0.3 Theories/approaches to learning  (Page 12/12)

Assignment 4: applying theory

Assignment 4: Applying Theory

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GOAL: To think about how you can apply what you have learned about theories and approaches to learning to your classroom practice.

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Assignment 4: Applying Theory

• Which education theory are you most attracted to? Why?
• Which theory are you able to apply to your classroom? Why?
• Describe 3 concrete ways you can apply the theory to your classroom.
• What kinds of support/resources exist in your school, or nearby schools to help you carry out these 3 aims? (They may be in the form ofpeople, programs, institutional partnerships, monetary resources, internships, service projects, databases of organizationalresources available to you.) Describe some of these resources and the concrete ways in which you can connect with them.
• What challenges or obstacles do you face in applying the chosen theory in your classroom?
• What kind of help do you need to overcome these obstacles?

Assignment 5: critical questions

A well known Nobel Peace Prize winner once said, "When I came home from school each day, my mother did not ask me: 'Did you get the answerscorrect?' Instead, understanding the value of education as an inquiry into ideas, she would ask: 'Did you ask any good questions?' That madeall the difference to me." - Elie Wiesel

Assignment 5: Critical Questions

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GOAL: To think about how you can apply what you have learned about theories and approaches to learning to your school and/or largercommunity.

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Assignment 5: Critical Questions

• Utilizing the knowledge you've gained about educational theories and approaches to learning, how would you characterize theeducational systems in your community?
• From your perspective, what positive changes in education are currently underway? What changes are needed?
• How are you catalyzing positive change or actively participating in the process?
• Graffiti exists on walls all over the world as part self-expression, part social dialogue. Type one question now on our community'sQuestion Wall. Read the questions others have posted on the Question Wall. Add questions to it as the course progresses. Consider creating aphysical "Question Wall" in your classroom.

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