Understanding & Using Educational Theories
Text Readings for above textbook:
Aubrey & Riley: ch. 1-4 (pp. 1-68); ch. 11 (pp. 165-179); ch. 14 (pp. 211-225) – 94 pages total
For this assignment, you will be writing about the theorists from your Aubrey and Riley text and how they further shape your knowledge of learning theories. Your chapters discuss the work of Dewey, Montessori, Piaget, Vygotsky, Freire, and Lave and Wenger.
Discuss each theorist and their work (Heading: Theorists)
Discuss how their work influences classroom practices (meaning, what would teaching as they suggest, look like?
What activities would you do?
What questions would you ask?
How would students interact?) –
Heading: Influence on Practice
Reflect on the course to this point and what has been most impactful to you as a learner and then as a teacher.
What theories are standing out as the best way to motivate students and have them be successful?
What does a classroom that is situated in the theories you named, look like?
What are the activities?
The conversations?
The interactions?
Heading: Reflection
Your paper should be 1000-1200 words (4-5 pages, double spaced, one inch margins, Times New Roman size 12 font, APA format and citations)
