Aces+Discussion

1) No face-2-face? Learn more as face to face. The depth of information covered is a lot more than what you can do on your own.  Some are read very superficially.  How can you justify one style of teaching (reading journals, reading reflections on journals, reading reflections on my reflections) when multiple external representational styles have been shown to boost learning.  Some learn better reading, some learn better listening, others learn better interacting.

2) Learning theory =/ teaching theory The main difference is learning theory is how the student learns and what happens inside the students' head. Teaching theory is what the teacher has to do for the student.  More teaching theory would be beneficial during this class. Teaching theory stems from learning theory in my opinion.  I had a whole conversation on this with Maxwell's equations and etc etc, but I forget half of it.  Plus, we need to get to #3

3) Code words

Cognitive - Cerebral - Internalization - Concept - Accomodation - Assimilation - Paradigm - Transparency - Scaffolding - Meta-cognition - Inquiry

Situative - Community - Apprenticeship -Authentic Activity - Enculturation - Cognitive apprenticeship

4) Lave & Wenger Cognitive apprenticeship Legitimate Peripheral Participation (LPP) Schools don't have access to the "old-timers", don't have the technology to be able to do that. Didn't talk about scientists, talked about old-school trades that nowadays are done by machines.  Talked about the cycle of apprenticeship, the new apprentice someday becomes the expert.  Didn't like it, he left a lot out.  He didn't talk about school.  Focused on the trades instead of scientific disciplines.  Access and how well we can get to the experts.  Is the teacher an expert?  The teacher cannot completely fill the role of an expert, even if they have experience in it they aren't actively doing it.  Most teachers don't even have a masters.  They don't have much experience in the field.  Content versus learning how to teach.  You don't need to be an expert in content as much as you need to know how to convey that content. Does knowing more about a topic make you a worse teacher? Hard to teach ideas that are second nature to you. Some apprentices have a larger ZPD so they will learn faster than other apprentices. The personalities of the master and apprentice are important to consider.

5) What is the teacher's role in LPP? Who is the most qualified to be able to facilitate science learning? If you teach science: - you HAVE to have a science background, at least a Bachelors - have to at least have some educational theory     -mixture of both learning and teaching theory (50/50) - real life experience with science is preferred - need a undergrad in content and masters in teaching - letters of recommendation