Classroom Learning Theories and Management

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Classroom Learning Theories and Management

• EDEL 413
• CSUB
• Debbie Meadows

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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?

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Two Personal Questions

• What do I have that will make me a good teacher?
• What do I need to learn?

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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

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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 studentteach
  scientifically Pavlov

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Philosophy into Theory

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

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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

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Cognitivism Learning Theory

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

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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

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Vygotskys Zone of Proximal Development
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Constructivism Learning Theory

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

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Constructivism Learning Theory

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

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Constructivism Learning Theory

• John Dewey
• Collaborative Work
• Teacher is the Mentor or Guide
• Inquiry Based Learning

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Constructivism Lesson Progression

• Situation
• Grouping
• Bridge from previous learning
• Questioning
• Exhibition
• Reflection

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Putting Theory Together in the Learning
Environment
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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

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What Makes a Good Teacher?

• Art
• Science
• Personal Characteristics

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The Art of Teaching

• Enthusiasm for Learning
• Liking for Children
• Desire to Help Others
• These things CANNOT be taught

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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

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Characteristics Of Successful Teachers

• Organization
• Communication
• Adaptability
• Creativity
• These things CAN be Fostered

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Teacher Responsibilities

• Curriculum
• Instruction
• Classroom Environment
• School Community
• Personal Decorum
• Philosophy of Education

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Three Questions for Teachers

• Philosophy
• What should learners know?
• Psychology
• How do learners learn?
• Pedagogy
• How should learners be taught?

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Learning

• What is your
• definition of learning?

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Learning Process Phases

• Perception
• Wanting to know
• Taking in information
• Conception
• Creating meaning
• Ideation
• Putting information to use

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Learning Process

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

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Maslows Hierarchy of Needs

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Eriksons Eight Stages of Man
Age and Stage Area of Resolution Basic Attitudes
Birth to 18 months Trust vs Mistrust Hope
18 months to 3 years Autonomy vs Shame/Doubt Will
3 years to 5 years Initiative vs Guilt Purpose
6 years to 12 years Industry vs Inferiority Competence