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           Chapter five of How People Learn II is filled with observations about knowledge-growth and learning. The brain learns most effectively when multiple connections can be made and over time, knowledge is drawn in order to make sense of new information. Because of this, one major point is spaced practice. Through developing a base of knowledge over a period of time, students are able to consistently recall information rather than it being crammed over a short period of time. Students don’t want to just pick up information to have it dumped again.  Another point which impacts curriculum would be in the amount of times students need to retrieve the information from memory. As long as students have a grasp of what knowledge they are recalling, students should be able to retain more effectively if they are put in a position in which they need to draw the information multiple times.  Many theatre classes tend to have a variety of age ranges i...

            The text  Authentic Instruction and Assessment dives into Authentic Intellectual Work and examines the nature of this work in their first chapter of the text. Rather than recalling knowledge for the purpose of recalling alone, authentic intellectual work involves the application of knowledge. As opposed to education which troubles to relate to real world implication, authentic instruction explores something more meaningful. This application of knowledge usually ties into social and emotional aspects related specifically to the problem explored by the students. Through examining past knowledge, and searching for instrumental knowledge related to each problem, the students can structure, analyze and interpret knowledge necessary for each task. This authentic intellectual work is required of various professions and occupations and a skill necessary and applicable to future endeavors. (Newmann et al., 2007) Chapter 2 of Authentic Instruction a...

  Hi blogging world! My name's Brendan Moser and I am a middle and high school theatre teacher from Delaware. I've been teaching for a while now, but each year I find new ways to grow and change. I hope that I am developing a supportive environment for my students so they can feel they are able to take artistic risks and I strive to  create a program that can develop students' abilities to effectively work with others. I don't believe I would want to leave teaching for any other position in education, but I do have interest in exploring research and curriculum development.  When looking for ISTE standards, it seems that Delaware does not have them, however there was a great source of information on the ISTE website.  Creative communicator indicator 6.a. has students choose the appropriate platforms and digital tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication . In the 9th grade theatre classroom, the teacher can have students explore a varie...