Cognitive Development ch 2

What?
Today’s class was filled with so much information. This one chapter could be a whole semester class. I liked learning about the different functions of the brain. I like how we pared up to study about our specific part of the brain than shared it with the class. I will always remember what the brain stem does. The second part of class was filled with a ton of information about Piaget and Vygotsky. We also talked about having our students in the right zone of proximal development.
So What?
So why is it important to know how the brain works? To better understand our students and how they learn. It is crucial to know the process of how information is received, stored, and retrieved. I think that it is amazing how much we know about the brain and its functions. It is interesting to know how our students will develop and learn. I realize that there are different theories of cognitive development. But it is important that we use these theories to make sure that our students are in their zone of proximal development.
Know What?
As a future teacher I think that it is important that proper assessment be given in my lessons. This is the way that I will make sure that my students are in their ZPD. We need to make sure that during the student’s development they are receiving the proper information so that the events happening in their lives can be built upon. They need to be processing proper and correct information so that the future learning of the child will be strengthened. We need to use this information as teachers. We need to incorporate it into our lessons and our assessment. We need to constantly reflect upon each student and make sure they are in their ZPD.