Field Response Journal, Part I

Question 2: During the last semester I was in one of my technique classes. We were filming for our midterm evaluation, and at the end of the class my teacher decided to teach us something that we had never learned before and gave us about 5 minuets to review it then we had to get filmed doing it. My first reaction was to freak out and just not even try. But becasue my teacher gave us the tools that we needed through out the past 2 weeks of instruction, we knew how to succedd at this tasks. We had the time to ask her questions and to use our ZPD to acheive the goal that we all wanted. In dancing you use self talk almost every day. When I am learning new material I cannot get through it unless I am talking myself through it a couple of times before I can fully perform it to its fullest. Also inner speech is used a lot as well. When I am saying it as well as doing it at, I am making that mind and body connection helping me remembering the movement. It is important to be hands on with the students as you are teaching them. It would not be possible to teach dance without mentoring the students in the wasy that they need it. By using cognitive apprenticeship to help the students acheive a goal and understand a concept. By having all of the ideas the Vygotsky proposes is a great way to help students interact with other students and have a team effort in learning between teacher and the students.