Cognitive and Moral Development Ages

1. By: Jessica Edwards Revised by Karen Brown for 2012 WCPSS FACS Convocation Cognitive and Moral Development Ages For Success

2. Where do You Fit In? Prisoner Vacationer Explorer

3. Session Objective After this session, you will be able to apply learned strategies in your classrooms to improve student mastery of Objective 6.02.

4. Commonalities • We all teach Parenting and Child Development • We all have a curriculum guide • We all teach diverse students

5. Variances • School/classroom size • Available resources • Support

6. Cognitive Development The development of a person’s mental and thinking abilities. • Howard Gardner’s multiple intelligenges • Jean Piaget’s preoperational period • Lev Vygotsky’s theory • Maria Montessori’s theory

7. Moral Development Relating to issues of right and wrong and affecting how people behave. • Kohlberg’s six stages of moral development • Bronfenbrenner’s five stages of moral orientation

8. Where’s the Beef? • Why is this objective challenging for you? • What are the obstacles you encounter? • Who is responsible for these obstacles?

9. Recipe/Curriculum Guide Think of your curriculum guide as a recipe book, the objectives as recipes, and the activities as ingredients.

10. 1. Begin with the End in Mind… What things do we do before we start to cook? How does this help us? How do you plan for your classroom instruction? Preheat the oven and bake at the same temperature for 180 days…

11. Proper planning is key to successful instruction • Plan effectively • School Calendar • Pacing Guide • Other

12. 2. Season to Your Taste Remember the curriculum guide is the recipe and the activities are the recommended ingredients. What are some reasons we may alter ingredients and how they are prepared in a recipe? • Allergies • More desired flavor • Less desired flavor • Dislike of spice/food

13. You have to decide which activities best suit the needs of the students YOUserve. What elements are factors when planning instructional activities? • Special needs students • Student ability levels • Student behaviors • Time • Resources

14. Using the RAFT, Role—Audience—Format—Topic, literacy strategy, have students pretend they are the parents of a 5-year-old child who are writing to another parent. Discuss one moral you will teach your child. Explain why it is important and how it will affect the development of your child. Activity #19 Purpose: To have students understand moral development

15. Problems we face with Activities such as these: • Confusion • Laziness • Complaining • Poor product

16. A Solution Instead of making this an individual assignment, assign groups (no larger than 4) • Give each group specific situations on which to respond • Assign group members a perspective from which they will write. • You may even want to time each step.

17. Why this strategy can work for you… • Makes all students accountable • Keeps all students engaged • Greatly reduces off-task behavior • Promotes teamwork and 21st century skills

18. 3. Garnish What is the purpose of a garnish?

19. Don’t ever forget to make things interesting. Your “dish” may be delicious, but remember, presentation is the most important element. How can you add interest to this objective’s instructional activities? • Spice up your lecture with props/costumes • Make note-taking fresh with foldables • Use themes to make lessons “satisfyingly savory”

20. Garnish Continued To implement these activities • Use whatever school recourses available • Dollar Tree • Recycle materials • Think outside the box

21. Activities • Body Bingo Vocabulary Review- get a plastic table cloth from the Dollar Tree; cut it in half; divide into 25 or less sections; write key terms in each square; give a clue; have student stand on mat for the correct answer. Tell students that each one will stand on the “Bingo Board” • Interactive Word Wall • Foldables

22. Activities continued Interactive Word Wall- Give students a sheet of paper (81/2” x 11”construction or plain) Have students select a word they don’t know. Say- “Fold paper hamburger and then hot dog or ‘fold in quarters’; tear out a diagonal hole on the folded corner and hold up your paper for me to check”

23. Clean Up Reflect on this session. What are the major concepts you will take with you to improve your instruction for this objective?

24. Where do You Fit In Now? Prisoner Vacationer Explorer

25. Thank You Credits: Created by Jessica Edwards 7/12 and modified by Karen Brown 8/12 for WCPSS Convocation