A Model Class of Cognitive & Humanistic Approach
By JLT
EDI 600 Psychological Foundation of Education
School of Education
Long Island University, C. W. Post
June 10, 2009
Leaving class this evening, it became clear to me that the format of the lesson was an excellent model of the Cognitive instructional approach. The movie we watched, October Sky was a wonderful way to make the topic of motivation relevant and was an excellent way of sparking discussion that clarified different aspects of motivation, the lesson topic. Furthermore, the proceeding Graffiti activity motivated us to brainstorm and analyze the topic as it pertains to the movie we watched, and the classroom experience, from the perspective of educators.
During our last class we learned about and modeled different instructional approaches in teaching. We also learned that learning strategies and styles are often taught to the students indirectly by modeling. In this case we are being taught teaching strategies via model; using different mediums - the film, the graffiti sheets, working in a cooperative setting, sharing of analyses and classroom discussions are all typical of the student driven classroom.
We explore the topics and make them relevant and memorable by sharing our personal experiences. I am in awe at how intimate this class has become. I have been in class with some of the same students and barely recalled their names, now I really KNOW every one. It’s wonderful and makes me feel like we are a little community. I hope to see these comforting, warm, friendly faces in future classes. This didn’t happen by chance, the dynamic was created in this particular classroom environment by this particular professor. I hope that I can create the same comfort and secure feeling in my students and my classroom in the future. Thank you.
Long Island University, C. W. Post
June 10, 2009
Leaving class this evening, it became clear to me that the format of the lesson was an excellent model of the Cognitive instructional approach. The movie we watched, October Sky was a wonderful way to make the topic of motivation relevant and was an excellent way of sparking discussion that clarified different aspects of motivation, the lesson topic. Furthermore, the proceeding Graffiti activity motivated us to brainstorm and analyze the topic as it pertains to the movie we watched, and the classroom experience, from the perspective of educators.
During our last class we learned about and modeled different instructional approaches in teaching. We also learned that learning strategies and styles are often taught to the students indirectly by modeling. In this case we are being taught teaching strategies via model; using different mediums - the film, the graffiti sheets, working in a cooperative setting, sharing of analyses and classroom discussions are all typical of the student driven classroom.
We explore the topics and make them relevant and memorable by sharing our personal experiences. I am in awe at how intimate this class has become. I have been in class with some of the same students and barely recalled their names, now I really KNOW every one. It’s wonderful and makes me feel like we are a little community. I hope to see these comforting, warm, friendly faces in future classes. This didn’t happen by chance, the dynamic was created in this particular classroom environment by this particular professor. I hope that I can create the same comfort and secure feeling in my students and my classroom in the future. Thank you.
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