Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Terms

Cognitive Learning:  demonstrated by knowledge recall and the intellectual skills:  comprehending information, organizing ideas, analyzing and synthesizing data, applying knowledge, choosing among alternatives in problem -solving and evaluating ideas or actions

Cooperative Learning:  an approach to organizing classroom activities into academic and social learning experiences.

Eurhythmics:  A system of rhythmical physical movements to music used to teach musical understanding or for therapeutic purposes.

Multiple Intelligence Theory:  proposed by Howard Gardner in 1983 to explore and articulate various forms or expressions of intelligence available to cognition.

Rote Learning:  Learning by memorization

Think-Pair-Share:  A cooperative discussion strategy in which the teacher gives the students a question or topic.  The students think about it on their own for a few moments, then form pairs and discuss their individal thoughts.  Then, each pair shares their insights with the rest of the class.

Checking for Understanding:  Throughout the teaching segment, ask students if they comprehend the subject, using thumbs up or down.

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