EDUC-5313 Week 3 Post

 Intro intro..

This week's focus was learning about *how* students learn, and how we can use technology to overcome intrinsic and external barriers that our students have that may hinder the learning process. The chapter I focused on was about student's motivation, which was interesting to me as I struggled significantly with motivation from my students as a math teacher. I learned about factors that weren't necessarily in my control, as well as some factors that I could influence in my classroom. 

As an educator, some of the ISTE Educator Standards that were hit for me this week were 2.1.c Keep Current on Research, as the chapter I analyzed had research about how to foster motivation through rewards, and how student's association with socioeconomic and racial/cultural/gender groups affected motivation on different types of assignments. I also always had 2.3.a Create Positive experiences in my mind as I was considering how to apply this knowledge to my classroom, as in general, the more positive a student feels...about their belonging on a personal and cultural level in the classroom, about the background knowledge they need to draw upon, about the accessibility of the project itself, the more motivation they will naturally have in the classroom.

As far as how to apply this for my students, 1.1a Set learning Goals and 1.1b Customize Learning Environments seemed to be 2 standards to focus on when designing curriculum for my class. A running theme in the chapter was that children are looking for agency in their learning, so by setting their own goals and giving them an experience that is more customized to those goals, we can help to motivate children. Also, I think 1.6.a, Choose Platforms or Tools absolutely applies..the more choice we give students in their learning paths, the better outcomes they will have.





Gura, M. (2020). Fostering Student Creativity. EdTech Digest the State of the Arts, Creativity, and Technology 2020: A Guide for Educators and Parents. p. 7.


Rivero, V. (2020). A Whole New Class of Art. EdTech Digest the State of the Arts, Creativity and Technology 2020: A Guide for Educators and Parents. p. 12-20


National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2018). How people learn II: Learners, contexts, and cultures. Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Press. http://doi.org/10.17226/24783. 

ISTE Standards for Educators (2017). Retrieved from: https://www.iste.org/standards/for-educators




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