The document discusses various teaching methods and assignments used in a classroom including generative learning, collaborative learning, project based learning, problem based learning, and anchored instruction. Generative learning and collaborative learning are identified as most beneficial as they allow students to organize knowledge and learn from peers. The teacher wants to incorporate more inquiry learning by allowing student groups to observe a subject, record responses, compare answers, and develop questions. Technology could be used more by having students complete online activities and utilizing websites, blogs, and multimedia to present projects and stories.

1. Active Learning and
Reflections 1
University of Memphis
Celia K. Pruitt

2. How do you assign task and
assignments to your students?
● Student are asked to define terms and write definitions in a notebook.
● Student is asked to choose the best answer or fill in the correct blank with the best answer.
● Student is asked to create a sentence using the vocabulary words of the given topic.
● Student is asked to outline the chapter material
● Student is asked to organize their thoughts and journal reflections or a process.
● Student is asked to present information to the class, such as oral reports, using posters and
graphics, or powerpoint.
● Student is asked to create and complete a project using multiple steps and following a rubric.
● Student is asked to evaluate information or a story and write to retell information or a story in the
form of dramatic theatre.
● Student is asked to evaluate problems,propose outcomes, solutions, and suggestions in real
world situations through journal and group discussion.
● Student is put into a group and rotate in groups completing mini lessons and shares feedback.

3. What are your theoretical
approaches, now that you
have listed tasks that you
assign?

4. Do you see these in your teaching
methods?
● Anchored Instruction: Puts student involved in the context of learning, authentic roles, allows
them to investigate the problem
● Case - Based Learning: Complex problems, fosters classroom and group discussion.
● Collaborative Learning : two or more peers, working together and reaching a shared solution
● Inquiry Learning: questioning strategies to engage students in discovering rules and concepts.
● Problem - based learning: Guided by the teacher, student meets a problem, understands the
problem, and tries to solve it.
● Generative Learning : Reorganizing facts and information so they show relationships with prior
and new knowledge.
● Authentic Assessment: Serves as a culmination of a set of learning task, students can examine
their own learning,

5. Anchored instruction
These task help students to connect with a story and helps in finding solutions to the
problem.
● Student is asked to organize their thoughts and journal reflections or a process.
● Student is asked to propose outcomes, solutions, and suggestions in real world
situations through journal and group discussion.
● Student is asked to write asked to retell information or a story in the form of
dramatic theatre.

6. Generative Learning
These task help students to organize knowledge, facts, and information.
Student are asking to define terms and write definitions in a notebook.
● Student is asked to choose the best answer or fill in the correct blank with the best
answer.
● Student is asked to create a sentence using the vocabulary words of the given topic.
● Student is asked to outline the chapter material
● Student is asked to organize their thoughts and journal reflections or a process.

7. Project Based Learning
Allows students to organize knowledge, and apply knowledge in a variety of learning
styles. Projects can be also unique to the individual and allows them to add their own
style within.
● Student is asked to present information to the class, such as oral reports, using
posters and graphics, or powerpoint.
● Student is asked to create and complete a project using multiple steps and following
a rubric.

8. Problem Based Learning
● Student is asked to write asked to retell information or a story in the form of
dramatic theatre.
● Student is asked to propose outcomes, solutions, and suggestions in real world
situations through journal and group discussion.

9. Collaborative Learning
● Student is put into a group and rotate in groups completing mini lessons and shares
feedback.

10. Summary of Learning types.
In the previous slides, you will notice that I
reflected back on my previous assignments and
how that they compared to the various learning
styles. Anchored, Generative, Project based,
problem based, and collaborative learning are
often utilized when assigning task and
assignments in my classroom.

11. Which are most beneficial in my
classroom?
● Generative learning for me allows the students to get a grasp on the topics
and concepts study.A strong vocabulary and allowing the students to
become comfortable to apply these key words and apply them to higher
order level skills to complete projects and other assignments that are used
to build their knowledge of the concepts. Although sometimes, I do feel
that this method can be redundant. Pairing other strategies with
generative learning would be beneficial and better engage the learner’s
interest.

12. Collaborative learning works really well within my classroom. This allows me to
put my students into groups, as well as mix of variety of learning academic
levels. The students are able to learn from one another, use social skills to
work together, and to build teamwork to form solutions together. Daily I use
educational centers for groups to rotate around. These centers may address or
reinforce a skill, provide an opportunity to use logic, and helps them practice
problem solving skills.

13. How can I improve and implement more
strategies in my classroom?
One learning strategy that I would like to
embrace more is the Inquiry Learning.Allowing
students more time to explore, form opinions,
and test those opinions to develop a higher
level of application to a subject, analysis,
synthesis, and evaluation to gain a strong
mastery of the subject matter and skills.

14. How can I implement that strategy and combine Inquiry
learning with other learning styles that I use?
I can combine inquiry within my collaborative learning by
allowing students to work in groups to observe a
subject,through trial and error record their responses,
compare answers, and develop question to ask and
interview their peers. Students could also be allowed to
present their finding ans hypothesis to the class as a
project that would also incorporate some project based
learning.

15. How can I implement technology
and the internet more effectively?
Before: Student are asking to define terms and write definitions in a notebook.
● Student is asked to choose the best answer or fill in the correct blank with the best
answer.
● Student is asked to create a sentence using the vocabulary words of the given topic.
● Student is asked to outline the chapter material
● Student is asked to organize their thoughts and journal reflections or a process.
Technology incorporated:
_ Students can keep an online journal with definition, complete online quizzes, use
websites that allow them to create outlines, and notecards. Play online word games and
vocabulary that matches the topic. Student could create blogs for organizing their
thoughts and journaling.

16. Before:
● Student is asked to present information to the class, such as oral reports, using posters and
graphics, or powerpoint.
● Student is asked to create and complete a project using multiple steps and following a rubric.
● Student is asked to write asked to retell information or a story in the form of dramatic theatre.
● Student is asked to propose outcomes, solutions, and suggestions in real world situations
through journal and group discussion.
● Student is put into a group and rotate in groups completing mini lessons and shares feedback.
Technology incorporated:
Students can use graphics and design graphics for posters using various websites and with clipart.
Students can utilize powerpoints to present information.
Student can create their own rubrics using websites and self examine their work.
Students can develop flyers advertising their short play, as well as post short stories and scripts to a
web page and or blog to gain readers insight. They can also use video and sound technology to post
voice audio for retelling or reacting a story.

17. References
Mills,Steven . C,(2006). Using the Internet for
Active Teaching and Learning. Pearson
Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New
Jersey
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