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CONSTRUCTIVIST CONVERSATIONS Hoosiers Clip #1- The coach (Gene Hackman) was put into a position as if he was testifying in court and handled it very well by remaining calm and listening instead of becoming angry and verbal. The towns folk were trying to alter his plans through manipulation, which did not phase the coach. He simply took notes of what he was going to be up against, and said "goodnight". INTASC STANDARD #5
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Clip #2- Standing your ground in a heated situation thats filled with controversy is the key to letting those around you know whos boss. Gene Hackman didn't allow the previous coach to push him around or get under his skin. INTASC STANDARD #5

Clip #3- The coach didn't back down or even skip a beat when the team began to fall apart from the beginning. He set standards immediately and followed through with them. Ex. telling the players to keep their mouths shut and listen. INTASC STANDARD #5,8

Goodbye Mr. Chips- Keep your head up and don't show signs of incompetence or nervousness even though the first day may be difficult. An educator becomes better at what they do with time, and will find tools and strategies to improve conditions in the classroom. INTASC STANDARD #5

__**9/1 Soldier**__ Clip #1- All the boys who cried, showed aggressiveness and kicked off their covers were labeled A1 for the draft. This type of behavior displays the very early traits of a possible soldier canidate. An example of Nature VS. Nurture INTASC STANDARD #8

Clip #2- All children develope differently as far as hand eye cordination and motor skills. The ones that excel naturally rise to the top. INTASC STANDARD #3,8

Clip #3- Physical fitness is the tip of the spear in producing a good soldier. The young man who was straggling was eliminated due to his lack of ability. This is an example of survival of the fittest. INTASC STANDARD #2,8

__**Power Teaching**__: 8/25

College - Philosophy class and power teaching (whole brain teaching) [] What tools for engagement do you observe? Student participation through hand gestures and reward. What strategy for encoding does he use most? The instructor asks the students to repeat what he has just explained with detail for the entire class. INTASC STANDARD #1,2,6,8 College – Aristotle’s Four Causes [] What do you perceive to be one of the essentials of power teaching from observing this clip? Making the students re-teach what they have just heard and learned to the class. INTASC STANDARD #2,6,8

High School Math on Slope [] Make two more observations about the “essentials of power teaching” 1. Using the mirror technique, the students copy the instructors movements thus engaging in the learning process. 2. The students are never left guessing. They are told when to teach, and are told when to listen for more instruction. INTASC STANDARD #1,2,4

6th Grade Math Class Operations [] How long does she talk before she expects the Ss to review? No more than a minute. What role does positive reinforcement play here? When one student doesn't use gestures, the teacher uses the rest of the class as positive reinforcement to encourage the student to participate. INTASC STANDARD #2,5,8

4/5th Grade Teacher is 11 years old here [] How does she outline “expectations” or “standards” for participation? Gestures with excitement earns extra credit, while no gestures with little excitement earns dextra credit. How does she keep the discussion open ended? By allowing the students to critique the reading and agree/disagree on the content format. INTASC STANDARD #2,5,8

Critical Thinking Skills in 4th Grade [] What impact would this style of teaching make in the schools you have seen? A great impact. I never experienced this style of teaching during my grade school years. The high level of excitement and use of mirror gestures almost forces the students to become interested and actually understand the material through teaching it themselves. INTASC STANDARD #1,2,4,5,8 College instruction on the Basics of Power Teaching [] What role do these elements play in this lesson? Humor- Keeps the mood light and encourages participation Gestures- Allows the students to teach what they have just learned Refocusing- Pulls the students back from their personal lessons to listen and learn from the lead teacher as a group. What is the most unique thing you see in this clip? The excitement and fast pace of the lead teacher. Also how quickly the students pick up the idea since they are actually engaged. INTASC STANDARD #2,4,6,8,9 Classroom Rules [] Compare and contrast the ways he presents the rules. What do you see? Hand gestures and verbal directions are used for the younger students to easily relate to, while simple written rules are used for teenager students. INTASC STANDARD #1,3,4,6 Smart Board and Mr. Howard [] Where can you find one of the boards to learn how to use them? Through Mr. Howard's webpage shown at the end of the clip, or by simply searching for it on the web. Another lesson on Power Teaching [] Variety….is part of this method’s appeal. What does this method do for his “enthusiasm” and “creativity”? This method allows for overall enthusiasm with not only the teacher but the students since they are mirroring all steps taken verbally and physically. INTASC STANDARD #4,5 [] 1. Can power teaching techniques be used for a large group of students? 2. Is power teaching more or less effective with a larger group?

[] Using a playful technique to make learning multiplication fun will entice young students to pick up basic math skills. INTASC STANDARD #2,4

[] Good quotes. I do feel motivated at the moment.

Nature VS. NutureT [] Children and their development are based on what researchers believe to be a combination of genetics and parent involvement. A debate has sprung as to what is the leading factor to how children learn and grow.

**__Week 3 CC's__** __Seabiscuit__ was originally perceived as a lazy horse. All he was ever trained to do was lose, so he did. Then over time he became bitter and even hostile until a jockey came along that showed him something he'd never experienced before, nurturing. Seabiscuit is brought back to life and runs like the wind. This movie proves the idea of the benefits of patience and nurture. INTASC 2,3,4 STUDENT DEVELOPMENT, DIVERSE LEARNERS, MULTIPLE INSTRUCTIONAL STATEGIES __Fly away home__- Like children, geese chicks learn everything from their parents. The chicks follow the daughter everywhere and display the term imprinting. The father, by asking the police officer how to care for the young chicks, is showing his willingness to ask for help. This is key to students being successfull. INTASC 2,3 STUDENT DEVELOPMENT, DIVERSE LEARNERS **__Week 2__** Jean Piaget Stages of Cognitive Development

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As a 4 year old, the little girl is still learning how to distinguish different ideas about proportions, whats she's told to be true and balance skills. All part of the growing process of kids at this age. INTASC STANDARD #2,6 [|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpYQH_T2FWM&feature=related] This clip touches on a child's mental ability to recognize a sound and over the years learn to know what its a symbol for, in this case a symbol for the driver to pull off the road. Four stages of mental development were discussed. INTASC STANDARD #2 []

The type of elementary school where young children are constantly engaged is the most efficient according to this clip. Youngsters need to remain busy to stay focused and preform well. INTASC STANDARD #2,4 [] "Learning from a young age comes about from doing work". Kids are encouraged to play and learn at their own pace to pick up the skills and ideas naturally. INTASC STANDARD #2,3 [] Independent performance is based upon the child's best ability. However, when the teacher changes the structure of the activity giving a hint or clue, the child can perform at a higher level. This is called the level of assisted performance. The performance level between these two is called the zone of proximal development. The idea is that a child can perform at a higher level, with the exposure of social interaction from other children or the teacher. INTASC STANDARD #2,3

Lev Vygotsky

BASIC information []

Some students are able to learn without much help from adults. His theory was based around that idea that a child's overall intelligence should not be based only upon test scores. He also observed that child development comes about through many play activities, not all from the classroom but from everyday life. INTASC STANDARDS- 2 Student Development Social Constructivist approach to learning []

Social Constructivist is basically the idea that children learn the best when they are in an active social environment through the interaction of other students and teachers. INTASC STANDARDS- 2 Student Development, 6 Communication and Technology Theory []

Development is learning and learning is development according to this theory. A child can perform at a certain level without help, yet can perform better when assisted by the teacher. INTASC STANDARDS- 2 Student Development SCAFFOLDING* []

Scaffolding verbalizes the steps of the lesson to help the students have a structure to work by. By breaking down the lesson into small sections the students can on their own learn how to piece them all together with practice. INTASC STANDARDS- 4 Multiple Instructional Strategies Differentiation and Scaffolding (secondary) (benefits) [] Scaffolding allows for the students to perform at a higher level due to the use of the newly learned skill. INTASC STANDARDS- 2 Student Development Primary Grades impact on a lifetime of learning (need for intellectual self-regulation) []

Learning is a shared task between the student and teacher that over time becomes self regulated by the student gaining knowledge and maturity. The goal is to progress the student from assisted learning to independent. INTASC STANDARDS- 2 Student Development [] (4 min, social constructivism link to Piaget)

Learning has to happen through doing not simply mirroring. This learning must happen to enable development, and without learning can hinder development. INTASC STANDARDS- 2 Student Development [] (2 min, define ZPD and scaffolding)

The zone of proximal development allows the teacher to see what level a student is at and then use the right amount of scaffolding needed to promote future independence. INTASC STANDARDS- 2 Student Development [] (8 min, amusing)

This clip basically talks of how kids are not afraid to take a chance at something they don't already know. The past of education and the modern day are two very different types. These days people need to branch out and find what fits them, not simply fall into the crowd of what they maybe were once expected to do. INTASC STANDARDS- 1 Content Pedagogy, 2 Student Development [] (6 min, math lesson model on differentiation) Adaptation to student differences is the key behind this technique. The math teacher uses a reading article to asses the similarities and differences in the group students answers. INTASC STANDARDS- 2 Student Development

Lawrence Kohlberg

Brief Theory []

Moral development- Stage 1- Pre-Conventional- kids develop through social interactions Stage 2- Post-Conventional- kids establish their own ideas. Stage 3- Conventional- teens begin to conform. INTASC STANDARDS- 2 Student Development

Theory more in depth []

This theory is based on six stages broken up over three main levels of moral development. Child development is not an easy piece to tackle although by understanding the stages your students are going through in your grade level, you can establish ways to best work with them. INTASC STANDARDS- 2 Student Development

12 year old moral dilemma []

The 12 year old has a mature answer to the questions based upon not having much real world experience. The other people followed with similar responses to how we society see different situations, regardless of age difference. INTASC STANDARDS- 2 Student Development

another level, brief and it might introduce new vocabulary []

This is an example of the theory just at a very specific and in depth level of the topic Bioethics.

Glasser himself [] Choice theory is the idea of being able to make choices that ultimately affect our lives. Ex. healthy and harmful habits INTASC STANDARDS- 2 Student Development

Reality Therapy [] Reality therapy makes perfect sense. People and the happiness in their lives is based on their choices and the responsibility they take. This works great with students since it breaks questions down to the simplest, so they can answer honestly what they want, where they are headed and how they plan to get there. INTASC STANDARDS- 2 Student Development

Needs [] Students have basic needs. The four main needs are very evident in a classroom and must be met to provide a healthy development for those students. INTASC STANDARDS- 2 Student Development Relates to Student Behavior [] Learning how to work with students and helping them along is key to successful classroom management. Several techniques may be used to help achieve this. ex- developing a classroom plan Song for fun [] Nice touch..

1. Bryan's lesson Drink That Water- Good use of materials and resources, ex. cups and fact cards. The use of a video clip provided a visual aid and brough about some humor. INTASC STANDARDS- 1. Content Pedagogy- The teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline he or she teaches and can create learning experiences that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful for students. 4. Multiple Instructional Strategies- The teacher understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies to encourage student development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills.
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2. Erin's lesson Whooing- Engaging through the use of whooing exercises used to relax shoulder and neck muscles. INTASC STANDARDS- 1. Content Pedagogy- The teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline he or she teaches and can create learning experiences that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful for students. 4. Multiple Instructional Strategies- The teacher understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies to encourage student development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills.

3. Time Clip- Elementary children doing different activities. Kids can move at their own pace which makes them more productive. The little girl is not rushing, therefore she is learning a skill set by herself. The children are also learning to follow basic rules. INTASC STANDARDS- 2. Student Development- The teacher understands how children learn and develop, and can provide learning opportunities that support a child's intellectual, social,and personal development.

4. Billy Elliot Clip- Chum is a best friend. This clip shows how to sustain a friendship. Cultural misalignment is seen in the young boy who finds a hobby in practicing baley. Moral development is evident by the boy lacking confidence and avoiding others seeing him walk into the library. Reinforcement gives the boy fulfillment and satisfaction. INTASC STANDARDS- 2. Student Development- The teacher understands how children learn and develop, and can provide learning opportunities that support a child's intellectual, social, and personal development.

Emergent Curriculum []


 * __Week 5 CC's__**

1. **__Marjori and her Doulbe Doodle Brain Gym lesson__** -very engaging with excellent movement (hand gestures) and use of props, good power teaching - forced us students to move from different stations practicing the technique - great practice for young students developing their hand-eye coordination skills INTASC STANDARDS- 1. Content Pedagogy T**he teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline he or she teaches and can create learning experiences that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful for students.**


 * 2. Student Development -** **The teacher understands how children learn and develop, and can provide learning opportunities that support a child's intellectual, social, and personal development.**

- good power teaching, use of online video -student modeling and peer teaching checks for understanding - good activity for light exercise and increased memorization, helps to relieve tension off the pelvis INTASC STANDARDS-
 * 2. __Chris and his Gravity Glider Brain Gym lesson__**
 * 1. Content** Pedagogy **T****he teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline he or she teaches and can create learning experiences that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful for students.**

- great use of powerpoint, good engagement through selected student readers, song and video clip went well with the text INTASC STANDARDS-
 * 3. __Cana 's Sigmund Freud lesson__**
 * 1. Content** Pedagogy **T****he teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline he or she teaches and can create learning experiences that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful for students.**


 * 4. Multiple Instructional Strategies -** **The teacher understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies to encourage student development of critical thinking, problem-solving, and performance skills.**


 * 6. Communication and Technology -** **The teacher uses knowledge of effective verbal, nonverbal, and media communication techniques to foster active inquiry, collaboration, and supportive interaction in the classroom.**

- the boy shows trust with the man that stands behind him and offers a trade - he may know what he has in his hands(chess piece) while watching the men play through the bushes - he's learned the proper way to season a glove from his father on his birthday INTASC STANDARDS- 2 Student Development, 6 Communication and Technology
 * 4. __Searching For Bobby Fischer clip__**

5. **__Emergent Curriculum clip__** - teachers are like partners with their students, often having them under their instruction for three year cycles INTASC STANDARDS- 4 Multiple Instructional Strategies

6. __**Guided Reading clip**__ -used to practice skills and strategies to better help struggling readers - used at different intervals with varying levels of readers INTASC STANDARDS- 1 Content Pedagogy, 2 Student Development, 3 Diverse Learners, 9 Reflective Practice

1. Use of Differiantation- content, products, process, use of time principles to keep students focused and on task are evident. -assesment, the teacher is looking for engagement among the students which they then share their results, public speaking INTASC STANDARD- 4. Multiple Instructional Strategies - The teacher understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies to encourage student development of critical thinking, problem-solving, and performance skills. 2. Character Education- perserverance, teaching students to get back up when they are knocked down. INTASC STANDARDS- 2. Student Development - The teacher understands how children learn and develop, and can provide learning opportunities that support a child's intellectual, social, and personal development. 5. Motivation and Management - The teacher uses an understanding of individual and group motivation and behavior to create a learning environment that encourages positive social interaction, active engagement in learning, and self-motivation.
 * __Week 6 CC's__**

3. Character Education clip 2- The teacher uses voice dynamics, hand gestures, and story telling to explain a moral to young students. INTASC STANDARDS-2. Student Development - The teacher understands how children learn and develop, and can provide learning opportunities that support a child's intellectual, social, and personal development.

4. Validictorian Speech- Agree- the young woman speaks her mind, I think thats important. Disagree- never mention any specific names when going on a political rant.

5. Gender Bias- body image, masculinity, violence, use of disney movies

6. Gender Stereotype- level the playing field

7. Chelsea's presentation- Karen Horney studied medicine, moved to Brooklyn from Germany, then studied psychoanalysis, had the theory of neurosis, said everyone has ten neurotic needs, established three coping strategies.

1. Song Clip- People help people grow, help when needed, accept help when its offered, use of analogies, example- nature related to life like a flowing river, family relations, importance of a significant other. INTASC STANDARDS-2. Student Development - The teacher understands how children learn and develop, and can provide learning opportunities that support a child's intellectual, social, and personal development.
 * __WEEK 7 CC'S__**

2. Kimberly Brain Gym "Space Buttons"- improves focus, power teaching evident, hand eye coordination skills, refocuses the learners. INTASC STANDARDS-2. Student Development - The teacher understands how children learn and develop, and can provide learning opportunities that support a child's intellectual, social, and personal development.

3. Connie Brain Gym "The Midfield Advantage"- cross crawl, controls language/critical thinking, sensorimotor skills practice, improves balance, exercises targeted at getting the blood flowing. INTASC STANDARDS- 2. Student Development - The teacher understands how children learn and develop, and can provide learning opportunities that support a child's intellectual, social, and personal development. 6. Communication and Technology - The teacher uses knowledge of effective verbal, nonverbal, and media communication techniques to foster active inquiry, collaboration, and supportive interaction in the classroom. 4. Sabrina Theorist "Howard Gardner"- founder of multiple intelligence theory, eight intelligences exist, ex. musical, spatial, linguistic, naturalist INTASC STANDARDS-2. Student Development - The teacher understands how children learn and develop, and can provide learning opportunities that support a child's intellectual, social, and personal development.

5. AnnaLaura Theorist "Robert Sternberg"- Psychologist who created the triarchy theory of intellingence, he stated too much focus is put upon book smarts and not enough streets smarts is taught. Theory of cognitive styles that measures intellectual abilities. INTASC STANDARDS-2. Student Development - The teacher understands how children learn and develop, and can provide learning opportunities that support a child's intellectual, social, and personal development.

1. Chelsea- Alfred Bonet -excellent power teaching, flow and engagement -nice teacher costume -calling us students thinkers I thought to be a great strategy. Like Dixi calls us "future teachers". The places the students in the roll. Great use of this.
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2. Kimberly- Francis Galton -great use of board drawing and comentary -good power teaching -use of the chart was effective, I plan on using this strategy in Georgraphy

3. Cana- Anne Anastasi -clear content -good engagement of class through power teaching -effective question handouts

4. Sabrina- L. Thurstone -good breakdown of content -student engagement evident -simple yet creative feedback form

5. Bryan- J.P. Guilford -good voice dynamics -effective use of video clip -telling one student to call upon another is a great technique to allow students to learn eachothers names early on in the school year

6. Chris- Florence Laura Goodenough -good engagement right off the bat -detailed content -very detailed feedback form, good for presenter who wants to know about certain thoughts regarding work

7. AnnaLaura- Lewis Terman -good use of student questions at beginning -clear content, good placement of reality checks -excellent power teaching technique


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1. Erin- Henry Herbert Goddard -proponent of hereditarian -studied eugenics -good power teaching effective technique- every phrase of powerpoint in yellow the students read, this keeps them engaged -excellent content flow

2. Connie- Arthur Jensen -American Educational Psychiatrist -use of G Factor much like Spearman -authorative power teaching, good use of written questions and radio clips -engagement of class through discussion

3. Marjori- Carol S. Dweck -American Psychologist -Entity theory of intelligence, praise your students, motivation is the key -excellent power teaching, effective body language, eye contact, and hand gestures

4. Marva Collins -researched by Charles Murphy, "The Bell Curve" -teacher in a rough part of Chicago with crammed class sizes, no arts of P.E., broken down facility -Marva Collins Creed-

5. Connie -use of poems

6. Bryan -establish a classroom environment that's light and open yet respectful

7. Erin -even as a teacher, you never stop learning

8. AnnaLaura -create a classroom routine and follow it


 * __Week 10 CC's__**

1. Cana -set realistic classroom goals

2. Chris -Mental Math is effective, periodically tie this strategy in with lessons

3. Sabrina -use rock paper scissors to solve simple decision problems between students

4. Chelsea -always attempt to keep students engaged and occupied

5. Kimberly -the use of one minute manager

1. Granny Goose/Queen Anne -strategy that creates steps of initial frustration, incubation, illumination, and ellaboration of students attempting to solve the puzzle. Promotes thinking and problem solving.
 * __Week 12 CC's__**

2. Conrack -very stern, rude, unwelcoming principal -teacher goes with the flow and plays it cool -within a day he figures out that his students don't know "crap" -he uses several strategies to try and encourage his students -he confronts the principal at the days end with questions of outrage and frustration

3. Connie- Bruner -3 big C's= Categorizing -good power teaching -excellent class involvement -great energy and ellaboration of theorist

4. Kimberly- Bandura -good use of film clip -clear instruction of theorist