Thursday, June 15, 2006

Answer the questions for chapter 9.

posted by Barney Slowey at 8:44 AM

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Blogger Sam Fuchs said...

1) In what ways might you translate the principles presented in the chapter into practical, everyday ideas you can use in your classes?
By giving students a chance to choose their activities we increase their motivation to learn. Giving them choices on homework will give them a chance to choose something that they feel comfortable doing and in turn will make them feel successful. By repeating the chance the make a choice we continually give the students this feeling and they learn to become more organized.

2) Armed with the brain research found in the chapter, what should educators be doing differently? In what ways might you suggest we start doing this?
We need to give students more choices in their academic work. We can do this by giving them freetime in centers as opposed to assigned time at a center. We can also give lists of activities for the students to pick from for their homework or culminating activity. Last of all it is important that students know about the choices so they can make a good choice. They will not pick an activity that they know very little about. I think modeling choices before giving them would make the student feel more comfortable.

3) How will you incorprate this research into your curriculum to make it more brain based?
I have given students choices for homework before but not often enough. I would like to do it more in my classroom as they enjoy it when I do. They also are more proud of their work as a whole. I also need to spend more time going over choices when I do give them. Last of all, in the past I have been frustrated with some students that continually pick the "easiest activities". I need to work on making my activities equal in difficulty or not be afraid to tell some students to try something that they are not as comfortable with. This would give them more of a challenge.

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