Friday, March 2, 2012

   This video applies to our teaching and learning in some aspects because you made us watch videos and teach ourselves the three laws of motions just how he has them teach themselves.
   I don't recall any community involvement in my education. I think the broader community could be involved in some ways. I think they could help but not be so involved that teachers don't have to do their jobs if we are employing them to do so. I think that the same way he does the granny videos there should be volunteer "tutors", I guess you could say, that could come in and help the teacher so there could be closer interaction to smaller groups. Helping the teacher be in more than one place at once and allowing them to spend more individual small group time with their students to observe and see how everyone is doing.
   The way he can teach a group of children without even saying anything to them about it simply because they are interested themselves, rather than forcing them on something they may not want to try anymore. Today, we use a lot of technology in everything we do. We have better resources now through technology and with that we can learn more of what interests us and look into those things to help us succeed later on and share what we have learned and researched with more people who could also be interested. By looking into something we are interested in, we are more open to learning more about that subject and are more focused on what we are learning. Technology now, allows us to use the max potential of learning. 

Friday, February 17, 2012


  1. My definition of creativity is when you can take an idea or thought and make some sort of art or replication of the idea. Creativity is a way of showing who you are in your way of doing things both extravagant to make a point, or an every day task that may go unnoticed. 
  2. Creativity is very important because I would say that creativity is the main foundation of imagination at least a main part of imagination and without creativity, there would be no uniqueness in the world or in its people. Without creativity there would be no design or structural differences. Everything and everyone would be much like the other and have no way of expressing ourselves in any way which also then reflects on the entire world and it's unique aspects all over.
  3. Not only can I think of a single time when I was creative, but multiple. I am creative every day from the way I dress to the route I take when I am driving. I'm creative when I write this or other things in a way that is different from other students. I am creative when I talk and piece together sentences. I am also creative when I create art by drawing or playing music. I am creative in everything I do.
  4. For myself, I can just stay true to who I am and expressing my differences through creativity rather than following common trends. For others, I would encourage them to be themselves and to use their imagination on a day to day basis.
  5. I know several really creative people, from my girlfriend to a few of my friends. They are all very creative and artistic. They are very unique in the way they present themselves and how they make other people view them and the way they are. They may not act weird or out of the social norm, but they are never afraid to be themselves and throw out ideas rather than staying quiet and following everyone else. They all have strong personalities and you know that nothing will ever change them into something they don't want to be, which some people struggle with.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

reflection blog

the qft activity really helped me brainstorm a little more about what exactly science was. i wrote down a simple definition for my blog but now i think that science is more then just that definition. having to think of all those questions really helped me understand that science is more then that. the qft was simple yet very difficult. For some reason it was hard to come up with questions it was a simple idea just hard to accomplish at first. but once me and my group got the hang of it, it was quite simple. I would say that this activity is a great idea and it really gave me a different approach to just coming up with simple questions. And it was kind of fun and fun is always great.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012


Questions!!!
Why do we need to learn science? O
When is it used in day to day life? O
what do we need to do? O
Can I have more examples? C
How do we learn? O
How many questions do we have to do? O
We have to do all four of those, right? C
Do you like science? O
How do we define science? O
who are you teaching? O
What does it mean to “do” science? O
What science is best for a certain age group? O
At what age group should technology be used? Was changed to Should technology be used with elementary students? C
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop? Changed to If a tootsie pop travels back in time 30 years before It was ever created could it stop itself from being created thus stopping it from being licked? O
Why is this hard? O
How do you teach science? O
How do you learn more in a classroom then in a real life experience? O
Do we learn science better in groups or individually? O
What is a good question? O
Why do we make statements? O