Blog Entery # 4

            As a child care advocate the three words “innovate, engage, and inspire” are the keys to unlock young childrens abilities. To explore, grow, think and develop a belief that they can accomplish different goals that they set for themselves, with the help of caring and loving adults.

In creating a lesson for my students, the first two questions I would always ask myself is how can this lesson be inspiring? Will this lesson engage my students? The next step in creating my lesson was to think of ways to make the lesson different, better, and unforgettable to the children. Another very important part of carrying out a lesson that innovates, engages, and inspires children is the attitude I offer to the lesson. For instance, I needed to convey to the children that I was excited, interested, and engaged in the lesson as well. For example if my lesson was on apples I would read a book to the children about apples. As I read the story I would change my voice tones according to the different characters in the book. At the end of the reading, I would make the voice of one character at a time and ask the children to tell me what was the characters name, and then I would ask the child to copy the character’s voice. While the children are in centers, I would make sure every center had something in it to do with apples. For example I would hide small toy apples, in the sand for the children to find. Upon the children discovering the apples I would make really big deal out of their discovery. Or in dramatic play, I would have the children go pretend shopping for food items, which had the word apple in it. When the children returned with the items I would be there waiting to have a quick pretend lunch with them.  At the arts and craft table, I would have the children create apple pictures of their choice.  

For snack time I would have yellow, green, and red apples for the children to eat, and as they ate their snack, I would ask them questions, like what color is your apple? What shape is your apple? Which color apple do you like best? Or can you name other foods that are made from apples? Once again in a child like fashion I would express how much I liked all the different apples.    

I know that if you want a lesson to innovate, engage, and inspire children, the persons that are in charge of carrying out that lesson as to be innovated, engaged, and inspired as well.

             

Blog Entery # 3

_{In 1956 a group of universities directed by Benjamin Bloom acknowledged three learning fields which are cognitive, affective, and psychomotor that is learned behaviors. Bloom also stated ‘that these fields are commonly referred to as knowledge, skills, and attitude”. Bloom and his colleges broke down the three fields into subdivisions beginning with the easiest behavior to the most difficult.}

                _{The first domain is cognitive which encompasses six subdivisions that are knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. For example synthesis is the capability to read an article and then write a summary pertaining to the article. Another example is to build a house from written plans.  The second domain is affective which has the following subdivisions receiving phenomena, responding to phenomena, valuing, organization, and internalizing. Bloom states that an example of receiving phenomena is to “listen to others with respect. Listen for and remember the name of newly introduced people” (pg.3). Responding to phenomena is the ability to interact in group conversations or examine new concepts until complete understanding as been ascertained. Psychomotor is the third domain and its subdivisions were defined by (Simpson, 1972). Psychomotor skills are based on physical movement and are applied to motor skills. The subdivisions are perception, set, guided response, mechanism, complex overt response, adaptation, and origination. Dave’s (1975) subdivisions for psychomotor are imitation, manipulation, precision, articulation, and naturalization, these subdivisions explains a person’s behavior to learn a skill and be able to demonstrate the skill with consistency and actuary. Another psychomotor subdivision was written by Harrow’s (1972) that offered the following subdivisions reflex movements, fundamental, movements, perception, physical abilities, skilled movements, and no discursive communication. For example Harrow’s no discursive communication behavior is when a person can us body language to express his or need. Another example of Harrow’s subdivision behavior is reflex movements, which allows a person to respond to a situation naturally.}

                _{I agree strongly with Bloom’s taxonomy because I have witness in my classrooms all of the three learning type. I have watched how young children over time master the learning type subdivisions. Also after reading the information on Bloom taxonomy I have a better perspective on the subdivision levels of learning from easiest to hardest mastery.}

  

Blog entry # 2

Maretha

Yes, i strongly agree with my assessment from the "my personality test results. The results stated that i was a 85% intrapersonal, 75% naturalist, and 65% bodily-kinesthetic intelligence. The first three intelligence profile of my test were exactly right.I enjoy books, being in tune with my inner feelings and i am a independent learner. I am a nature nut, vegetarian, hands on learner and i love to dance. The last four profiles was correct about my learning styles as well. 

Blog entry # 1

Maretha

Based on Howard Garder theory on multiple intelligences, their are several different types of intelligence that people foster other than verbal and computational. They are logical-mathematical, linguistic, spatial, musical, bodily-kinesthetic,  interpersonal, and intrapersonal. Garder believes that being able to identify your individual intelligence styles and equip your learning environment with those tools will provide a more effective learning experiance.