If we are going to make any correlation between the resources we read this week and cognitive learning theory we have to first understand what the basic principles of the theory are. The basis is that we learn new things more easily if we have prior knowledge or better yet experiences to pull from. We also learn from making connections so the more senses we can get involved in the leaning process the better chance it will stick in our long term memory. Now when specifically talking about the resources and how they correlate with the theory we have to take a closer look at the resources themselves. As I read through the chapters on “Cues, Questions, and Advance Organizers” and “Summarizing and Note Taking” I was thinking how similar they both are. Chapter 4 states that “there is no one correct way to take notes. In fact, different students might prefer different not-taking formats.” (Marzano, Pickering, & Pollock, 2001). One format we can use is to summarize something by actually putting it into an advanced organizer. We are going to be helping our students do this in our application this week using the virtual field trip. Since I teach PE I am going to have my students move through the human body and learn about some of the key systems that keep us going. We will be using the advance graphic organizers to organize five systems of our bodies. They will be pulling from prior experiences like perhaps a canoe trip they took with their families when we talk about the digestive system. You “put in” the mouth and then go over a water fall down your esophagus into the stomach. I also have a video that helps illustrate what the digestive system does that the students find hilarious and helps them make more connection. I have really learned a lot that will hopefully help me help my students become better more efficient learners.
References:
Marzano, Pickering, & Pollock (2001). Classroom instruction that works. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.
This video is an Awesome example of how food travels through the digestive system!!
Hi Jakob,
ReplyDeleteI think your idea for incorporating cognitive learning theories into your PE classroom is great. I like the idea of using an advanced graphic organizer when studying the parts of the body. Also, I really like your idea of using students' past experiences when learning about the digestive system. The canoeing trip tie to the digestive system is great!
On another note, I think you did a great job of summing up one of the main parts of cognitive learning theory when you said "...the more senses we can get involved in the leaning process the better chance it will stick in our long term memory".
Great post.
Thank for sharing your future lesson ideas.
Tonya Todd
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ReplyDeleteHi Jakob,
ReplyDeleteYou did an excellent job of summarizing this week's readings. I also like the idea of the video clip that you show to your students. The music is catchy and the lyrics to "Digestion Blues" could be easily retained for later information retrieval. Does your school allow access to YouTube? I know there are some quality videos that I would like to use, but our district blocks access.I have heard that there are ways of getting around it (downloading on a flash, etc.). I haven't tried any of those ways yet.
Nadia Jacobs
Nadia,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment. We do have access to YouTube luckily. Once in a while a site might get blocked but all we have to do is email tech support and tell them we need it for educational purposes and they get it unblocked. It also helps to know some people who work there. For the most part the district allows us access to most websites and trust that we will use them properly as teachers. Students have limited access. They do ask us if we can to stream a video and save it to a hard drive so it does not slow down the internet during the day. I think this is a reasonable request.
-Jakob-
Jacob,
ReplyDeleteI've always liked using advance graphic organizers and believe that they help students when categorizing ideas. Your video example was great and I can see how students would make connections to this lesson.
Lauren