Jon Hunter's World Peace Game

Questions:

1.) What does he mean when he says "I am standing on the shoulders of many people?"
     I believe he is referring to the teachers and parents that were his influences, those that he referred to at the beginning of his speech.

2.)  Why did he use a game, methodology?
       I believe Hunter used a game to teach his lesson, orginally on Africa, to try to get students more engaged and to allow them to interact with others. It also allowed them to learn about real world problems, face challenges, and have the freedom to make decisions.

3.) What are some of the roles that the students play in the game?
      The students play many roles in the World Peace Game. A few examples are, the Weather Goddess, Prime Minister, Ambassador, etc.

4.) What was John Hunter's role in the game?
      His role was to relinquish power. He had to realize he didn't have to regulate every response and conversation in the classroom.

5.) What role did the condolence letter play?
      The codolence letter kept the kids grounded. It made them stop and think about loss before they just jumped straight into battle.

6.) Describe John Hunter.
     John Hunter is a very passionate teacher. He thinks about his students and how to make learning a better experience for them. He puts his efforts and time into his work.

7.) Thoughts about this being a " self evident, authentic assesment" and "spontaneous 
      learning". Would I feel successful?
      I would feel successful as a teacher, but with the way that standardized tests are in MS today I would feel that I needed to accomplish more in order to make my work apparent and to keep my job.
      

 Video:
John Hunter's World Peace Game

Advice and Software

       A piece of advice I would give about using technology is to utilize your shortcuts. Shortcuts are things that make your life on the computer faster and easier. Some shortcuts that are very useful and easy to remember are Ctrl+V = copy, Ctrl+C = copy, Ctrl+E = center, Ctrl+L = left align, Ctrl + R = right align, Ctrl+P = print, Ctrl + Z = undo, and the list can go on and on. Those are just some that I just most commonly.

Other Classmates Tips:

    1)  Ctrl + F = Find
    2)  Crtl + Z = undo
    3)  Ctrl + S = Save
    4)  Ctrl + Alt + Dlt = shutdown programs, menu
    5)  Ctrl + 2 = Double space
    6)  Alt + Tab = switches between open programs
    7)  TransferBigFiles.com = send large doc. not usually able to send over email up to 2 GB
    8)  Ctrl + T = new tab in internet
    9)  Ctrl + V = paste
   10) Ctrl + C = copy
   11) Ctrl + B = bold
   12) Ctrl + I = italic
   13) Select hard passwords with letters, numbers, and special characters. Use different passwords
         for different things. 
   14) Ctrl + W = close current tab
   15) Ctrl + R = right align
   16) Ctrl + A = select all
   17) Ctrl + E = center
   18) Ctrl + L = left align
   19) Ctrl + U = underline
   20) Ctrl + P = print
 
      A piece of software that I would like to know more about is Microsoft Access. I know it can be used to make field trip forms and other things which can be very useful in the classroom. I hope to be able to learn more about this in the future and utilize the program in my own classroom.

Softwares We Want To Know More About:
    1) McAfee
    2) Access ////
    3) RAM
    4) Smart Board //
    5) Adobe In Design
    6) Photo Shop
    7) Anti Virus
    8) Replacing Hard Drive
    9) Windows 8
  10) Inspiration 9
  
Signed,
Anna Claire Burns

Howard Gardener's Muliple Intelligence Concept Map

H. Gardener's Multiple Intelligences

-First let's take a quiz online to see what type of "intelligence" we have. There are many different types of "intelligence" or "smart". We all possess one or more intelligence and all learn in different ways. No matter the outcome of these quizzes, no one of us is "smarter" than the other, we simply learn differently.
-Now, let's watch the video on H. Gardener's Multiple Intelligences to really understand what it means to be a linguistic, logical/mathematical, musical, bodily, visual, interpersonal,and/or intrapersonal learner. 
I. Linguistic

-Linguistic learners enjoy words as a whole. These types of learners enjoy seeing, hearing, practicing, speaking, and writing words. Activities most enjoyed by these types of learners are word puzzles and/or crosswords, reading, and classroom discussion. These learners can be taught most easily because words can be used interpersonally (with others) and intrapersonally (by yourself). There is a wide range of opportunities for careers available to linquistic learners. Just a couple are journalist, which includes both listening to words and gathering information as well as writing words to record the information. Another option for careers that linguistic learners may be interested in is broadcasting. Broadcasting includes more speaking of words to an audience and reading of words from a script or TelePrompTer

 A. Seeing words 

         a) Journalist 

 B. Hearing Words 

          b) Broadcaster 
II. Logical/Mathematical

-Logical and mathematical learners enjoy numbers and things that go together in a more natural and "gear like" way. Cause and effect situations that are clearly marked are one of the best examples of ways that logical learners see and think about certain situations. Logical and mathematical learners enjoy problem solving, critical thinking, calcualting, and experimenting. A lot of the time, but not always, logical learners are more science and math oriented. Careers that may interest these types of learners are being a scientist and/or an accountant. Both of these positions include tedious critical thinking and problem solving as well as a large amount of time dealing with numbers, math problems, and experimentations

 A. Experimenting 

            a) Scientist

 B. Calculating/Reasoning 

                    b) Accountant
 III. Musical

-Musical learners enjoy putting things to rhythms and song. One thing musical learners enjoy most is learning "tricks" or "short cuts" to remember things by learning and/or making up a song. For example: if you have are trying to remember the states in alphabetical order, a musical learner may immediately try to think of a way to form a song or at least speak them rhythmically in order to help remember them. Careers that may interest musical learners are a music teacher and a poet; both careers allow musical learners to demonstrate and practice in the best way that they know how.
A.Tapping Out Time

                   a) Music Teacher

        B.Speaking Rhythmically 

                   b) Poet
 IV. Bodily/Kinesthetic

-Bodily and kinesthetic learners enjoy being active and using their bodies to learn; activities that involve hands on work are the most exciting and interesting for these learners. Any activity whether with a partner, group, or alone that allows this type of learner to be active is what helps them learn best. Even things such as science experiments are beneficial to these learners because it is more involved then simple reading a science book or doing a worksheet. Careers that may interest these types of learners are a surgeon, a dancer, and a professional athlete. These careers are both heavily involved in the body. Surgeons must have steady hands, but their hands are the most important part of their work. Dancers on the other end of the spectrum, use their entire bodies. 

A. Hands On Activities

        a) Surgeon 

        b) Professional Athlete 

B. Acting 

       a) Dancer 
V. Visual/Spatial

-Visual learners enjoy seeing things to understand them. These types of learners may not solve a word problem well if they only see the words written in front of them, but if given the opportunity to see it acted or drawn out, they could easily understand and/or solve the problem. Activities that would most interest these types of learners in the classroom are jigsaw puzzles and reading maps; instead of just reading about things. actually seeing them come together on the page or seeing an example of what is being discussed. Careers that may interest these type of learners are a sailor and an architect. Sailors don't just read about the world in a book or even see a map in an Atlas, they go into the world and see it for themselves. Architects solve jigsaw puzzles daily on paper in blueprints and in life-size in the form of buildings

A. Jigsaw Puzzles

       a) Architect 

B. Read Maps 

      b) Sailor
VI. Interpersonal

-Interpersonal learners enjoy being and working with others. These types of learners work most successfully in group activities and using dialogue to learn. I n order to convey ideas or to teach interpersonal learners it's important to incorporate a variety of partner and group work into the class schedule. Careers that may interest interpersonal learners are a nurse and a school principal. Nurses must work with others constantly. A nurse is almost never alone and even when she is not with a patient she is consulting with other nurses or doctors on treatment of patients. School principals are also in constant contact with people. Interpersonal skills are greatly required in both fields

 A. Group Activities 

        a) Nurse 

 B. Dialogue

        b) School Principal
VII. Intrapersonal

-Intrapersonal learners enjoy working alone more so than with others. These types of learners enjoy reading books to learn as well as independent writing. The best and most suited types of careers for these learners are entrepreneurs and a counselor. entrepreneurs are their own boss. While they may have to be in contact with employees and customers at some point in time, it is not to the level of that which they have to be if they were the employee and not the employer. Counselors do have to be in contact with others to give advice or guidance counseling, but they consult with themselves and usually employ or spend a lot of time alone planning appointment or plans of action for treatment or guidance of patients.

A. Books 

       a)Entrepreneur 

B. Independent Writing

        b)Counselor

Multiple Intelligence Survey

-What have we learned? 
  1) We can think of all these different types of learning as different ways of being smart. Everyone is smart in their own way, we all just learn things differently. Once we realize that we all have the same capacity to learn just in different ways we         
       can all understand each other better.
  2) We can be more than one type of "smart"
  3) We are all smart.
-As you go throughout the week, try to notice more now if the quiz was true to how you feel you learn best. Do you enjoy being by yourself or with others? Do you enjoy using your body or using words? Think about these things as you go throughout the week.