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Name: Nancy Cárdenas Date: May 21st, 2016

Course Name: METHODOLOGY e!"ect#on $%ee" &ourna" ' 2

TO()C*, E+ENT* ND -EH+)O.*

CT)+T)ON (H*E

)n t%e act#/at#on %ase, a"" students are %e"d accounta"e !or t%e#r enaement #n t%e

"earn#n rocess3 *tudents a"so %a/e oortun#t#es to d#scuss t%e#r 4no5"ede 5#t% eers #n

a#rs or sma"" rous3 $%#"e students are d#s"ay#n tas4s amon eers and teac%er, t%e

teac%er "#stens and documents #ns#%ts #nto students #ora%#es and ac4round

4no5"ede3 T%e teac%er %as een #n t%e os#t#on to ma7#m#8e t%#s 4no5"ede #n u#"d#n a

r#de et5een 5%at #s 4no5n and 5%at #s un4no5n aout t%e ne5 concets, /ocau"ary,

and rocesses to e tau%t3

ct#/#t#es and romts are des#ned to access t%e 4no5"ede and e7er#ences t%at students

r#n to to#c or t%e 4ey /ocau"ary o! t%e "esson "an3 T%e #mortance o! act#/at#n and

reasses#n t%#s e7#st#n 4no5"ede #s 5e"" documented #n some researc%es3 Teac%ers are

encouraed students to document t%e#r !unds o! 4no5"ede 9%ome, r#or 4no5"ede

9commun#ty and academ#c 4no5"ede 9sc%oo"3 Dur#n t%e ct#/at#on %ase, t%e teac%er

r#mar#"y er!orms t%e ro"e o! an oser/er3

FEELINGS

• nnoyed• ;rustated

• )nterested

THO.GHT*

t t%e e#nn#n ) t%ou%t t%at act#/at#on %ase 5as a 5ast#n o! t#me3 )t 5as annoy#n to

t%#n4 t%at ) %a/e to 4no5 aout t%e students "#/es and %ome ac4round ecause )


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cons#dered t%at t%e most #mortant 5as to com"ete t%e "esson "an and #/e students t%e

#st o! t%e to#c #n order to ad/ance 5#t% #t3 )t a"so 5as !rustrat#n to understand t%at

act#/at#on %ase #n/o"/es some e"ements t%at ) s%ou"d ta4e #nto cons#derat#on #n c"ass3

)n add#t#on, #t 5as #nterest#n to "earn t%e reason 5%y teac%ers s%ou"d cons#der t%#s %ase

as an #mortant too" !or act#/at#n students %ome ac4round at t%e e#nn#n o! t%e

"esson3 $%en ) "earned aout t%e #mortance o! t%e act#/at#on %ase and t%e e"ements

#n/o"/ed #n t%#s one, and %o5 students can access, enae, and succeed !rom -)C* to

CL( dee"y3

dd#t#ona""y, !unds o! 4no5"ede, r#or 4no5"ede and academ#c 4no5"ede %a/e "ayed

an #mortant ro"e #n t%e act#/at#on %ase o! teac%#n and "earn#n 5%#c% ene!#ts and

enr#c%es my 4no5"ede and students< 4no5"ede3 *ome as %a/e een !#""ed #t u

t%rou% t%#s %ase3 ct#/at#on %ase %as #macted #n my !uture ract#cum #n Ecuador

dee"y3

LEN)NG*

*te One: ) assumed t%at act#/at#on %ase 5as not use!u" and suort#/e to students, t%#s

5as not s#n#!#cant !or t%e de/e"oment o! t%e ne5 to#c and t%e t#me 5as not enou% to

co/er t%e to#c e#t%er3 s a resu"t o! t%#s act#on ) cou"d o/erc%are students o! %ome5or4

and tests at t%e same t#me and t%at #s not mean#n!u" #n t%e#r "earn#n e7er#ences3

*te t5o: ased on my assumt#ons aout act#/at#on %ase and #ts e"ements3 ) %a/e a

d#!!erent ersect#/e on t%#s mean#n!u" to#c #! students do not %a/e a true understand#n

o! t%e ne5 to#c t%e r#or 4no5"ede 5#"" not sca!!o"d t%e un4no5n "earners< 4no5"ede3

T%ere!ore, teac%#n students 5ou"d e =ust sur!ace understand#n and not o any deeer3

$#t%out ta4#n #nto account t%ese !actors, act#/at#on #s not oss#"e to conso"#date3


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*te t%ree: -ased on my o5n ac4round ) re5 u #n t%e era 5%ere teac%ers 5ere /ery

str#ct and t%ey a"so 5ere a"e to %#t us ecause o! some m#ss#n %ome5or4 or %ad t%e

5ron ans5er !or anyt%#n, ) !e"t uset ecause t%ey 5ere not a5are o! us3 ) !e"t t%at t%ey

d#d not care aout me or my r#or 4no5"ede> teac%ers cons#dered t%at students came to

c"ass as emty c"ays, and ) !e"t !rustrated ecause t%ey 5ere not #nterested #n t%e students<

ac4round, r#or 4no5"ede and t%e academ#c 4no5"ede3 T%at #s t%e reason 5%y )

stru"ed 5#t% some su=ects suc% as mat%emat#cs and cra!t c"asses3 $%en teac%ers do not

understand any reasons and o/erc%are "earners o! use"essness act#/#t#es and nonsense

tests t%e#r a!!ect#/e !#"ter #s not ta4en #nto cons#derat#on t%e urose o! teac%#n "earn#n #s

"ost3

ct#/at#on %ase 5as not art o! t%e#r 4no5"ede> teac%ers 5ere o5ners o! t%e 4no5"ede

t%at 5as !rustrat#n3 My ac4round e7er#ences co"ored my o#nt o! /#e5, ) cons#der

#nterest#n !or teac%ers 5%o #nno/ate or udate t%e#r 4no5"ede #n order to enr#c% t%e#r

students, #t #s one o! t%e 4eys to students succeed !rom -)C* to CL( !or deeer

understand#n3 T%e #mortance o! act#/at#on %ase and #ts e"ements suc% as !unds o!

4no5"ede 5%ere students can s%are t%e#r %ome assets t%en r#or 4no5"ede s%ares t%e#r

commun#ty assets and academ#c 4no5"ede #n t%e#r sc%oo" assets3 ;urt%er, ) %a/e

e7er#enced as a student and a"so as a teac%er and #n my ract#cum ) %a/e a"5ays een

suort#/e 5#t% students ecause o! my e7er#ence #n t%e c%#"d%ood3 ;#na""y, teac%ers 5#""

a/o#d desert#on o! "earners #n sc%oo"s #! students do not !ee" !rustrat#ons at sc%oo"s3

((L)CT)ON

*te one: ) %a/e ro5n #n t%e ro!ess#ona" and ersona" asects3 My m#nd %as a"5ays

oened to ne5 #deas and o#nts o! /#e5 to ene!#t "earners and ) cons#der a os#t#/e asect

#n my ro!ess#ona" "#!e3 ) "#4e tra#n#ns esec#a""y #n En"#s% and )CT !#e"ds ecause ) t%#n4


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t%at teac%ers s%ou"d e #n ad/ance !rom students3 My H#% sc%oo" ro/#des me a"" t%e too"s

and !ac#"#t#es to e t%e o5ner o! my c"asses and ) !ee" concerned aout %o5 to #mro/e

e/ery day, %o5 to access t%e r#or 4no5"ede 5#t% t%e ne5 4no5"ede success!u""y3 )t #s

not easy and #t %as demanded a %ard 5or4 to enae students #n En"#s%3

Last year ) met a o teac%er 5%o #s my !r#end no5, s%e %as tau%t me aout %o5 to use

some strate#es and tec%n#?ues #nc"ud#n t%e #ora%y card t%at ) %a/e a"#ed to my

students3 ) a"so used a %ase ca""ed EC #n *an#s% t%at means E !or e7er#ence 9r#or

4no5"ede, !or re!"ect#on, C !or concetua"#8at#on and !or a"#cat#on to enae my

students to t%e act#/at#on %ase ta4#n #nto cons#derat#on t%e#r e"ements !or academ#c

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*te t5o: ) 5#"" use most o! t%ese strate#es ) %a/e een tau%t so !ar #n c"ass3 T%e

act#/at#on %ase #s !"e7#"e and ) am a"e to ad=ust to t%e students< needs #n s#te o! t%e

demand#n curr#cu"um a"ready #n "ace !or my %#% sc%oo" d#str#ct3

My ersona" !a/or#te stratey to act#/ate my c"ass #s ra#nstorm and m#n# oo4s 5%#c% are

easy to man#u"ate ecause t%ey %a/e t%e mater#a"s ready to use #t3 not%er stratey #n t%e

act#/at#on %ase #s @$L c%art due to t%e !act t%at most o! students "#4e to e c%a""ened

5#t% act#/#t#es 5%#c% are con#t#/e demand#n3 )n !act, t%ey can ract#ce t%#s ne5

/ocau"ary #n conte7t ecause t%e#r !unds o! 4no5"ede, r#or 4no5"ede and academ#c

4no5"ede are ta4en #nto account #n t%e rou 5%#c% "et t%em to sca!!o"d t%e 4no5n 5#t%

t%e un4no5n3 T%at #s a c%a""en#n and #nterest#n act#/#ty !or teac%er and students3 T%e

ma#n oa" #s to u"" 4no5"ede out o! 5or4#n memory #nto ermanent memory3 ;#na""y

) am "oo4#n !or5ard to "earn#n more strate#es !or my students to use e!ect#/e"y3

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