For your mini lessons, I want you to employ the classic LEARNING CYCLE used in science, but also applicable in language arts.
The learning cycle (LC) consists of 6 E's:
1) Engage
2) Explore
3) Explain
4) Expand
5) Evaluate
6) E-Search
I have emailed you all my ppt about the mini lesson on WHO vs. WHOM, as well as the quiz we have taken today in class (for those who have missed today's class: you should take the quiz at home, and read through the material).
After our mini lesson on WHO vs. WHOM, please click on this LINK and take the corresponding grammar quiz.
HOMEWORK: Write a short comment on this blog what you think about the learning cycle (is it just for science, or does it work to use it in English? Is it beneficial as a teaching strategy? Why, or why not? Have you been taught this way? For education majors: do you/will you teach this way? Etc......
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I believe that the Learning Cycle can be used in any subject, not just science. It is beneifical as a teaching strategy because of the way that Learning Cycle is set up, it can keep teachers lessons organized and keep students more engaged in the lessons as well. As an English Major I would love to use the Learning Cycle as a teaching method because I was once taught using the Learning Cycleand it was really helpful. As long as the students are able to understand the Learning Cycle then I will be satisfied as a tecaher.
ReplyDeleteI thought the learning cycle was very impressive. The past instructors that I've had never used this method. Not only is it effective, but it allows the student to figure some things out on their own compared to depending on their instructor. Even though this method was supposed to be used for science, I believe that it works just as well for English. Also, I agree to the learning cycle being a beneficial teaching strategy. It allows students to use their minds more and be less dependent on the teacher. I am an English education major, and in the future I hope to use this method to teach.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the Learning Cycle can be used in any subject. To me, this is a very effect teaching method. If using this method, the student can actally understand what they are learning, and therefore, it will make it easier for them to learn it.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the Learning Cycle is an appropriate teaching method for all subjects. It has the ability to engage students who learn in the traditional visual/audio way, as well as students who may require a more unique approach from their educators. The value of the Learning Cycle is not only in the way that it introduces subjects to students, but in its continued reiteration and exploration of topics, which can lead to better understanding and retention of the knowledge. As a future educator, I would definately like to employ this type of learning in my classroom.
ReplyDeleteI have not been taught the learning cycle before this course, but I feel like an understanding of the scientific method can lead a student to develop a learning style similar to this cycle. Nevertheless, I feel like this can be a useful tool to approach most topics. For the purposes of this course, it seems like the learning cycle will generate consistency in both how we present our mini lessons and what we should expect our audience to gain from them.
ReplyDeleteThe learning cycle is kind of reminissent of what I had learned in a child developement class. It's kind of funny to me that we are taught by some teachers in the same way that we first gained understanding as a baby.
ReplyDeleteWith all steps laid out like they are, i think the method is grand. Having the students go through each step in that pattern will greatly benefit the learner. I really have never been taught this method, it has always seemed that teeachers just read off their sylabus for the day and improvise from their. but if the students knew how exactly they would be taught daily, then i think less students will be less scared to go to class.
ReplyDeleteThe Learning Cycle not only works in Science, but every subject including English. I believe that the Learning Cycle is a beneficial teaching strategy because it seems to be an organized system that allows students to use their brain without losing the organized feeling of the Learning Cycle. I have never been taught in a system exactly like The Learning Cycle. I know this for a fact because I have never been able to open up in a class and explore my thoughts without becoming unorganized.
ReplyDeleteI think the learning cycle can be used for all subjects because it breaks down all the objective that requires a person to learn and understand properly. The learning cycle is a great teaching strategy because it covers all the key points that help students comprehend and focus. i have been taught that way been in a different style, meaning that i didnt use that exact setting but the materials i learn covered those subjects. i think it will be helpful for education majors because it explains all the steps to learning effectively.
ReplyDeleteThe learning cycle is very well thought of way to break down what you are trying to learn. It keeps everyone interested without getting confused on what they are doing. This is the first time I have ever heard about this method and it seems like it would be nice to use
ReplyDeleteAs far as the learning cycle, i think this is a little bit of both. There is a science to it, but I see it more as a way to check yourself.I think this is very beneficial to use in a classroom because of that very reason. Students will have a way to check themselves,which is the best teaching tool.
ReplyDeleteAs a future educator, I believe the learning cycle is a great way to engage the students in what they are learning. This gives them an opportunity to get hands on and repeat what they are learning out loud. This is a good way for students to work together and learn from each other. This is something that can be used for lots of subjects and materials and I will surely use this method in my classroom.
ReplyDeleteI believe that this meathod of teaching can be applied to many areas of education. I feel this way because it really gives the student the opprotunity analyze what's being taught to its fullest compacity. It's a step by step process that will more than likely make whats being taught easier remebered and learned.In a way this a hands on meathod, but instead of actually using your hands it simply stimulates the brain and strengthens your thinking process. Unforttunately i didn't have the opprotunity to be exposed to such teaching meathods in grammar school, however high schools teachers embraced this meathod. Being exposed to this way of learning before college is what makes me the detailed student I am today.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate the learning cycle's attempt to provide a well-rounded approach to...well, the learning cycle. It is really frustrating to sit in classes here at the university level and feel like I am becoming brain-dead. I am sorry, but the simple dissemination of information does not constitute learning. Most of my classes are so intellectually passive, but the good thing about this learning cycle is that it requires the mind of the learner to be active - and not only active, but active in different ways. I am personally not a fan of reducing everything down to a scientific method, but this approach has far more strengths than the teaching methods employed by many of teachers thusfar.
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ReplyDeleteAfter reviewing the learning cycle I can see many of the benifits this particular techniques in teaching. I this learning strategy is not just science each section connection with another section. For example when learning a language you can not just learn a group of words and think that you will not need to use these words again. Builiding blocks occur from learning a language to teaching and understanding English. By reviewing this learning strategy I can formulate this has been used to teach me.
ReplyDeleteI feel that the learning cycle is a very good method and can be used for more than just teaching. The learning method can be used for writing essays as well as planning presentations of all sorts. I believe that the learning cycle can be used to teach any subject, not just science. The steps are very basic which allows teachers to use the method when teaching a lesson from any subject. I believe it is beneficial in many ways, it allows the audience/studens to remain focused on what the presentor or teacher is explaining. By using the three E's one is almost guarenteed to remember what he or she is being taught because of the various methods being used. Although I am not an education major I feel that I could use the learning cycle in other ways, and plan to do so.
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