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Classroom Learning Theories and Management

Classroom Learning Theories and Management. EDEL 413 CSUB Debbie Meadows. Think about:. Who was your favorite teacher? What made them your favorite? Why was this important to you? How did the teacher handle themselves? How did they handle you? Others?

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Classroom Learning Theories and Management

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  1. Classroom Learning Theories and Management EDEL 413 CSUB Debbie Meadows

  2. Think about: • Who was your favorite teacher? • What made them your favorite? • Why was this important to you? • How did the teacher handle themselves? • How did they handle you? Others? • What do you remember about the classroom?

  3. Two Personal Questions… • What do I have that will make me a good teacher? • What do I need to learn?

  4. Philosophies of Education • Essentialism • Traditions of society, morals, values, and skills necessary to be model citizens: A Nation At Risk • Progressivism • Curriculum is centered around interests of the students: Dewey • Perennialism • Truth never changes: Plato, Aristotle

  5. Philosophies of Education • Existentialism • Free will to develop as the student sees fit, self-responsibility, play is “good”: Sartre • Behaviorism • Change the environment, change the student—teach scientifically: Pavlov

  6. Philosophy into Theory • Learning Theory • Behavioral • Watson, Thorndike, Skinner • Cognitive • Bruner, Vygotsky, Piaget • Constructivist • Dewey, Knowles, Montessori • Many, Many Others

  7. Behaviorism Learning Theory • Pavlov, Thorndike, John Watson • Stimulus-Response • B.F. Skinner “Operant Conditioning” Children respond to external stimuli Children can be conditioned to respond Children can be manipulated/shaped Teacher sets the goals,controls the environment, and creates assessments

  8. Cognitivism Learning Theory • Atkinson-Shriffin and Ausubel • Schema, Scaffolding, Chunking • Advanced Organizer • Three-Stage Information Processing • Sensory Registry • Short-term Memory • Long-term Memory

  9. Cognitivism Learning Theory • Jean Piaget • Four Stages of Development • Sensorimotor - birth to 2 years • Preoperational - 2 to 6/7 years • Concrete Operational - 6/7 to 11/12 years • Formal Operational – 11/12 to adult

  10. Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development

  11. Constructivism Learning Theory • Build on Prior Knowledge • Construct New Knowledge • Understand through Authentic Experiences • Active, hands-on • Problem Solving, Exploration, Collaboration • Revision and Reflection

  12. Constructivism Learning Theory • Jerome Bruner • Learning is an active process • Students build new ideas based on their existing knowledge • Discovery Learning • Spiral Curriculum

  13. Constructivism Learning Theory • John Dewey • Collaborative Work • Teacher is the Mentor or Guide • Inquiry Based Learning

  14. Constructivism Lesson Progression • Situation • Grouping • Bridge from previous learning • Questioning • Exhibition • Reflection http://www.prainbow.com/cld/cldp.html

  15. Putting Theory Together in the Learning Environment

  16. What is Teaching? • Philosophy of Education • Learning Theory • How will you as the teacher handle the • Academic Development • Social Development • Emotional Development of the students in your class

  17. What Makes a Good Teacher? • Art • Science • Personal Characteristics

  18. The Art of Teaching • Enthusiasm for Learning • Liking for Children • Desire to Help Others • These things CANNOT be taught

  19. The Science of Teaching • Ability to Manage the Classroom Environment • Ability to Manage Student Behavior • Ability to Make Long-Range Plans • Ability to Make Short-Range Plans • Ability to Use a Variety of Instructional Materials • These things CAN be taught

  20. Characteristics Of Successful Teachers • Organization • Communication • Adaptability • Creativity • These things CAN be Fostered

  21. Teacher Responsibilities • Curriculum • Instruction • Classroom Environment • School Community • Personal Decorum • Philosophy of Education

  22. Three Questions for Teachers • Philosophy • What should learners know? • Psychology • How do learners learn? • Pedagogy • How should learners be taught?

  23. Learning What is your definition of learning?

  24. Learning Process Phases • Perception • Wanting to know • Taking in information • Conception • Creating meaning • Ideation • Putting information to use

  25. Learning Process • The process of how a student learns • All good learning theories have these three components • L.P. links to assessment

  26. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

  27. Erikson’s Eight Stages of Man

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