Learning Theories- Science is Messy

Beliefs about how people learn

•        Oral learning- answering questions
•         Each student needs to be heard, even if multiple students are talking, the teacher will highlight each students’ answer individually
•     Will need to clarify answers so that they dig deeper into their ideas

•         Visual Learning- putting up students answers on the board
•         Mutual Respect- Students can see their ideas on the board and know that their ideas and opinions are being heard and respected.
•        Students are leading the discussion- teacher adds in information between answers
•         Structure- timing- when the class starts, how long the discussions are
•         Need to question the information that is being presented or discussed

Develop Competency

•        Be able to come up with new ideas in the content area
•     Be able to demonstrate the knowledge you have previously gained as well as new ideas in a discussion setting
•        Students need to be engaged in the class and actively participate in the learning that is occurring 
•     The video is 90% question and answer so the students are very active participants

If a teacher would like to have successful learning in their classroom occur, then they are going to need to tailor a lesson in such a way that every student is able to be heard and where a variety of different learning styles are addressed because respect for students' voices will lead to respect for the teacher's voice and therefore information of importance and relevance can be transmitted and also since every student has a different learning strength, in order for them to succeed, they need to have many different opportunities to gather information.