Dawn+Leiser

For this activity, I was near performance-based. Although students should be driven to learn, I feel that a lot of them just want the A on the report card. The people who were learning-based, I think, were more focused on how we //should// feel, or how we as teachers need to motivate. Our students need to see that it is not about getting the A, it's about the lesson learned. My quote of the day today was from Albert Einstein, and it read, "Intellectual growth should begin at birth and not cease until death."

By looking at the brain rules, I see that some of them are obvious: sleep, survival, and gender. I find sensory integration, exploration, and the two memory types to pertain to teaching. These could affect my lessons by making them more hands-on, and being sure to touch all types of learners, not just auditory or visual. In science, these are key points in any successful lesson.

Your do-now: Write down as many different uses that you can think of for the following objects:

1. a brick: house, breaking through something, wall, decoration, planter, borders

2. a blanket: warmth, comfort, fuel, clothing, Snuggie, lining
 * My name is Dawn and I have noticed the "Parking Lots" to post comments and questions, lots of modeling, and an organized Do Now. **


 * In my classroom, I have students raise their hands if they agree with something a classmate has said. I will also ask for different takes on topics, since some students see topics in different lights. Students also are able to challenge me and ask me a question that I might not have the answer to. **


 * My name means the start of a new day, which is ironic because I am a Leo and born in the year of the tiger. Both of these signs are associated with the element of fire. I am not a morning person, so I would have preferred to be Dusk. **