Learning and Cognitive Process, Chapter 6

What?
Today's reading and class discussion focused on how the brain learns and how memory works. There is a process in the brain which learning takes place. Once something is learned, memory is essential. There's a process for memory which begins with input, which is information is given and the brain's sensory register picks up on it and either the information is lost or else attention is given which puts it into a short term memory, also known as a working memory. Once the information is there, it will either get lost again or else with work and in depth processing, will be transferred to long term memory. If this information is not used or neglected, it will be lost.
Two types of memory, either working memory or explicit (which requires the hippcampus). Then there is the Semantic and Episodic; Semantic is memory of fact and Episodic is memory of event.

So What?
As a teacher, we need to get our students to not just memorize (Sematic) so they can pass but we want to give them life long lessons. learning how the brain learns and retains information can help us as we plan our lessons, manage our classroom's environment and react to our students. By learning the process of the brain not only what happens but how it work can also be good information to have when we are writing us tests and figuring out what we want our students to remember the most.

Now What?
When I go into teaching, I will use the encoding information we were given as i prepare my lessons. I can use meaningful learning, Elaboration, Chunking or Mnemonics if necessary with my lessons. Learning how to teach and what ways help students learn the best will help me succeed as a teacher. I will also be able to help teach the students how they learn best so when they further their education, they already have the study skills necessary for their classes.