Prompt #7 (The End!)

I’m gonna bring us to a halt, folks.  You all did a nice job tonight.  I know it was plowing new ground for some of you.  Learning new stuff is a good thing.  We’ll pick up the pace just a little next time, and may even “play” in a different environment.

The email with your research topic and other assignments for next class meeting is alreadyin your Inbox.

The March 24 class meeting will be in VIRTUAL space again. 

Enjoy your spring break. 

Thanks for making me a better educator.

Prompt #6

Reflecting on the design of the learning tasks for this evening’s class, identify three Marzano 9 strategies that you felt I was trying to leverage and specifically cite the connection between each strategy and a corresponding task.

Prompt #5

Review the slide presentations of the following four folks:

Multiple Intelligences (Guthrie)

Sudbury Model (Ladd)

Learning deficiencies (Lange)

Sleep and Learning (Fillingim)

Answer these two questions in your response:

1)      Which of the topics are you most likely to research further and why?

2)      Which of the topics are you least likely to research further and why?

Prompt #4

Reflect back on your learning journey and identify in your mind one of the best teachers you ever had. 

What 2-3 topics discussed in Chapter 4 of Educational Psychology was that teacher exceptional at deploying or practicing?

Prompt #3

Review the slide presentations of the following four folks:

Willingham Research/Writings (Holwerda)

Brain-Based Learning (Garcia)

Ken Wilber Research/Writings (Reeder)

Mnemonic Devices (Prieto)

Answer these two questions in your response:

1)      Identify one and indicate some specific way you think it will be helpful to you as an educator.

2)      Which of the topics resonates the least with you and why?

Prompt #2

Take a look at all the topics discussed in Chapter 3 of Educational Psychology (that’s our textbook). 

Which of one those topics do you think had the most bearing on your decision to pursue a Masters Degree in Education?  Tell us why you think so.

Prompt #1

Nice job sports fans.  It takes a little getting used to.  Ain’t learning fun?

Now, let’s move on.

You should have received an email from me with our March 10 Presentation slides (in PDF format).Review the slide presentations of the following three folks:

Constructivist Theory (Bayer)

Connectivism (Lange)

Behaviorism (Najjar)

Answer these two questions in your response:

1)      Which represented the newest learning for you personally?

2)      Which of the pictures/videos did you find most interesting and why?

I'll give you about 30 minutes to do this.

The Launch

Hello fellow learners.

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.