Prompt #9: Toast

I believe we’ve cooked your brains enough, folks. 

 A good night of learning, but let’s call it quits.

Don’t forget to record your comments/reflections in relation to EACH topic covered tonight in your SLP.

Have a safe drive home. But WAIT!

Good night all.

nc

Prompt #7

Review the  Research Topic Summaries of the folks below (5 minutes each):

Learning Theory

1.     Ken Wilber Research/Writing (White)

2.     Multiple Intelligences (Price)

3.     Constructivist Theory (Comey)

4.     Child psychology (Parks)

Compliment one of the presenters in some way, with regard to their research.

In some way draw a comparison between two of the four topics.

Prompt #6

Check your email to find the presentation slides, in PDF form, that were created by you all for this evening’s class.

Review the Research Topic Summaries of the following folks (5 minutes each):

Learning Theory

1.     Behaviorism (Johnston)

2.     Sleep and Learning (Rocha)

3.     Brain-Based Learning (Parks)

4.     Cognitivism (Gregory)

Which of these is the most unfamiliar territory to you?

Which of these do you deem to be an area that you think you want to learn more, MUCH more, about?

Prompt #5

Consider Chapter 3 of Educational Psychology. 

Which of the presented topics is an area you believe you need the MOST intense understanding in order to be an effective teacher? 

Why? 

Prompt #4

SLP pause! 

Take two minutes to quickly record in your SLP where you think the Invocation, the Robinson video, and your thoughts on Chapter 2 align with the standards. 

GO!

Prompt #3

Review Chapter 2 of Educational Psychology and identify the two ideas/concepts that represent the most significant new learning for you.

Prompt #2

There! Looks like everyone has figured out how to navigate.  It’ll get easier, I promise.

Let’s move on…

Review the video at this link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U

After having heard Sir Ken Robinson’s observations, respond to this question:  

What are the implications of Robinson’s observations for you, as you consider how to approach the craft of teaching?

Prompt #1: Invocation

Welcome!

There will be only five of you tonight: Nick and Sarah will not be participating.

Let’s start the evening with an “invocation” of sorts.

What song seems to “move you” spiritually more than any other?

(Feel free to give us the name of the artist if you like.)

Tell why you think it moves you so. 

Welcome

Welcome fellow learners.

nc will begin posting prompts for you at 6:00 pm this evening.

You'll need to have the Internet and your email open/running, your textbook handy, and the slide presentations done by the class available for viewing.

Gonna be a good night of learning.