The Evolution of My Thoughts
Sometimes we search trying to find what it is we need to work on or understand deeper and then we realize that what you are looking for is right in front of your face. I care deeply about so many things I am learning specifically mindset since my students all struggle so with mindset. The thing is I have been working with so many different tools to improve my students ability to grow their mindset and access knowledge I hadn't really realized an important phenomena occurring right before my eyes. It wasn't until I had my one on one with Lisa and Brenna sharing this crazy thing occurring that I can't wrap my mind around that they helped me see this is what I need to be talking about , researching, and doing action research on. The phenomena occurring in my class is the surprising success of struggling learners to succeed at very high levels in coding. My most struggling learners seem to be having the most success with coding. It is crazy to me how well they do ! So I went on a mission yesterday searching for some answers , I spent the whole day finding new research since this is a shift in my focus. The results are exciting there are studies out their demonstrating how coding contributes to cognitive growth. There are studies discussing how coding is being taught to younger children to develop their cognitive growth. There are further studies showing that coding can support the cognitive health of older peoples minds < praise the lord I am helping my mind while I struggle to code! I have emailed a researcher to ask questions because I am not seeing anything about struggling learners and success in coding. So my new driving question " What is it about coding that allows struggling students to succeed? " As I read Baggio I think about : The Trilogy of the Brain
3 Things that influence LEARNING
This information from my Clark reading will support this new study I am on. Procedure :
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Catalina Goldstein
3/17/2019 01:50:27 pm
I loved your (we hope) in prior knowledge. Our entire education careers bank on whether we can build on something a person already knows. Without it we're basically reinventing the wheel.
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Julie Lovie
3/17/2019 07:12:15 pm
Catalina it is so true in math they have so many gaps in knowledge sadly. Julie
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Monica Knecht
3/17/2019 08:10:59 pm
Julie, I just love how you so succinctly articulated your learning from the literatures that we read. It was a lot of information and you articulated it so well. It makes me happy that you got guidance and direction from the professors and now have more direction in something that you have been doing all along. Sometimes we need a change of perspective to see a challenge in a new light.
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Rafael Garcia Avila
3/19/2019 06:33:15 pm
Friend, this was so good that I feel that I should have waited to read your blog and skip all the readings (kidding about skipping the readings but not about the great job you did). It is important to struggle a little bit sometimes to get to the greatest idea, lesson plan or learning. Great blog and thank you friend!
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Julie LovieJulie Lovie Is a Math and Science teacher at Valley Oak High School with 25 years experience in teaching at a continuation high school. Julie Also teaches at Napa valley Adult School in the High School Diploma Program. She is passionate about the environment, loves gardening, and learning. Archives
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