Expert Understanding: A Teacher's Perspective
Our very first assignment for the MAET program, from CEP 810, was to write a short essay summarizing our take-away from the first three chapters of How people learn: Brain, mind, experience, and school. There were two main overarching ideas that rang true to me. One is that students come into new learning experiences with prior knowledge, misconceptions, and histories. As teachers, we must consider these past experiences when we build upon student knowledge. The other idea is that to become an expert learner, students must invest time and effort into organizing and connecting their new and old understandings of the world. You can read my full essay here.
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