Mary Helen Immordino-Yang
What? - She combined neuropsychological and human development methods to conduct research about emotional and social functioning in two boys who are missing half of their brains. Her research had implications that learners may try to "compensate for relative neuropsychological weaknesses" by processing information differently. Her research confirmed that not all learners solve problems in the same way. Her research also showed how brain science can inform education. She specifically found that the boys' social and emotional desires and predispositions (in the area of supportive educational environments) seemed to guide and organize their recoveries.
She is quoted saying, “I use [what I learned at HGSE] every day,” she says. “I definitely use my qualitative and quantitative skills from HGSE, as well as the constructivist, contextualized approach to understanding neurological, socio-emotional, and psychological dimensions of learning.”
So What? - Immordino-Yang's research has impacted education globally. She believes that you can see biological changes and predispositions in people based on social experiences in different cultures. She says that outlines interdependence between the brain development and our social world. Emotions like admiration, awe inspiration and compassion can reflect biological predispositions, and involve the neural systems for consciousness and "self." They can also play a role in shaping how a student feels in the classroom and how they learn and develop identity. This theory says that the biological differences can reflect different aspects of self-awareness and consciousness. That can translate into the classroom and influence how a child may feel about his peers and teachers. It can also affect cultural and temperamental differences in identity development and how a child learns. It is important to understand this so that you can see that children may learn differently because of biological reasons.
Now What? - She really emphasized how emotion helped or changed the way a student learned and that they all learned differently. She talked about what types of emotions had what types of effects on people. I think it is important to understand that cultural differences will affect a student’s response to emotions differently. She focused on how the biological differences also altered their emotional responses. It is good to know that emotion affects the students. This just solidified what we had learned in class that we need to evoke emotion in our students and they will learn better and will remember and retain more. It is also good to know that each student’s brain uses different techniques to learn. Not all students learn the same and we need to be able to accommodate to that.
The website I read from: http://www.gse.harvard.edu/news_events/features/2008/06/25_immordino_yang.php
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Corse Contract Review #1 Blog
1. I feel like I have really taken the time to study and understand the material. I have come to every single one of my classes, and I have been able to finish all of my homework on time for the class.
2. I wish I was more on top of doing my homework early. I have found that I end up doing my homework for this class on Wednesday night. My goal was to do my homework over the weekend for this class so I did not have to worry about it during the week.
3. I think I am doing OK with my first goal. which was to stay caught up in all my classes. I have found that I am caught up but I really am doing everything right up till the point that they are due. I really want to do better at getting homework done over the weekend so that I do not have as much to do over the week. On my second goal to really take value in the class, I feel like I've learned so much in this class. What I am having a hard time with is that I have six classes in the day and I am at school, with no breaks, from 8 to 5. So by the time I get to Ed Psych (my last class of the day) I am tired and my brain is fried. For my last goal, I have not even been to a school yet so I do not really have anything to go off on that goal.
4. I need to be better at doing homework on the weekend. I also need to get my time off work so that I can go to do my field work. I also need to get my school and teacher picked so that I can set up times to go. I want to do tomorrow so that I can turn in my school next time in class.
5. I think my motivation is OK. I feel like my goals are mastery goals, but sometimes I do my homework just to make sure that my grade is going to be OK, so I'm sure it could be considered to be a Performance goal.
2. I wish I was more on top of doing my homework early. I have found that I end up doing my homework for this class on Wednesday night. My goal was to do my homework over the weekend for this class so I did not have to worry about it during the week.
3. I think I am doing OK with my first goal. which was to stay caught up in all my classes. I have found that I am caught up but I really am doing everything right up till the point that they are due. I really want to do better at getting homework done over the weekend so that I do not have as much to do over the week. On my second goal to really take value in the class, I feel like I've learned so much in this class. What I am having a hard time with is that I have six classes in the day and I am at school, with no breaks, from 8 to 5. So by the time I get to Ed Psych (my last class of the day) I am tired and my brain is fried. For my last goal, I have not even been to a school yet so I do not really have anything to go off on that goal.
4. I need to be better at doing homework on the weekend. I also need to get my time off work so that I can go to do my field work. I also need to get my school and teacher picked so that I can set up times to go. I want to do tomorrow so that I can turn in my school next time in class.
5. I think my motivation is OK. I feel like my goals are mastery goals, but sometimes I do my homework just to make sure that my grade is going to be OK, so I'm sure it could be considered to be a Performance goal.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Motivation Blog
I am in the education program because I have always wanted to teach history. I've always wanted to teach, I was one of those kids that forced her kid brother to play school with her every day. When I was in the sixth grade I had an AMAZING social studies teacher. Secretly ever since then I have just known that I had to teach history.
Immediate rewards. I know this sounds horrible but it's true; especially when I am doing something that I hate. I have to take long term or far away rewards and break them down into smaller ones. This can go with intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. For example when I do my homework (something I don't like) I have a list of ALL my assignments and I will do anything to be able to check them off (my extrinsic motivator). It is SO satisfying. I did Color Guard for 10 years, and my rewards for that were more intrinsically motivating. Every time I got a move right that was an immediate reward that was just as satisfying as checking off my finished homework.
I am very driven in situations where I'm interested. I do not find it hard to find the flow when I'm studying a subject I love or I'm doing Color Guard. I feel like I almost find that natural high when I do the things I love; I don't really have to try to be motivated. But what makes me successful when I am not interested in something has to be my stubbornness and my self-determination to succeed.
Sometimes I feel like I get extremely overwhelmed and I can experience a case of debilitating anxiety. I find that when I am so overwhelmed with school, and work, and homework, and cleaning the house, and making dinner, and spending time with my husband there are times when it just seems like too much. All I want to do is sit on the couch and watch T.V.; I just can’t picture doing anything. Unfortunately this happens more then I would like to admit. I find that I have to be really on top of my homework, and I have to find fun in what I'm doing (even homework). Having fun is essential to me being successful.
(Are these the goals I wrote on my blog or the ones you wrote??? If its the ones I wrote...) My goals were to 1. Stay on top of my homework, 2. To really take value out of this class, 3. To enjoy my fieldwork. I believe that these are mastery goals because I set them to be able to enjoy this course and to make sure I take something out of the class. They really aren't performance based except for maybe doing my homework. I hope that this says that I want to be able to learn how to teach effectively even if that means I have to make mistakes to get there. I also think that it means I'm not afraid to try.
I believe that I need to not see my busy schedule as something that hinders me. Sometimes I get tired and I start to not see what I am doing as important or relevant. When that happens I need to find the determination to stick with hard thing even if I'm not getting the immediate reward. Homework is not rewarding for me. In fact I would rather watch T.V. which is more fun. I have to be able to put that aside to study.
Immediate rewards. I know this sounds horrible but it's true; especially when I am doing something that I hate. I have to take long term or far away rewards and break them down into smaller ones. This can go with intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. For example when I do my homework (something I don't like) I have a list of ALL my assignments and I will do anything to be able to check them off (my extrinsic motivator). It is SO satisfying. I did Color Guard for 10 years, and my rewards for that were more intrinsically motivating. Every time I got a move right that was an immediate reward that was just as satisfying as checking off my finished homework.
I am very driven in situations where I'm interested. I do not find it hard to find the flow when I'm studying a subject I love or I'm doing Color Guard. I feel like I almost find that natural high when I do the things I love; I don't really have to try to be motivated. But what makes me successful when I am not interested in something has to be my stubbornness and my self-determination to succeed.
Sometimes I feel like I get extremely overwhelmed and I can experience a case of debilitating anxiety. I find that when I am so overwhelmed with school, and work, and homework, and cleaning the house, and making dinner, and spending time with my husband there are times when it just seems like too much. All I want to do is sit on the couch and watch T.V.; I just can’t picture doing anything. Unfortunately this happens more then I would like to admit. I find that I have to be really on top of my homework, and I have to find fun in what I'm doing (even homework). Having fun is essential to me being successful.
(Are these the goals I wrote on my blog or the ones you wrote??? If its the ones I wrote...) My goals were to 1. Stay on top of my homework, 2. To really take value out of this class, 3. To enjoy my fieldwork. I believe that these are mastery goals because I set them to be able to enjoy this course and to make sure I take something out of the class. They really aren't performance based except for maybe doing my homework. I hope that this says that I want to be able to learn how to teach effectively even if that means I have to make mistakes to get there. I also think that it means I'm not afraid to try.
I believe that I need to not see my busy schedule as something that hinders me. Sometimes I get tired and I start to not see what I am doing as important or relevant. When that happens I need to find the determination to stick with hard thing even if I'm not getting the immediate reward. Homework is not rewarding for me. In fact I would rather watch T.V. which is more fun. I have to be able to put that aside to study.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Hidden Assignment - 1st Assignment
Goals for my Ed Psych Class
1. My first goal encompasses all of my classes, My goal is to stay caught up on my home work. I have 6 classes this semester and work, and I want to stay caught up on my assignments so that I have study time and I'm not trying to play catch up.
2. My second goal is to really take value in the class. Sometimes I find that I learn so much in a semester that by the end I really don't feel like I've taken much out of some of my classes. I want to make sure I learn one thing a week that I am able to put into practice.
3. My last goal is to enjoy my fieldwork. Last semester I had such a crazy semester that I felt like I didn't have time to go into a class for two days. I really want to relax and enjoy my fieldwork, so that way I am able to really observe what is going on around me.
As for weekly preparation I tend to be one of those people that try to bite off more then they can chew. So my goal this semester is to be more organized and to put school work first. I have a planner (I am a paper person and have to have it in writing not online... but I do have one) and I went through ALL of my syllabuses and wrote down when all my assignments are due. I have also prioritized my large assignments such as my fieldwork, presentations, and research papers for the semester. I have also made the goal to do my school work first before I do other activities (I tend to be a bit of a procrastinator and I am a T.V. JUNKIE! So I have decided that this year NO T.V. until my home work is done. It's only been a week but it's gone good so far!)
For this class specifically since it is only on Thursday I have tried to get my reading done ahead of time. So I am going to do most of my reading on Friday afternoons and then any assignments that I have to have done for that class I want to have done by the Tuesday before. Because of my school and work schedule I am going to have to take a few days off to do my Fieldwork. So I have decided to do my field work in the first two weeks of October. So that I am able to work on my response blogs I am seeing if I can take a day off of work in September to go (but this is not for sure yet).
For studying I tend to be one of those people that are able to cram and do really well on the exams... but I NEVER RETAIN IT!!!! Last semester I really focused on studying early for exams and I have found I retained a whole lot more! I want to be that way again. As I said earlier I want to stay caught up on my assignments so that way I am able to have time to just study, and not just memorize but also understand. I read the study strategies and they really had very basic but sometimes hard things to do, such as get 8 hours of sleep and we talked in class about exercise. I have to admit those are the first two to go when I get busy, I am trying to do better on both. I have made an 11 o'clock bed time Which gives me 7 1/2 (not quite 8) and me and my husband have started running and working out 3 times a week (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday).
If I don't understand a topic I will first make sure I have read what I was suppose to. I will also go over any class notes that we might have taken. I also have quite a few people in this class with me that I have had classes with for 2 years. I will ask one or two of them to explain it to me. Sometimes it just takes hearing it another way to make sense. If I am still not getting it I will make contact with you. Most likely through email or I'll set up an appointment to come in and talk with you. You really stressed that we shouldn't wait to ask for help and that is really reassuring going into the semester.
I will reach my goals in this course by turning off my T.V.!!! I will reach them by making sure I do my homework on the days that I have assigned them to be done as well as study when I have decided too. By making sure that I still find time during the week to have fun and relax and not just work, work, work. I will reach my goals by finding one thing each class period that I really want to understand more. and I'll reach my goals by taking the time to enjoy what I am doing in school and not just trying to rush to get it done.
1. My first goal encompasses all of my classes, My goal is to stay caught up on my home work. I have 6 classes this semester and work, and I want to stay caught up on my assignments so that I have study time and I'm not trying to play catch up.
2. My second goal is to really take value in the class. Sometimes I find that I learn so much in a semester that by the end I really don't feel like I've taken much out of some of my classes. I want to make sure I learn one thing a week that I am able to put into practice.
3. My last goal is to enjoy my fieldwork. Last semester I had such a crazy semester that I felt like I didn't have time to go into a class for two days. I really want to relax and enjoy my fieldwork, so that way I am able to really observe what is going on around me.
As for weekly preparation I tend to be one of those people that try to bite off more then they can chew. So my goal this semester is to be more organized and to put school work first. I have a planner (I am a paper person and have to have it in writing not online... but I do have one) and I went through ALL of my syllabuses and wrote down when all my assignments are due. I have also prioritized my large assignments such as my fieldwork, presentations, and research papers for the semester. I have also made the goal to do my school work first before I do other activities (I tend to be a bit of a procrastinator and I am a T.V. JUNKIE! So I have decided that this year NO T.V. until my home work is done. It's only been a week but it's gone good so far!)
For this class specifically since it is only on Thursday I have tried to get my reading done ahead of time. So I am going to do most of my reading on Friday afternoons and then any assignments that I have to have done for that class I want to have done by the Tuesday before. Because of my school and work schedule I am going to have to take a few days off to do my Fieldwork. So I have decided to do my field work in the first two weeks of October. So that I am able to work on my response blogs I am seeing if I can take a day off of work in September to go (but this is not for sure yet).
For studying I tend to be one of those people that are able to cram and do really well on the exams... but I NEVER RETAIN IT!!!! Last semester I really focused on studying early for exams and I have found I retained a whole lot more! I want to be that way again. As I said earlier I want to stay caught up on my assignments so that way I am able to have time to just study, and not just memorize but also understand. I read the study strategies and they really had very basic but sometimes hard things to do, such as get 8 hours of sleep and we talked in class about exercise. I have to admit those are the first two to go when I get busy, I am trying to do better on both. I have made an 11 o'clock bed time Which gives me 7 1/2 (not quite 8) and me and my husband have started running and working out 3 times a week (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday).
If I don't understand a topic I will first make sure I have read what I was suppose to. I will also go over any class notes that we might have taken. I also have quite a few people in this class with me that I have had classes with for 2 years. I will ask one or two of them to explain it to me. Sometimes it just takes hearing it another way to make sense. If I am still not getting it I will make contact with you. Most likely through email or I'll set up an appointment to come in and talk with you. You really stressed that we shouldn't wait to ask for help and that is really reassuring going into the semester.
I will reach my goals in this course by turning off my T.V.!!! I will reach them by making sure I do my homework on the days that I have assigned them to be done as well as study when I have decided too. By making sure that I still find time during the week to have fun and relax and not just work, work, work. I will reach my goals by finding one thing each class period that I really want to understand more. and I'll reach my goals by taking the time to enjoy what I am doing in school and not just trying to rush to get it done.
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