Blog Qustion Week #7

The left side of the brain recognizes words, letters, and numbers. It also deals with the areas of speech and certain sequences. The right hemisphere recognizes faces, places, and objects. Using different teaching techniques will help all students larn better because some use there right brain more and visa versa. Some students prefer lectures while others prefer a more visual approach. Art plays a huge role in human development and cognitive growth.

Blog Question Week #6

Transfer is defined by Sousa as the ability to learn in one situation and then use that learning, possibly in a modified or generalized form, in other situations. I think that todays learning is tomorrows transfer means that we have to teach kids the right way today for them to use the information taught successfully in the future. Our ultimate goal as future teachers is to be able to teach students information successfully and for them to use it successfully in the real world.