Tuesday, June 15, 2010
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.
Field Response Journal, Part I
Question 1: Being a dance teacher in a secondary school it can be tough to determin what the students already know about dance. And what they already have ability to do and what they can't do. As I observed the teacher in this setting, I noticed that while teaching the dance company(the more adavanced dancers of the school) she used assimilation to help the students understand what she was asking them to do. Asking them to do stretches that they can realte to from preivious training, so it wasn't something that was completly new to them. They were able to pick up on the movement because they have been trained and the teacher know that. But in the lower advanced classes she was unable to do this as successfully. They could fallow along with her but they needed more instruction, they needed to accomodate to what they were learning. Most of The studetns were in the 2nd stage with some in the 3rd stage of development. They are able to show logic and have sdult like responses but it is still in a concret reality. Rearly did I see any of the students react in the formal stage. To respond with an abract idea. Overall the teacher did a great job of showing how to handle all different types of development.
Field Response Journal, Part I
Question 5: I did my feild study in a special education class. I saw many different examples od inclusion While I was in that classroom. Not only because it was a speical needs classroom but because of the way the teacher was able to help all of the students in the ways that needed it. There was one student that had a hard time counting money, so he was able to work on that just by its self for about 20 min. He had a workshet that told him what to count out and he also had play money so he could be hands on with the money. I beleive that accomidations do need to be met in the classroom. Students need to be able to learn to the best of their ability. If they need something to help them do that then we as teachers need to be able to provide that. We need to get to know all of our students so that we know what we need to do. At the same time we need to make sure they are learnig what they need to as well.
Question 6: There are differences in the classroom, the way that i see that it is being addresses and handled is that all of the students work together. They are not seperated into differernt groups. They are working in groups together just like they are all the same. I think that it is important to aknowledge that they do have differences. That they do have different race, religon and so on becuase being different is a good thing. We are all different and we all have our own culture. Being an educator we need to find ways to explore this with our students and teach about different cultures so that our students dont look at it as being werid. That they look at it as something that is exciting and want to learn about it as well.
Question 6: There are differences in the classroom, the way that i see that it is being addresses and handled is that all of the students work together. They are not seperated into differernt groups. They are working in groups together just like they are all the same. I think that it is important to aknowledge that they do have differences. That they do have different race, religon and so on becuase being different is a good thing. We are all different and we all have our own culture. Being an educator we need to find ways to explore this with our students and teach about different cultures so that our students dont look at it as being werid. That they look at it as something that is exciting and want to learn about it as well.
Cours Contract Reveiw #1
1. What I feel like I am doing well is understanding the imformation that is being taught to me. I am understanding how this class and all of the information that I am learning is going to help me when I am taching in the schools. I am at this point still motivated in what I am learning and is wanting to continue to do so.
2. I am not giving myself enough time to study and to do all of the assignments that I need to get done. I was in London during some of the semester so it was hard to want to do homework while i was over there. I should have and then I feel this far behind. I need to continue to stay on top of what I am doing so that i can continue and learn what I need to.
3. One if my goals was to understand the material that I need to so that I can help my students the best way that I can. I feel that I am learning just that. I am learning how the brain works and how to motivate my students so that they will want to learn from me. It is important to always remember what my studens need and understand how they learn. The clearer that I can be when giving instruction the better they will understand and be successful.
4. The main thing that i need to change is to complete assignemnts on time, and if I dont make sure I am still learning in the process od getting them done. Come to class ready to listen and participate. That is the best way that i learn is hands on.
5. My motivation is still wanting to understand the material so that I can be a better teacher. Some what I am just trying to get through the semester. So i need to change my thinking and take in all that I can.
2. I am not giving myself enough time to study and to do all of the assignments that I need to get done. I was in London during some of the semester so it was hard to want to do homework while i was over there. I should have and then I feel this far behind. I need to continue to stay on top of what I am doing so that i can continue and learn what I need to.
3. One if my goals was to understand the material that I need to so that I can help my students the best way that I can. I feel that I am learning just that. I am learning how the brain works and how to motivate my students so that they will want to learn from me. It is important to always remember what my studens need and understand how they learn. The clearer that I can be when giving instruction the better they will understand and be successful.
4. The main thing that i need to change is to complete assignemnts on time, and if I dont make sure I am still learning in the process od getting them done. Come to class ready to listen and participate. That is the best way that i learn is hands on.
5. My motivation is still wanting to understand the material so that I can be a better teacher. Some what I am just trying to get through the semester. So i need to change my thinking and take in all that I can.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Motivation
1. I am in the education program becasue as a teacher I want to share the passion that I have for Dance with the students that I teach. I decided a while ago that I love teaching, I love seeing when one of my students understands what I am talking about. When they can express to me what they are feeling through the movement of dance. What I love about the art form of dance is that dancing serves as a form of release for anyone. the reason that I want to teach in the high schools is becasue dance can help the students get out of thier box and share a different side of them. To help them share an artistic side of them rather then always being in academic mode. I am in this class becasue it is apart of the program, and it will help better understand how I can teach my studetns about the art form of dance.
2. I feel like what motivates me is knowing what Is going to happen at the end of the journey. I am in school becasue I want to get my degree and to be a teacher and have a job. I am a very extrinsic learner and that is what motivates me. I like to know what I am getting out of what I am doing. I highly beleive in goal theoy. I like to set goals and making sure that i fallow that and acheive them. When i am focused on a goal, i am inthe zone and i work hard to make sure that i understand what i need to in order to acheive that goal. I love learning and knowledge is power.
3.I like to control how and what i succeed in. I compare myself to others that are doing the same thing as me. In dance it is very hard to not do that. I like to push myself and try to better then the others in my class. I like to feed off the others in my class and do my best. So my cause to succeed is internal. I have something in me to do well and to show others what I can do. I fail because i underestimate myself. I set myself up to fail. I tell myelf that i am good enough or that i can not do something. I find attribution theory very real for me. When things go well for me i tell my self it is becaue of my abilities and that i did it. However when i fail i find myself sometimes saying that i didnt have contol over the situation.
4. My goals are both mastery amd performance goals. My goals focus on something that is important and also to be able to see an end result. To focus on something to acheive an end product becuase of the goals that i have set. I think that this says that I am a hard worker. That I want to be able to succeed in life and teaching.
5. I need to change what and how i get moticated to learn. Becasue if i want my studetns to be motivated and learn in a way that will help them in all areas of thier eduation then i need to know how to do that as well. i need to be more open minded on my success and failures. I need to take away a learning experience from everything that i do. Know how to set goals in a way that i can see the outcomes, and what other goals i can do to lead the main goals. So that i can clearly do that in my class room to elpmy students succeed.
2. I feel like what motivates me is knowing what Is going to happen at the end of the journey. I am in school becasue I want to get my degree and to be a teacher and have a job. I am a very extrinsic learner and that is what motivates me. I like to know what I am getting out of what I am doing. I highly beleive in goal theoy. I like to set goals and making sure that i fallow that and acheive them. When i am focused on a goal, i am inthe zone and i work hard to make sure that i understand what i need to in order to acheive that goal. I love learning and knowledge is power.
3.I like to control how and what i succeed in. I compare myself to others that are doing the same thing as me. In dance it is very hard to not do that. I like to push myself and try to better then the others in my class. I like to feed off the others in my class and do my best. So my cause to succeed is internal. I have something in me to do well and to show others what I can do. I fail because i underestimate myself. I set myself up to fail. I tell myelf that i am good enough or that i can not do something. I find attribution theory very real for me. When things go well for me i tell my self it is becaue of my abilities and that i did it. However when i fail i find myself sometimes saying that i didnt have contol over the situation.
4. My goals are both mastery amd performance goals. My goals focus on something that is important and also to be able to see an end result. To focus on something to acheive an end product becuase of the goals that i have set. I think that this says that I am a hard worker. That I want to be able to succeed in life and teaching.
5. I need to change what and how i get moticated to learn. Becasue if i want my studetns to be motivated and learn in a way that will help them in all areas of thier eduation then i need to know how to do that as well. i need to be more open minded on my success and failures. I need to take away a learning experience from everything that i do. Know how to set goals in a way that i can see the outcomes, and what other goals i can do to lead the main goals. So that i can clearly do that in my class room to elpmy students succeed.
Course Contract
Goals:
1. To learn how to motivate all of my students to understand what I am teaching them.
2. To always learn something new from this class every week, not just becasue i need the grade but because I want to.
3. To learn how to better understand my students.
My weekly preperation plan is to stay on top of all of the homework. I need to take the time out of my day to look over all the asignments that I have for this class, and then plan out the time that I am going to do them. I also need to stay in contact with my classmates and the teacher to make sure I am doing what i need to be doing for the class. I will also make to do list and use them to make sure that i am geting allof the work done.
To study for this class my plan is to go to class and take notes and pay attention while in class, and then to make sure I do the homework that goes along with what we talked in class as well. Also to do the study guides that will help me study for the tests. Something thathelps me study and understand the concepts in class is repition. The more i read something or wrtie something down the more i remember it.
If i do not understand a topic that we are going over, I am first going to go to my classmates to see if they can help and we can help eachother understand. And if i still need help i am going to go to the interent and the book for more understanding of the topics.
I will reach my goals in the course by doingmy part to succeed. By putting in the hard work to my studying and homework. By paying attention in class and managing my time to do the best in this class that I can.
1. To learn how to motivate all of my students to understand what I am teaching them.
2. To always learn something new from this class every week, not just becasue i need the grade but because I want to.
3. To learn how to better understand my students.
My weekly preperation plan is to stay on top of all of the homework. I need to take the time out of my day to look over all the asignments that I have for this class, and then plan out the time that I am going to do them. I also need to stay in contact with my classmates and the teacher to make sure I am doing what i need to be doing for the class. I will also make to do list and use them to make sure that i am geting allof the work done.
To study for this class my plan is to go to class and take notes and pay attention while in class, and then to make sure I do the homework that goes along with what we talked in class as well. Also to do the study guides that will help me study for the tests. Something thathelps me study and understand the concepts in class is repition. The more i read something or wrtie something down the more i remember it.
If i do not understand a topic that we are going over, I am first going to go to my classmates to see if they can help and we can help eachother understand. And if i still need help i am going to go to the interent and the book for more understanding of the topics.
I will reach my goals in the course by doingmy part to succeed. By putting in the hard work to my studying and homework. By paying attention in class and managing my time to do the best in this class that I can.
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