Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Marcia
I really enjoyed the session with Marcia Tate. It was eye opening. I couldn’t wait o share with my colleagues. I am so glad that we learned this information first-hand. I like the way she kept us moving and how she made the session humorous. Brain based learning is definitely the way to go. Worksheets do not stimulate students. Being a kindergarten teacher, I know the importance of movement and music. I have taught my students many concepts through music. I am definitely going to use those 20 instructional strategies in my classroom. These are sure ways to make learning exciting for the students while increasing their academic achievement. One thing that really stood out for me was the primacy-recency effect. I will definitely make sure I have a strong introduction to all my lessons as well as a good ending. Reviewing material 3 times was another thing that stuck with me from the session. I review all the time in kindergarten. This does help the students retain information.
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What a wonderful resource we received with Marcia Tate's book "Worksheets Don't Grow Dendrites"! First of all, the format of the book is so user friendly. We aren't left wading through mountains of verbiage to understand her theories, or to find endless creative activities that can be adapted to any grade level. We ARE teaching in an exciting time, when brain-based research is changing the climate and learning activities in our classrooms. I will be using this book from now on as I lesson plan for each week. Just by checking the chart provided in the Introduction of the book,(Comparison of Tate's 20 Instructional Strategies to Learning Theory), I can easily check what activities will address which multiple intelligences. I will increase the way I use graphic organizers in class, and this week I will be using the game "Who Am I?" (page #25), to identify noteable African-American's we've studied in Social Studies this month. For first graders, I will probably provide them with the "clue cards", instead of having them make their own. What a great way to take an informal inventory!
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