1. Concrete Experience
The topic that Dr. Haley taught us today is “Successful ways to use technology and brain-compatible teaching.” The very special thing was the war up activity—get to know your colleagues. She gave us each a piece of paper with some spaces on it and we had to find out the person who could satisfy the request and we have to make all spaces filled in 7 minutes. This is a very good and interesting way for us to know each other in a very short time.
Then the most important things are three questions below:
1. what do I want students to know and be able to do?
2. students will be able to…
3. how do I measure it and can I measure my adjective?
In the middle of the class, we had a “brain gym” which means “to oxygen the brain.”
We were asked to stand up and did some exercises.
Dr. Haley also reminded us two important teaching skills:
1. do I teach the way I was taught?
2. am I aware of my own preferred intelligence?
Then Dr. Haley made us know three technology tools “wordle, google earth and tagxedo” and we use two of them to do the brief presentation about the 5 famous spot lights in Taiwan.
2. Reflective Observation
In this class, we did many discussions as a group and share to the classmates immediately. Usually, Taiwanese teacher don’t do this but ask students to do as their homework and present once at the end of the semester. Therefore, students don’t care much about what the class is and what the teacher does while in class. So I think this is a good chance for students to join and pay attention in the class.
3. new English word today
Brain-Compatible
There are some general characteristics for the brain-compatible, but I prefer much to the characteristics below:
1. often rich with talking, music, and activity
2. use of totally positive language
3. learn for joy of real learning and real life
4. suggest, ask, tell
5. learning is collaborative
Once if I can do some of these above, I think the class must be full of fun and joyful atmosphere. Students will also enjoy in the learning.
The topic that Dr. Haley taught us today is “Successful ways to use technology and brain-compatible teaching.” The very special thing was the war up activity—get to know your colleagues. She gave us each a piece of paper with some spaces on it and we had to find out the person who could satisfy the request and we have to make all spaces filled in 7 minutes. This is a very good and interesting way for us to know each other in a very short time.
Then the most important things are three questions below:
1. what do I want students to know and be able to do?
2. students will be able to…
3. how do I measure it and can I measure my adjective?
In the middle of the class, we had a “brain gym” which means “to oxygen the brain.”
We were asked to stand up and did some exercises.
Dr. Haley also reminded us two important teaching skills:
1. do I teach the way I was taught?
2. am I aware of my own preferred intelligence?
Then Dr. Haley made us know three technology tools “wordle, google earth and tagxedo” and we use two of them to do the brief presentation about the 5 famous spot lights in Taiwan.
2. Reflective Observation
In this class, we did many discussions as a group and share to the classmates immediately. Usually, Taiwanese teacher don’t do this but ask students to do as their homework and present once at the end of the semester. Therefore, students don’t care much about what the class is and what the teacher does while in class. So I think this is a good chance for students to join and pay attention in the class.
3. new English word today
Brain-Compatible
There are some general characteristics for the brain-compatible, but I prefer much to the characteristics below:
1. often rich with talking, music, and activity
2. use of totally positive language
3. learn for joy of real learning and real life
4. suggest, ask, tell
5. learning is collaborative
Once if I can do some of these above, I think the class must be full of fun and joyful atmosphere. Students will also enjoy in the learning.