Theories+of+Learning+and+Their+Roles+in+Teaching

THE HOW PEOPLE LEARN FRAMEWORK AS A WAY TO ORGANIZE THINKING HPL (How People Learn) What do we know or think** **we know?** Funds of Knowledge p. 65 In other words, the more you know about kids, they have interests, etc. that can be tapped into for optimal learning. "The more we know about people the better we can communicate with them and hence help them (and ourselves) learn." p. 82 "Analysis of teaching have focused more on what teachers //do// than on what students //learn."// We need to look at more than what the teacher does; but if it doesn't meet the needs of children, is it right? p.43 Memory, Expertise, and Effortless, Processing Speaks to the importance of experience and connections. "Expertise in an area affects their ability to remember and solve problems." p. 51 Innovation includes the ability to "let go" of previously held beliefs and tolerate the ambiguity of having to rethink one's perspective. p. 48 The down side of having a lot of knowledge in your subject is that you forget what it is like to be a novice. p. 59 Trying to remember that rehearsal is important, and we need to teach it. p. 53 "Constructivism is a theory of knowing, not a theory of teaching." In designing what you'll teach then you must be aware of students' prior knowledge, readiness, etc. This is a different way of looking at constructivism that is typically offered. p. 57-61 Metacognition and storage, transfer.. it's important to think about our thinking and how our students think. This is extremely relevant to our teaching. p. 62 The assumptions about brain development and intelligence..brain development is experience or context dependent. Many students today learn differently, and we need to teach to a child's strengths. p.46 When we teach "enduring understanding" should be what we are trying to get at.
 * Chapter Goal: To provide a way of thinking about learning that can help educators improve their efforts to teach.
 * Things that go around and around in our mind....**