use this approach to teaching, unfortunately, these tasks usually take highly motivated people with higher than normal intelligence.
Metacognition is basically thinking about thinking. Microteaching is when a student prepares a lesson to teach to the students and then the students give constructive feedback. I do not think it would work in my class because of the level of my special ed students. There are a lot of basic skills that they would need to know in order to teach someone else. Minimalism stresses the importance of giving students tasks to complete and letting them make and correct their own mistakes. This would not work with the students in my classroom because they are needing as much guidance as possible because there are "holes" in their learning.
ReplyDeleteMetacognition - is "thinking about thinking." Learners monitor their own thought processes to decide if they are learning effectively. Taking a learning styles inventory, then altering study habits to fit what was learned about preferences would be an example of a metacognitive activity.
ReplyDeleteMicroteaching - A form of practice teaching in which the student prepares a short (6-15 minute) lesson and presents the lesson to peers for constructive evaluation.
Pro - teaches independence and responsibility
Con - students might have a tendency to get off task
Minimalism - approach to instructional design that stresses the importance of providing learners with meaningful tasks early in instruction and allowing them to make and then correct errors. Rather than guiding users step-by-step through a new learning situation, learner's are given tasks to try and then supported as they make mistakes.
This is an excellent strategy and i do think it would work in my class, alot of my students learn by correcting their mistakes.
1) Metacognition is "thinking about thinking." It is allowing students to monitor their own thought process to see if they are learning effectively.
ReplyDelete2) Microteaching is a form of practice teaching in which the students prepares a short lesson and presents the lesson to peers for constructive evaluation. A pro of this method would be that the student may be able to teach in a way that his/her peers might understand better, as opposed to learning from an adult. A con for my particular age group might be that 6th graders might not be mature enough to "constructively evaluate" their peer.
3)Minimalism is an approach where there is less direct teaching and more hands on activity from the beginning and then learning by correcting mistakes. I don't really know what to make of this approach. I do not think that I would like to learn this way personally, and as far as my class, I am just not sure how my students would respond to it. Guess we could try it and find out!
Metacognition is how we think about thinking. It allows for students to learn how they learn and find learning styles that work best for them.
ReplyDeleteMicroteaching is when students teach each other in short lessons. A pro is that students especially in behavioral units might be better able to teach to their peers because they share the same perspective and experences. A con that I have seen is that often with BI kids they can begin to argue with each others which can turn into a fight.
Minimalism is about allowing students to have meaningful tasks early in instruction and allowing them the chance to make and correct their own mistakes. This is based on allowing students to take more responsibility for their learning with less direct teacher organization. In most classes that I am in, due to small size, I try to allow students to have greater control over how they learn. It seems to work most of the time.
1. Metacognition - "thinking about thinking." Learners monitor their own thought processes to decide if they are learning effectively. Taking a learning styles inventory, then altering study habits to fit what was learned about preferences would be an example of a metacognitive activity.
ReplyDelete2. Microteaching - A form of practice teaching in which the student prepares a short (6-15 minute) lesson and presents the lesson to peers for constructive evaluation.
I’ve implemented microteaching in my class once and I mostly enjoyed doing it. The pros of microteaching is that students really got a chance to learn their subject. They also learned how to work with their group and how to organize their presentation. The cons would be the part where they present their lesson. They knew what they were going to say, but had a hard time doing it in front of the class.
3. Minimalism - John M. Carroll's approach to instructional design that stresses the importance of providing learners with meaningful tasks early in instruction and allowing them to make and then correct errors. Rather than guiding users step-by-step through a new learning situation, learner's are given tasks to try and then supported as they make mistakes. This approach is often used in the design of instruction for users of computer systems and software.
I’ve tried this approach a few times and I find that my students have a hard time with it. When I don’t give step by step instructions, a lot of my students get frustrated. When I tried this approach, students were apprehensive. Being that I teach 8th grade, right now, step-by-step works better for them.
1. Metacognition is "thinking about thinking." Learners monitor their own thought processes to decide if they are learning effectively.
ReplyDelete2. Microteaching is a form of practice teaching in which the student prepares a short (6-15 minute) lesson and presents the lesson to peers for constructive evaluation. Based on my experience with this, a con would be that sometimes the students are too shy or leave pertinent information out of their explanations. A pro would be that peers learn from peers, so they are more apt to listen to the lesson.
3. Minimalism is John M. Carroll's approach to instructional design that stresses the importance of providing learners with meaningful tasks early in instruction and allowing them to make and then correct errors. Rather than guiding users step-by-step through a new learning situation, learners are given tasks to try and then supported as they make mistakes. I believe this approach may work in my classroom because I have older students and a lot of them learn by doing and diving right in. On the other hand, some need to be guided step by step, so I believe that's where differentiation comes in.
1. Metacognition is "thinking about thinking." Learners monitor their own thought processes to decide if they are learning effectively.
ReplyDelete2. Microteaching is a form of practice teaching in which the student prepares a short (6-15 minute) lesson and presents the lesson to peers for constructive evaluation. Based on my experience with this, a con would be that sometimes the students are too shy or leave pertinent information out of their explanations. A pro would be that peers learn from peers, so they are more apt to listen to the lesson.
3. Minimalism is John M. Carroll's approach to instructional design that stresses the importance of providing learners with meaningful tasks early in instruction and allowing them to make and then correct errors. Rather than guiding users step-by-step through a new learning situation, learners are given tasks to try and then supported as they make mistakes. I believe this approach may work in my classroom because I have older students and a lot of them learn by doing and diving right in. On the other hand, some need to be guided step by step, so I believe that's where differentiation comes in.
1. Metacognition is "thinking about thinking". It is an individual analyzing and adjusting their methods of learning/ studying in order to maximize uptake of the information.
ReplyDelete2.Micro teaching is a way of using constructive criticism to enhance the effectiveness lessons. One pro of this instructional strategy is that teaching something to other people is one of the best ways of reinforcing that knowledge. One con of this instructional strategy is that some students may not provide good feedback or honest feedback.
3. Minimalism is giving students an end goal and allowing them the flexibility to get there on their own. Mistakes will happen and are actually helpful in the learning process. In my early days in the classroom, I was guilty of providing very detailed instructions to my students to get them through tasks. What I found was that this method is very boring to the students. They seemed more like robots than individuals. As a result, I try to cultivate my students creativity and stimulate their brains by using much more minimalism in my lessons.
Metacognition is "thinking about thinking." Learners monitor their own thought processes to decide if they are learning effectively.
ReplyDeleteA pro to microteaching is that the student will feel a sense of ownership in the classroom, a con would be if a student is shy and absolutley gets nervous in fron of crowds, it would be a detriment.
Minimalism-giving students problems and having them work them out independently, then showing them the corrections where mistakes were done. This probably would not help with my students because one has short term memory so even if I allow him the time to work out the problems, he could probably sit there and not know where to even start.
Meta-cognition can take many forms, the way I remember it is “thinking about thinking”. It’s how we process knowledge and how we learn.
ReplyDeleteMicroteaching is how a teacher reviews and prepares short lessons. The teacher or teachers view videos as a training technique to learn and get feedback about their way of teaching. This is good for teachers as well as students because student’s can work on an activity that will take about 6-15 minutes and then student’s can view the effects of productive learning. One of the pros is that it can help you see what your areas of weaknesses are and how to improve to make your teaching more productive. As well as students they can see what they did wrong in their activity and how they can make it better. I really don’t see a con for the teacher videotaping herself. In students there is a con because some students are shy and refuse to work to their full potential.
Minimalism is a form of art and design like in music and visual art it can also be the framework of instruction. It can be used in my classroom “definitely”, anything that will help my students improve their learning I am willing to try.
1. Metacognition is "thinking about thinking". Learners monitor their own thought processes to determine if they are learning effectively.
ReplyDelete2. Microteaching is a form of practice teaching in which the student prepares a short lesson & presents the lesson to peers for constructive evaluation.
Pro- Students are learning through the process of deciding how to teach the lesson
Con- Students are reluctant to share their lesson for fear of criticism vs. constructive evaluation
3. Minimalism is an approach to instructional design that stresses the importance of providing learners with meaningful tasks early in instruction and allowing them to make and then correct errors. Rather than guiding users step-by-step through a new learning situation, learner's are given tasks to try and then supported as they make mistakes.
This approach does seem to work in certain situations. For example, my students are currently creating a picture and measuring angles within the picture they create. They are learning to measure and sight angles AFTER the picture is drawn & measure what they create.
1.Define "metacognition."
ReplyDeleteMetacognition is "thinking about thinking." Learners monitor their own thought processes to decide if they are learning effectively. Taking a learning styles inventory, then altering study habits to fit what was learned about preferences would be an example of a metacognitive activity.
2. Review the concept of microteaching. Define it and state one pro and one con based on your experience.
A form of practice teaching in which the student prepares a short (6-15 minute) lesson and presents the lesson to peers for constructive evaluation. One benefit of doing this is that students are learning from peers which can put them more at ease. Students are more likely to ask questions if they do not understand and feel comfortable having a friend teaching them. A negative effect is that the student instructing the lesson plan may not cover all the important points of the lesson as well as a teacher can.
3. Define minimalism. Would this approach work in your classroom with your clientele? Why or why not?
John M. Carroll's approach to instructional design that stresses the importance of providing learners with meaningful tasks early in instruction and allowing them to make and then correct errors. Rather than guiding users step-by-step through a new learning situation, learner's are given tasks to try and then supported as they make mistakes. This approach is often used in the design of instruction for users of computer systems and software. This approach would not work in my room. My kids are very dependant of step by step instruction.
Metacognition is thinking about thinking.
ReplyDeleteLearners monitor their won thought processes to decide if they are learning effectively. Taking a learning style inventory then altering study habits to fit what was learned about preferences would be examples.
Microteaching- A form of practice teaching in which the student prepares a short (6-15 min) lesson and present the lesson to peers for constructive evaluation.
The pros would be it would allow my students to learn the concept more in-depth because they will have the present it and really learn it. This would be a good challenge for my students. And it would give them experience with getting up in front of the class and presenting.
Cons would be not every student in my class is at the same level in their education. You would see my "higher" students thrive doing this presentation. On the other hand my students that struggle would have a harder time and this could end up bring down their self-esteem. So this wouldn’t be a good thing for all of my students! And I don’t think my students being 3rd graders would handle peer constructive evaluation very well.
Minimalism
Instructional design that stresses the importance of providing learners with meaningful tasks early in instruction and allowing them to make and then correct errors. Rather than guiding users step-by-step through a new learning situation, learner's are given tasks to try and then supported as they make mistakes. This approach is often used in the design of instruction for users of computer systems and software.
This is something I really had to think about in terms of my classroom. I would have to stay I think this would work sometimes in my classroom. If I am understanding what Minimalism is I already do it often in my classroom during math. I give them a math word problem and have them solve it anyway they would like. They can use counters, draw a picture, etc. They solve it the way they want. Then we go over it as a class and talk about the different ways the students solved the problem. SO yes this would work in my classroom
Metacognition is simply thinking about and analyzing what you are thinking about. Synthesizing the process. This is good in groups that use brainstorming. All ideas have value. Minimalism is condensing or shortening the material. Basic fact or facts are given for a brief lesson. Just the facts short and sweet. Microteaching is the process of getting a peer to teach a short but succint lesson to get a point across in a brief amount of time.
ReplyDeleteI can use all of these but the best bet for my students is the minimalism and micro teaching.
Students like to entertain each other. Also my students have a really short attention span and limited concentration.
1. Metacognition is "thinking about thinking." Students monitor their own thought processes to decide if they are learning effectively. Metacognition has three basic elements: developing, monitoring, and evaluating a plan of action. Before developing a plan of action, you must ask yourself. “What is my prior knowledge to help me? What do I do first?, etc. During the monitoring plan of action, you must ask yourself. How am I doing? Should I move in a different direction? When evaluating the plan of action, you must ask yourself. Do I need to go back through the task to fill in any blanks in my understanding? What could I have done differently?
ReplyDelete2. Microteaching is a form of practice teaching in which the student prepares a short (6-15 minute) lesson and presents the lesson to peers for constructive evaluation. The pro of microteaching is students presenting different strategies to teach the concept being taught to their peers and uplifting their self esteem. On the other hand, the con of microteaching is the listening, criticizing, and respecting the student teaching his/her lesson.
3. Minimalism is a framework for the design of instruction. Minimalism is the learning tasks should be meaningful and self-contained activities, learners should be given realistic projects, instruction should permit self-directed reasoning, training materials and activities should provide for error recognition and recovery and there should be a close linkage between the training and actual system. Yes, this works in my classroom because when students go to centers they are working independently on their chosen project, task, or activity. Also, when the students go to computer center they experience the trial and error approach.
Metacognition is "thinking about thinking" - Oddly enough, this concept falls in sync with the infamous professor Timothy Leary's idea that you can change your way of thinking by altering what you think about and how you think about it.
ReplyDeleteMicroteaching is the approach of having students design and present their own instruction.
One benefit to using this is that it reinforces Schlecty's design qualities of ownership and clear and compelling product standards.
One challenge to using microteaching is that (in the grade I currently teach - 5th) presenting material of any kind can be a daunting task for most students.
Minimalism is a teaching approach that ties in with the principle of providing a classroom environment for students that allows for student error and personal discovery. The approach is designed with less up front direct instruction and more time devoted to letting the student work through the idea.
I like the idea for one major reason: When individuals are allowed to find their own way to a solution, they will often discover related things along the way that provide context for other learning.
However, there are practical considerations to be made. It takes a lot of time for individuals to reinvent the wheel. Teachers must constantly deal with time constraints when considering how to design a lesson.
Metacognition is "thinking about thinking." Learners monitor their own thought processes to decide if they are learning what they need to learn.
ReplyDeleteMinimalism is a teaching stragegy where a student prepares a 5-10 minute lesson for their peers and includes constuctive evaluations. This would be somewhat effective in my class. I have actually tried this to an extent. However, some kids are shy, some will not project their voice loud enough to be effective, sometimes they misrepresent or completely hack concepts, and finally, sometimes they say they don't want to do it. I think it may work better in an ap class, but with 95% freshmen, kids know who is smart and who is not and if it means they don't really have to do anything or its not for a grade, they give minimal effort.
Minimalism stresses the importance of providing learners with meaningful tasks early in intruction and allowing them to make and correct errors. I like it because the students can see how easy it is to learn, and when they own it, they got it. I just don't see them taking the assignment seriously and would expect the smart kids to do the assignment and the less motivated kids to putting their heads down, or needing to go to the bathroom, or making any one of the other 1000 excuses for not working. :(
Letty Perez
ReplyDeleteMetacognition- Is "thinking about thinking." Learners monitor their own thought processes to decide if they are learning effectively. Taking a learning styles inventory, then altering study habits to fit what was learned.
Mircoteaching- Where students prepare a mini lesson (6-15 minutes). The students then present the material to their peers. The peers then offer constructive evaluation of the lesson. Pro-Differenitaed instruction
Con-Constructive criticism can be hurtful as well.
Minimalism- approach to instructional design that stresses the importance of providing learners with meaningful tasks early in instruction and allowing them to make and then correct errors. Rather than guiding users step-by-step through a new learning situation, learner's are given tasks to try and then supported as they make mistakes. This approach is often used in the design of instruction for users of computer systems and software. I do not think this will work in my class, it would be too hectic and confusing.
1. Metacognition is "thinking about thinking". Learners monitor their own thought processes to determine if they are learning effectively.
ReplyDelete2. Microteaching is a form of practice teaching in which the student prepares a short (6-15 minute) lesson and presents the lesson to peers for constructive evaluation. The pro of microteaching is students presenting different strategies to teach the concept being taught to their peers and uplifting their self esteem. On the other hand, the con of microteaching is the listening, criticizing, and respecting the student teaching his/her lesson.
3. Minimalism is an approach to instructional design that stresses the importance of providing learners with meaningful tasks early in instruction and allowing them to make and then correct errors. Rather than guiding users step-by-step through a new learning situation, learner's are given tasks to try and then supported as they make mistakes.
this wouldnt work because the students in premont are so far behind they literally need to have thier hands held and spoon fed the information. they do not hold instruction well and if they start somthen new they dont even try. they say its hard and that they dont need to do it.. they shut down and close themselves off the rest of the day..and thats beacause i teach art!!!
Define minimalism.
ReplyDeleteJohn M. Carroll's approach to instructional design that stresses the importance of providing learners with meaningful tasks early in instruction and allowing them to make and then correct errors. Rather than guiding users step-by-step through a new learning situation, learner's are given tasks to try and then supported as they make mistakes. This approach is often used in the design of instruction for users Define minimalism.
John M. Carroll's approach to instructional design that stresses the importance of providing learners with meaningful tasks early in instruction and allowing them to make and then correct errors. Rather than guiding users step-by-step through a new learning situation, learner's are given tasks to try and then supported as they make mistakes. This approach is often used in the design of instruction for users Define minimalism.
John M. Carroll's approach to instructional design that stresses the importance of providing learners with meaningful tasks early in instruction and allowing them to make and then correct errors. Rather than guiding users step-by-step through a new learning situation, learner's are given tasks to try and then supported as they make mistakes. This approach is often used in the design of instruction for users
1. Metacognition is "thinking about thinking." Learners monitor their own thought processes to decide if they are learning effectively.
ReplyDelete2. Microteaching is a form of practice teaching in which the student prepares a short (6-15 minute) lesson and presents the lesson to peers for constructive evaluation. I "kind sort" use this during small groups allowing each student to take the role of leader, articulating mini lesson. I believe if they can teach it , they know it.
3. Minimalism is John M. Carroll's approach to instructional design that stresses the importance of providing learners with meaningful tasks early in instruction and allowing them to make and then correct errors. Rather than guiding users step-by-step through a new learning situation, learners are given tasks to try and then supported as they make mistakes.
I feel this a crucial step in implementing a classroom where students are motivated to learn. If they are given an engaging task at the beginning of the lesson, then they will be hooked. They will be hooked if students are not scared to make mistakes, or as I call them " educational investigation."
1. Metacognition is "thinking about thinking." Learners monitor their own thought processes to decide if they are learning effectively. Taking a learning styles inventory, then altering study habits to fit what was learned about preferences would be an example of a metacognitive activity.
ReplyDelete2. Micro-teaching is a form of practice teaching in which the student prepares a short (6-15 minute) lesson and presents the lesson to peers for constructive evaluation. One pro would be that each student would get the practice of making a presentation. One con would be the lesson may not have all of the vital information students need to know in the presentation.
3. Minimalism John M. Carroll's approach to instructional design that stresses the importance of providing learners with meaningful tasks early in instruction and allowing them to make and then correct errors. Rather than guiding users step-by-step through a new learning situation, learner's are given tasks to try and then supported as they make mistakes. This approach is often used in the design of instruction for users of computer systems and software. I think this may work in some of my classes. I have a few classes that work very well independently and like to figure things out on there own. They aren't afraid to make mistakes. Other classes, however, lean on me and depend on me to guide them through every step. In these classes it would not work.
1. Metacognition- Thinking about thinking. The student evaluates their own learning and decides if they are learning. They may make changes in their studying habbits in order to improve.
ReplyDelete2. Microteaching- Students prepare 1-6 min. lesson plans and teach the class. Their peers evaluate them and give back feedback. Pro- the students are involved in the learning they feel more responsible and might pay more attention to their peers. Con- They might be teaching the wrong information.
Minimalism- This approach allows students to make mistakes and learn how to fix them on their own. I don' think this approach would work for my classroom since my students are very young.
1. Metacognition is "thinking about thinking." Learners monitor their own thought processes to decide if they are learning effectively. An example of a metacognitive activity is taking a learning styles inventory, then altering study habits to fit what was learned about preferences.
ReplyDelete2. Micro teaching involves students teaching their peers a short version, a snapshot, of the teacher's lesson of the day. As a teacher, colleague to colleague, a micro lesson is an opportunity to present a sample “snapshot” of what/how you teach and to get some feedback from colleagues about how it was received. It is a chance to try teaching strategies that you may not use regularly. This is a good, safe time to experiment with something new to you or to get feedback on a technique you’ve been trying but are not sure about its effectiveness. The goal is to provide a sample of a teaching method or style in order to get a fresh perspective on it from your learners. A pro is that students get an opportunity to stand in the teacher's shoes and they will learn material if they are into what they are doing. A con is that the student may not convey the lesson in context and may miss out on some information to be taught to the students.
3.Minimalism is a teaching approach allows students to err and figure out where they went wrong. The approach allows the student to work it out on his or her own. We have sp ed students and this will work provided we have the answers in concrete objects and their is another teacher or paraprofessional sitting with students to arrive at the correct answer or conclusion.
Metacognition is thinking about thinking. Learners monitor their own thought processes to decide if they are learning effectively.
ReplyDeleteMicroteaching- A form of practice teaching in which the student prepares a short (6-15 min) lesson and present the lesson to peers for constructive evaluation.
Pro- Students are learning through the process of deciding how to teach the lesson
Con- Students are reluctant to share their lesson for fear of criticism vs. constructive evaluation.
Minimalism is an approach to instructional design that stresses the importance of providing learners with meaningful tasks early in instruction and allowing them to make and then correct errors. This approach will work for me, because I have alot of students who need modifications with their work. This will give them an opportunity to understand the material.
Metacognition is "thinking about thinking." Learners monitor their own thought porcesses to decided if they are learning effectively. Taking a learning styles inventory, then altering study habits to fit what was learned about preferences woudl be an example of a metacognitiive activity.
ReplyDeleteMicroteaching is a form of practice teaching in which the student prepares a shor lesson and presents the lesson to peers for contructive evaluation. Pro-it allows the student to be involved in their education. Con-sometimes the whole concept is not grasped by the presenter and it confuses some of the students.
Minimalism is John M.Carroll's approach to instructional design that stresses the improtance of providing learners with meaningful tasks early in instruction and sllowing them to make and then correnct errors. Rather than giding users step-by step through a new learning situation, learner's are given tasks to try and then supported as they make mistakes. This approach is often used int hedesigh of intruction for users of computer systems and software. I do think that the may work with some minor revisions...realistic projects would not work because I do not have my own room much less a child care center to allow the student to work with children and learn for what they are doing....
1. “Metacognition is ‘thinking about thinking.’ Learners monitor their own thought processes to decide if they are learning effectively. Taking a learning styles inventory, then altering study habits to fit what was learned about preferences would be an example of a metacognitive activity.”
ReplyDelete2. Microteaching is “a form of practice teaching in which the student prepares a short (6-15 minute) lesson and presents the lesson to peers for constructive evaluation.” Pro – It makes students use higher levels of Blooms to create and teach the lesson. Con – the lesson could be very boring not instructional or educational. This would make for more confusion among students, and a waste of class time.
3. Minimalism – “John M. Carroll's approach to instructional design that stresses the importance of providing learners with meaningful tasks early in instruction and allowing them to make and then correct errors. Rather than guiding users step-by-step through a new learning situation, learner's are given tasks to try and then supported as they make mistakes. This approach is often used in the design of instruction for users of computer systems and software.” I think this would not work with all of my students because some of my students lack very basic learning/study skills, and this means that sometimes I have to go step by step.
1. Metacognition is "thinking about thinking." Learners monitor their own thought processes to decide if they are learning effectively. Taking a learning styles inventory, then altering study habits to fit what was learned about preferences would be an example of a metacognitive activity
ReplyDelete2. A form of practice teaching in which the student prepares a short (6-15 minute) lesson and presents the lesson to peers for constructive evaluation. Pro/Con: this will encourage the students to stay focused & be on task but some students are not goodat public speaking & will become very shy when asked to speak in front of the class.
3.John M. Carroll's approach to instructional design that stresses the importance of providing learners with meaningful tasks early in instruction and allowing them to make and then correct errors. Rather than guiding users step-by-step through a new learning situation, learner's are given tasks to try and then supported as they make mistakes. This approach is often used in the design of instruction for users of computer systems and software.This may work for my class since they are a little older & maybe learnig through trial & error will be benificial.