Blog 7
Chapter 9
Vocabulary Vitalizer & Essence Extractor
Natalie Gregorski
Vocab.
1) Practice -Repetition of an activity to improve skill; The ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession (http://en.wiktionary.org/)
2) Constructive Critisism -
Constructive criticism aims to show that the intent or purpose of something is better served by an alternative approach. In this case, the target of criticism is not necessarily deemed wrong, and its purpose is respected; rather, it is claimed that the same goal could be better achieved via a different route. (Wikipedia)
3) Procedures- series of actions or operations which have to be executed in the same manner in order to always obtain the same result under the same circumstances (for example, emergency procedures) Wikipedia
4) Cognitive Skill -Cognition is the scientific term for "the process of thought" to knowing. Usage of the term varies in different disciplines; for example in psychology and cognitive science, it usually refers to an information processing view of an individual's psychological functions
5) pedagoical content knowledge - not just background knowledge but methods of teaching the content to the students in a variety of ways.
Essence Extractor
"Teaching like any complex skill. must be practiced to be improved" (pg. 189)
I like that you added constructive criticism as one of your vocab word. I feel like this is a hard thing for some people to accept. I know it is hard for me to hear other people tell me another way to do stuff because I don't want to feel like I don't know what I'm doing. In the teaching setting, teachers need to be opening to others ideas because they are trying to help them improve their classroom.
ReplyDeleteMelissa Lochner
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ReplyDeleteI feel that the constructive criticism goes along with your essence extractor very well. In order for teachers to keep improving it is true that they need to practice. But also a reflection on how lessons go can also help. By having someone else give you some feedback can be very hard but sometimes they will see something that you didn't see. That in site can be very helpful to a teacher who wants to improve.
ReplyDeleteStacey LaFountain
I like that you used the vocabulary word practice because student's always think that is such a "teacher" thing to say. They don't realize the truth that when they practice they learn and they improve on their skills.
ReplyDeleteAlex Pergolizzi