Category: practicum

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Naming the steps

Julia Tandy Harnick

I struggled for a long time to think of ways that I myself had named the steps while rolling out a new concept or instructions in these past teaching weeks. Instead, I have settled upon sharing a time where I encouraged my students to name the steps to solidify their learning. While I didn't hit every component… Continue reading Naming the steps

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Practicing gradual release of responsibility

Julia Tandy Harnick

This past teaching week, we discussed the gradual release of responsibility model (GRRM) in our practicum session.  I had learned about this model before in my undergraduate education, but was excited to more purposefully and thoughtfully utilize it in the field this week. A specific activity where I felt like I had great potential to… Continue reading Practicing gradual release of responsibility

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Serial position effect in the field

Julia Tandy Harnick

This week, I made an effort to utilize the information we learned in practicum about the serial position effect when providing students with information or instruction.  I had success with my results, and plan to continue utilizing these ideas in future weeks. On the second day of my week with my field group, we did… Continue reading Serial position effect in the field

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Student motivation & intervention

Julia Tandy Harnick

This week, we've been spending a lot of time discussing & thinking about student "misbehaviors" and their causes, and how to intervene in this situations. We learned about the differences in student motivation when these behaviors occur, whether they are to get attention, power, revenge, or to avoid failure. When I sat down to reflect… Continue reading Student motivation & intervention