Angela Kinzer

Chapter 5 Takeaways In chapter 5 of How People Learn II: Learners, Contexts, and Cultures ( National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2018) the focus is on knowledge and reasoning by explaining how people use past experiences and connect them to create a deeper understanding of their knowledge or the world around them. The chapter also ends by providing learning strategies that can support a deeper learning and help students retain information they are learning.  The three things that I felt were most important from this chapter are expertise, integration, and the learning strategies.  Expertise is related to knowledge, the chapter focuses more on the benefits of expertise. Before we know what the benefits are, I want to clarify what expertise is. According to the language data provided by Oxford Languages, part of Oxford University Press, expertise is defined as "expert skill or knowledge in a particular field" ( Oxford languages and google - english ). Expe...

 Authentic Intellectual Work/Authentic Instructional & Assessment Authentic Intellectual Work (AIW) is using the knowledge and skills that students and people learn to apply them to real-world problems in meaningful ways. AIW is more than memorizing facts or completing routines just for the sake of doing them. This reminds me of the book Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K–12 by Peter Liljedahl. The book discusses the difference between teaching math through memorization and creating opportunities for students to practice and apply their understanding of math concepts. One of the first statements in the book is, “If we want our students to think, we need to give them something to think about” (Liljedahl, 2021). This highlights the importance of creating learning experiences that require students to use and apply their knowledge, rather than simply reciting information. AIW focuses on applying knowledge, not just the teaching practice itself. It moves away from...

Introduction Hello everybody! Welcome to my blog! I live in Claremore with my husband, our two dogs, Sandie and Theo, and our two cats, Princess and Winston. I love hanging around snuggling my sweet animals, as well as baking, and recently have found a new interest in running 5K’s. I am currently a Kindergarten teacher at Claremont Elementary. I am on the countdown of nine days left of this school year and I am ready for summer! I have taught kindergarten for two years now and will continue next year, as for the future I am open to whatever doors open with opportunities. I would love to possibly teach first grade, or go into a position of working directly in reading intervention with elementary age students. I found that I loved working with specific reading intervention and struggling readers through doing tutoring and summer school through my district and experiencing first hand the successes and hard work of students who are struggling readers. ISTE Standards Connected to Kindergart...