Theoretical Foundations Blog

My Freshman Algebra, and Sophomore geometry teacher was Mr. Sunderman. In his class he used the cognitivist perspective as well as a constructivist perspective. He demonstrated the cognitive ways in class by writing notes up on the board and having us follow along and he would give examples to us on the board. He then printed out the notes so we could view them and make mental notes on them. I don't think I will use this in the classroom because I know some students are hands on learners and they must be writing down and participate to learn the ideas. Sunderman showed his constructivist approach when he did projects because students were actually working together as a team to make something such as a dart board in our class. I will definitely use this perspective in a class because it gets the students involved and they learn very well from it.

All About Me

Major:    AYA Mathematics                     

1. I want my friends to describe me as:   Hardworking                                                                  
2. Memorable learning experience      Field Experience for EDHD
3. My favorite subject at school and why: Math because of the feeling I get after finishing a tough problem
4. Accomplishment I most cherish: Winning a state championship in baseball
5. My work habits can best be described as:  determined                                                                                                                       
6. Three words that describe me best: Hardworking, caring, and athlete
7. People may be surprised to know: I broke my collar bone three times                                                                                                                        
8. What I hope to be doing in ten years: Be teaching in a high school as well as coaching a certain sport.
9. What I do in my spare time: Play basketball and work out                                                                       
10. Things I can do without:                             
11. My all-time favorite movie: Remember the Titans                                                                                                                                                             
12. BG’s best kept secret:                                              
13. Three things always found in my refrigerator:   Milk, Water, Pepsi              
14. Person I would like to meet: Carrie Underwood

15. What are your general expectations about this class? Become educated with the technology need to become a successful teacher.
16. How comfortable are you using Windows? How comfortable are you using Macs? I am pretty comfortable using Windows but a little nervous about Macs.
17. Which application(s) do you use the most? I use my lap top the most and it is a Dell, I also have an iPad
18. Which application(s) do you want to learn how to use? Macs and Smart Boards
19. Is there anything I need to know about you? I plan to succeed in this class and I will work my hardest to do that.
20. What is your attitude about using technology? I love technology and I like to be able to learn more things about it.