1.
How People Learn -
Introduction to Learning Theory |
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"Teaching is
not simply random, and ad-hock and haphazard; there are some
ways to actually shape your work that are likely to be more
effective, because they respond to what learners are actually
doing, thinking, and experiencing."
Linda Darling-Hammond |
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Key Questions:
- How do people learn?
- How can learning inform teaching practice?
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Learning Objectives:
- History of learning theory
– Teachers will become familiar with the central debates
and major concepts in the history of learning theory.
- Learning processes and teaching
for learning – Teachers will begin to uncover
and articulate their assumptions, understandings, and questions
about how students learn and the nature of teaching. Teachers
will become familiar with the main themes of the video course.
- Theory and practice –
Teachers will begin to consider learning theory and its
role in their teaching practice.
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Video
Program
The first episode of The Learning
Classroom introduces viewers to the main themes
of the course. Interviews with teachers Fe MacLean,
Kathleen Hayes-Parvin, Kendra Hearn, and Don Johnson
and scenes from classrooms that will be visited in more
depth later in the series describe why learning theory
is at the core of good classroom instruction. Viewers
will get a sense of the broad spectrum of theoretical
knowledge they can use in their practice. Stanford University
professor Linda Darling-Hammond hosts the series and
provides expert commentary.
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Key Terms - New in this
Session
advance
organizers
behaviorist
constructivist
theory
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Go to related Support Materials.
Next Session: 2. Learning As We Grow
- Development and Learning
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