Timothy Larson

In this lesson I was introduced to the concept of incubation.  During incubation, conscious efforts stop, but the mind keeps processing the problem unconsciously - sometimes making unexpected connections that direct consciousness misses.  

I learned that knowing about different intelligence categories can help an educator better understand students and develop the best instructional and critical thinking activities. 

By learning in this lesson about the art of questioning, I learned that:  "By asking questions, information is shared in a focused way."

Timely learning I gained in this lesson was this statement:  "Students need to learn steps to work for critical thinking rather than just using technology to grab information."

In this lesson I learned that "visual representation of students' progress can motivate them by giving them opportunities to track and reflect on their learning." 

i have learned that when using templates for note-taking and checklists for task completion, we are supporting executive functioning. 

I learned about a "think-aloud", which is an activity or strategy that help students build confidence and understand that successful professionals do not always figure out early and easily how to do something, but they have to work to understand a problem and then figure out how to solve the problem. 

Working memory is like a "scratch pad" for maintaining chunks of information.

In this lesson I learned that: "If there is rapport between you and your students, they will connect with the content you are sharing and their retention will be higher."

This lesson reminded us that we should "let the students know clearly how you feel about cheating and impermissible collaboration;"  This would be a great time to address the use of AI by students, and how you feel about it.