Learning Theory Experience

Carolyn Hunt

C&I 578

Dr. Cheri Toledo

October 18, 2009

Instructor of Student Support and Learning

Situated Learning TheoryLearning occurs in authentic contexts through social interactions and collaboration.

“Communities of practice are groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly.” -Wegner

Peer Observations of Guided Reading Lessons

1.The Teachers CoPlan a Guided Reading Lesson.

2.One Teacher Observes the other and takes notes.

3.The teachers debrief to talk about the lesson.

4.The teachers trade roles and repeat the process.

Procedure for Peer Observations

•Mapping Knowledge and Identifying Gaps

•Seeking Experience

•Visits

Activities in a Community of Practice

Running Records

Running Records are an assessment tool for coding and analyzing a student’s oral reading behaviors.

Instruction moves systematically toward higher level skills while building on prerequisite skills.

Robert Gagne’s Conditions of

Learning Theory

Intellectual Skills

Cognitive Strategy

Verbal Information

Attitude

Motor Skills

Gagne’s Five Levels of Learning

Problem Solving

Rule Using

Concrete Concept

Discrimination

Intellectual Skills

Determine the Objective

Teachers will effectively use Running Record assessments of oral reading to problem solve and plan instruction.

Learning Conditions

Stimulate the recall of previously learned component skills.

Schedule occasions for practice and spaced review.

Use a variety of contexts to promote transfer.

The Nine Events of Instruction

Event of Instruction

Lesson Example

Gaining Attention Allow time for the teachers to read the chapter from the Book Study text about Running Records to emphasize their importance.

Informing the Learner of the Objective

“Today we are going to practice making instructional decisions based on analysis of running records.”

Stimulating Recall of Former Learning

Briefly discuss: “How have you been using running records in your classroom?”

Event of Instruction

Lesson Example

Presenting the Stimulus

Provide examples of running records and play recordings of students’ readings.

Providing Learner Guidance

Work together to analyze a running record and identify some teaching points for reading conferences.

Eliciting Performance

Teachers then work in pairs to analyze another running record and identify teaching points.

Event of Instruction

Lesson Example

Giving Feedback Teachers discuss the decisions that they made with their partners about possible teaching points. Teachers provide feedback for each other.

Assessing Performance

Allow time for teachers to complete a self assessment of how prepared they feel to use running records for identifying teaching points.

Enhancing Retention and Transfer

Teachers will practice using running records in their classrooms and report their successes and difficulties at the next professional development meeting.

References

http://www.ewenger.com/theory/index.htm

http://my-ecoach.com/project.php?id=12152&project_step=28465