Question 2
Read the following article and answer the questions (20 points): click on this link to go to the article… Professor pans ‘learning style’ teaching method 1. What are some of important issues discussed in the article? (5 points) 2. Do you…
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Question 1
An understanding about learning styles requires knowledge of brain functioning. The “whole-brain” approach to teaching is an appropriate one because it enhances intra/inter-neural connectivity in the brain, which has a significant positive…
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Format for the “Reflection on Teaching Methods”
After having utilized a teaching method that is in-line with the “whole-brain” approach (one that is inductive, inquiry-based, discovery-oriented; simultaneously incorporating visual, auditory, tactile, kinesthetic modalities; encouraging…
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A Good Start?
The learning styles methods class is on the move. The first two days went fairly well, and we have a few more hurdles to cross before completing the requirements for the class. The course attempts to fulfill one major objective: Equip…
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“They are not fit to teach…”
I have heard people in the field (schools all around) telling this over and over again, “The graduates that you guys produce cannot survive in the actual school system. There is something wrong in the training and education that they are…
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Principles of learning
Learning is an active process in which the learner uses sensory input and constructs meaning out of it. The more traditional formulation of this idea involves the terminology of the active learner (Dewey’s term) stressing that the learner…
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Anger Management in the Classroom
An angry teacher is a scary teacher. Ask anyone and he will say the same. We all have had our share of being victimized by angry teachers who refuse to keep a check on their emotion. They comfortably take it all out on students, without…
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Behavior Management Forum: Question No.3
Teachers are pressed for time to cover the syllabus within the time frame specified by the curriculum. While being preoccupied with teaching contents, they inevitably neglect the emotional well-being of students. No provision is made to…
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Reflection on the usage of an ‘engaging’ teaching method
I just came back from my first class for today…and you know what? I re-lived and re-assured myself of the importance and power of engaging teaching methods. The portion today was on ‘expertise’ (cognitive psychology class)…but instead of…
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Critical Thinking (Chapter 8 – Part II)
What to think? › How to think? How is critical thinking different from problem-solving? Critical thinking… Does not aim at solving problems (although it might do so in the process) – looks at an issue from the viewpoint of several other…