http://surfaquarium.com/mi/intelligences.htm
Again this website is an example of an interavtive website that allows for multiple intelligences.
However I found that for teachers this website would be a great assistance tool in lesson planning and conducting. It sets out the different intelligences and give examples of games, activities, projects and websites that would appeal to each seperately.
For a teacher this means that they could incorporate different activities into differnet groups depending on dominate learning styles as well as incorporating ICT into lessons.
Monday, March 19, 2007
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Knowledge Tree
The knowledge tree is an online cognitive tool that allows for the sharing and tracking of documents and records.
Knowledge tree's exsist in many different business anf expert fields. However in education I think that it can be a very effective teaching tool. As mentioned in previous posts learning needs to be funa dn creative for the students of today to reach their potential. However as teachers were not neccessarily all trained in this though form it may be hard for some to make theri teaching reach this medium.
A knowledge tree allows for teachers who have been teaching for a long time often by different standards to access the work and ideas of teachers who amy be able to relate better to the students and their different learning stlyes. This means that a graeter range of teachers have the tools to reach a different range of students.
Knowledge tree's exsist in many different business anf expert fields. However in education I think that it can be a very effective teaching tool. As mentioned in previous posts learning needs to be funa dn creative for the students of today to reach their potential. However as teachers were not neccessarily all trained in this though form it may be hard for some to make theri teaching reach this medium.
A knowledge tree allows for teachers who have been teaching for a long time often by different standards to access the work and ideas of teachers who amy be able to relate better to the students and their different learning stlyes. This means that a graeter range of teachers have the tools to reach a different range of students.
Networking
Part of this project was to post blogs on other people blog space as such!!
To do this we had to invite and be invited oin turn to join and contribute to someone's blog. This was an activity that was done in class, and in class for a reason. To overcome difficulties easily!
Personally I was absent for the actual tutorial that this was done and as a result the task itself was harder even with the guidance of these wonderful people!! Many of s were new to this blogging and the ability to do something new such as intive authors to our blogs was a lot easier with the authors present to help troubleshoot!
For example people were present at the time to give their emails and confirm their invitation almost instantly. Where as if we had been doing it seperatly at home, we wouldn't haev had this quick acception and would not have known if we had actually done it right!!!
When undertaking the intivaton process, my invitation from a classmate (cough Stefan cough hehe) was continously not coming through. If we had been seperate at home, this may have caused an issue! We would either not have noticed or we would have had to converse through other means to correct it! It turns out it was simply an error in the email address given but even something like that if we were not both present may have been a larger issue to figure out!!!
To do this we had to invite and be invited oin turn to join and contribute to someone's blog. This was an activity that was done in class, and in class for a reason. To overcome difficulties easily!
Personally I was absent for the actual tutorial that this was done and as a result the task itself was harder even with the guidance of these wonderful people!! Many of s were new to this blogging and the ability to do something new such as intive authors to our blogs was a lot easier with the authors present to help troubleshoot!
For example people were present at the time to give their emails and confirm their invitation almost instantly. Where as if we had been doing it seperatly at home, we wouldn't haev had this quick acception and would not have known if we had actually done it right!!!
When undertaking the intivaton process, my invitation from a classmate (cough Stefan cough hehe) was continously not coming through. If we had been seperate at home, this may have caused an issue! We would either not have noticed or we would have had to converse through other means to correct it! It turns out it was simply an error in the email address given but even something like that if we were not both present may have been a larger issue to figure out!!!
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Glasser
Glassers work is one that we have studied extensively over this course so far and I think this is with good reason. I am a strong believer in Glassers theories, especially his theory of needs.
Glasser says that childrens behaviour is not random but acted out in response to the fulfilment or neglect of five basic needs.Children need these five things incorperated into all aspects of their lives.
1. Survival
2. Love and Belonging
3. Power
4. Freedom
5. FUN!!
I think that Glassers theory has a lot of relevance to me as I like to think that there is a reason behind bad behaviour and that a child is not naughty just for the sake of it. Glasser says that misbehaviour is simply a response to the neglect of one of these needs.
I think that I like this theory because Glasser also focuses on increasing good behaviour through the fulfilment of these needs rather then the decreasing of bad behaviuor through the use of punishment.
Glasser says that childrens behaviour is not random but acted out in response to the fulfilment or neglect of five basic needs.Children need these five things incorperated into all aspects of their lives.
1. Survival
2. Love and Belonging
3. Power
4. Freedom
5. FUN!!
I think that Glassers theory has a lot of relevance to me as I like to think that there is a reason behind bad behaviour and that a child is not naughty just for the sake of it. Glasser says that misbehaviour is simply a response to the neglect of one of these needs.
I think that I like this theory because Glasser also focuses on increasing good behaviour through the fulfilment of these needs rather then the decreasing of bad behaviuor through the use of punishment.
Hattie
Hattie's work focuses mainly on what situations and influences best maximise effective teaching and learning.
My personla favourate amognst his work is the idea of support. HAttie says that support is fundamental in the learning process. I like thiis idea as it applies to both teacher and student. It is part of a teachers job to support their students. To guide them teach thema nd to a point nuture them until they understand, gain knowledge and leran independantly.
However I think that it is also inportant that I teacher is just as supported as a student. This is linked quite closely with the idea of respect within all areas of a classroom. To be their most effective, I thnk a teacher must be supported by the school system, parents and most importantly the students as well.
My personla favourate amognst his work is the idea of support. HAttie says that support is fundamental in the learning process. I like thiis idea as it applies to both teacher and student. It is part of a teachers job to support their students. To guide them teach thema nd to a point nuture them until they understand, gain knowledge and leran independantly.
However I think that it is also inportant that I teacher is just as supported as a student. This is linked quite closely with the idea of respect within all areas of a classroom. To be their most effective, I thnk a teacher must be supported by the school system, parents and most importantly the students as well.
Vygotsky
Vygotsky's theories were developed in the developmental psychology, child development, and educational fields. He believed in a much higher order of thinking in children as well as adults and the importance of language and play in learning.
I think that many of Vygotsky's theories are very relevant in teaching today.
The theory of higher order thinking is shared by theorist such as Bloom and reflected in his taxonomy diagram. That is that children learn better when different mediums are involved in the learning process in order to appeal to different learning styles. Bloom and Vygotsky both believe that creativity is important to a childs learning.
I think that language is a very important aspect of teaching and learning that is probably often overlooked. I don't think that is so much in relation to different cultures and languages but more in relation to the idea of Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants. The teacher who are currently in classrooms were trained around 40years ago. This means theat in relation to the student of today, these teachers are speaking an arcaic language of the past! I think that it is imperative that teachers can relate to and associate with the student that they are teaching if effective teaching and learning is going to occur.
I also think that Vygotsky's idea of play in learning is also very important. It is similar to Glasser need of fun and Blooms idea of creating. All children need something different to break up the consistancy of learning and play is a creative, fun and changing way of involving this. Play can also range through many things such as drawing, use of ICT and role-playing.
I think that many of Vygotsky's theories are very relevant in teaching today.
The theory of higher order thinking is shared by theorist such as Bloom and reflected in his taxonomy diagram. That is that children learn better when different mediums are involved in the learning process in order to appeal to different learning styles. Bloom and Vygotsky both believe that creativity is important to a childs learning.
I think that language is a very important aspect of teaching and learning that is probably often overlooked. I don't think that is so much in relation to different cultures and languages but more in relation to the idea of Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants. The teacher who are currently in classrooms were trained around 40years ago. This means theat in relation to the student of today, these teachers are speaking an arcaic language of the past! I think that it is imperative that teachers can relate to and associate with the student that they are teaching if effective teaching and learning is going to occur.
I also think that Vygotsky's idea of play in learning is also very important. It is similar to Glasser need of fun and Blooms idea of creating. All children need something different to break up the consistancy of learning and play is a creative, fun and changing way of involving this. Play can also range through many things such as drawing, use of ICT and role-playing.
Piaget
Piaget's main theory revolved around the four stages of cognitive developement in children. The four stages are as follows:
1. Sensorimotor Stage
Age of birth to 2years
Children learn through their senses and movement of both themselves and their environment. They also learn about object
permanance. This is when they begin to understand that an object exsists even if they can no longer see it.
2. Preoperational Stage
Ages 2-7years
This is when children acquire their motor skills. This includes things such as coordination, hand-eye coordination and speech.
3. Concrete Operational Stage
7-11years
It is in this stage that a child start developing and using logic
4. Formal Operational Stage
11+years
This is the final stage of cognitive development. In this stage chldren can think abstractly, draw conclusions and evaluate
information.
I find Piaget's work slightly difficult to accept on the whole. I believe that yes children obvioulsy develpoe in stages but I don't think that those stages are neccessarily the same for all children. Piaget's theory states that the stages develope at the same rate that the child ages. However I don't think that this allows for pyschological developement or different learning rates which are inevitable amognst children.
Piaget's stages are sequenctional. However children do not develope at a detirmened rate and occurence and timing of their developement cannot be timed to such a key as Piaget has it.
The following is a link to a short video on Piaget and his work on the different stages of cognitive development.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcjPkPIwsog
I thought the clip was quite effective in explaining the stages as it shows how children react to cognitive thinking and problems differently and more advancingly as they progress in the stages.
1. Sensorimotor Stage
Age of birth to 2years
Children learn through their senses and movement of both themselves and their environment. They also learn about object
permanance. This is when they begin to understand that an object exsists even if they can no longer see it.
2. Preoperational Stage
Ages 2-7years
This is when children acquire their motor skills. This includes things such as coordination, hand-eye coordination and speech.
3. Concrete Operational Stage
7-11years
It is in this stage that a child start developing and using logic
4. Formal Operational Stage
11+years
This is the final stage of cognitive development. In this stage chldren can think abstractly, draw conclusions and evaluate
information.
I find Piaget's work slightly difficult to accept on the whole. I believe that yes children obvioulsy develpoe in stages but I don't think that those stages are neccessarily the same for all children. Piaget's theory states that the stages develope at the same rate that the child ages. However I don't think that this allows for pyschological developement or different learning rates which are inevitable amognst children.
Piaget's stages are sequenctional. However children do not develope at a detirmened rate and occurence and timing of their developement cannot be timed to such a key as Piaget has it.
The following is a link to a short video on Piaget and his work on the different stages of cognitive development.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcjPkPIwsog
I thought the clip was quite effective in explaining the stages as it shows how children react to cognitive thinking and problems differently and more advancingly as they progress in the stages.
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