The next topic is to begin to read Disrupting Class. We are not going to read the entire book. You will be reading: Intro, Chapters 1, 5, 7, 8, 9.
Before class on Monday, I want you to read about disruptive innovation from Clayton Christensen's website and:
Explain in 300 words or less your understanding of Christensen's Theory of Disruption. Consider this the elevator speech to someone who has no idea what the theory is. Use one education example from your past experience or current reality to illustrate the disruption.This, of course will be completed on your blog. We will begin class on Monday with your responses to your peers' posts.
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Question: What are some things you have learned about your learning? How does this apply to you as a future, or present, teacher?
After my whirlwind of questions that I had this week regarding technology I thought about how different learning is once you have a goal or problem to solve. My engagement was increased I was determined to find a solution, and I collected a lot of research of how things connected, rather than just finding an answer. As I develop my curriculum in my other classes, I definitely want to keep along the lines of Inquiry tasks because I think that if students are given a problem and they explore the content in order to find possible solutions, they may have an opportunity to discover more than they thought.
ReplyDeleteSomething else I noticed was that my peers were a great resource in my journey. By looking at the problem from a different perspective I gained more knowledge and I felt I "learned" more through our conversations. This is why I think a PLN is powerful, because there are many people outside of my school/work atmosphere that I can learn from. I just need to go and find them.
Just wanted to get a clarification. Do you want all of the assigned chapters of Disrupting Class read by Monday?
ReplyDeleteSo far, I have learned that for a really long time my learning reflected how I was taught. I took it what was lectured to me, I regurgitated it, and then almost immediately forgot it. It wasn't until I got to my teaching credential at SDSU that I really started having to apply what I learned and I discovered that in order for me to truly learn something, I have to apply it. Otherwise, it is useless to me because I will forgot it very quickly. This shows me that as a teacher I have to make learning meaningful for my students and make connections to their lives somehow with the material (bring them in) and have them apply their learning in some way so that it "sticks" with them. I have also learned since starting my Masters program here at USD that another way I solidify my learning is through reflecting. I find when I have to summarize my learning and make connections between classes, readings, then and now, etc. that I reinforce that learning and retain much more of it. This shows me that as a teacher I should also have the students consistently reflecting on their learning so that I can see if they are able to make meaning of it or not and therefore reflect on my own teaching practice at the same time. So, in summary, application and reflection!
ReplyDeleteIn reading Pink, I have become more aware of the way I think and learn. I have never really paid much attention to how I take notes or organize my work....until now. The funny thing is, is that I always thought of myself as right brained, but now I am finding that I have some extremely strong left brain tendencies. I like order, straight lines, bullets, numbers, outlines, strategic indents, etc. In addition to this, I recognize the value of hands on learning and learning by doing. And more than just doing, being able to play around. The ability to explore on my own has been very beneficial. Through my testing, struggles, successes, etc., I have been able to make what I have done my own. I've been able to take ownership of my learning.
ReplyDeleteSo as a future educator...I need to recognize the ways in which my right and left brained thinkers function, and what styles of teaching is most beneficial to their individual needs. Its also important to give our students the tools so that they may take ownership of what they are learning. We need not to rush their learning, but rather give them time to explore.
In my graduate studies I have learned to recognize myself as a highly intrinsically motivated learner. In my first year in USD’s MEd program I push above and beyond assignments…to the point where my professors would tell me to do LESS! I could never do less though, nothing could be finished until it met the expectations I set for myself. I began teaching expecting that this level of intrinsic motivation to be the norm for my students as well. What I have grown to be more conscious of is the fact that there are different types of students out there, many of which are extrinsically motivated. I am now actively aware of the need to build lessons which activate intrinsic motivation in my students as well as provide extrinsic motivation.
ReplyDeleteOne thing that I learned about my learning came from Pink's book. I always thought that I was more left-brained, only because I never thought of myself as an artist. I have always been bad at drawing, but I am creative in different ways, other than drawing, so looking at how right-brained learners and left-brained learners think and engage is learning made me realize that I have both! I've noticed this more since I am ambidextrous in many things that I do. I remember mentioning this in either a post of a comment, but one trait is that when I played softball, I was a switch hitter (batted both left handed and right handed) and in gymnastics, I cartwheeled left-handed, but did everything else right-handed. Knowing the way that I learn will help me as a future teacher because I can't expect my students to learn only one way. We all have different ways that we learn best and I think my job as a future teacher is to touch on every way my students learn or else I'd be cheating them of their education. I can't expect my students to learn a way that is not best for them.
ReplyDeleteI think that one thing that I have learned about learning is that you have to want to learn in order to make it memorable. It can't be forced otherwise you wont want to learn and you wont be able to remember what you have learned. I think by wanting to do something it makes it easier to do and easier to apply to life.
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