To work smarter and to be more organized, I’ve tried to get to know myself as a learner and a worker. Books, online surveys, and reflecting on interactions have helped me to gather information and label what I believe to be true about myself. I have honored my preferences and attempt to keep those in mind as I collaborate and work on challenging projects.
It isn’t really a preference of how I like to work, but more of how I’m made up. I am an introvert. I’ve taken the quiz from the website, Quiet Revolution by Susan Cain (https://www.quietrev.com/the-introvert-test/?from=home) . I come out clearly an introvert. Being an introvert doesn’t mean that I only like to work individually though. It means that I recharge best when I have that time
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When I plan to present to a small or large group, I spend a lot of time individually going over material and gathering needed content. The same happens as I plan lessons and gather instructional strategies and materials in order to teach young students. I enjoy collaborative planning, but I work best if tasks happen in stages. To begin a project, I prefer to organize a plan within a group. I then need to go off on my own and work for a bit before going back to the group and connecting what we have and making our action plan for next steps. That process gathers strengths from all of us in the group and we are then able to give our best selves to tackle a project and present to students or teachers …show more content…
It doesn’t matter the content area or topic that we need to cover, I enjoy the questioning and thinking that goes along with exploring it. Lathrop is a Thinking Maps © school. We use 8 cognitive maps that match the 8 ways our brain processes information. Our students (K-5) have come to know the maps and the purpose of each. They are quick to begin a Thinking Map © when we are covering a new topic as they begin to process and create an organized model of what they know, what they want to know more about and how they’re going to move their thinking into a product. I now use the maps when I’m taking notes, planning, and organizing. It helps me better implement the maps as I’m engaging in them myself. Because I want students to pay attention to the way they are learning and the process they are going through, I believe this helps me teach content I may not be an expert in. I’ve had to jump in and teach something last minute to help when a sub doesn’t show or when a teacher isn’t feeling confident. Thinking Map © tools help me to do that. (Proper preparation is always preferred!) I’m able to guide in these situations as we all learn together.
I taught in primary elementary classrooms early in my education career, but for years now I’ve been in a coaching role. A unique role, but one I’ve loved as I continually learn more about teaching and learning. I’ve had the opportunity to study how I learn as well as learning to pay attention to those
The theme of self growth and isolation can be seen throughout the novel Speak (1999) by Laurie Halse Anderson, which follows the main protagonist, Melinda Sordino through her freshman year. When Melinda is first introduced, she mentions a secret that she is afraid to talk to anyone about. Melinda later reveals to the readers that she was raped by a high school senior at an end of summer party. Everyone at school acts hostile towards Melinda for calling the cops and ruining what was the best night of their lives, unbeknown to them, that night still haunts her dreams. This causes Melinda to become isolated from everyone, as they only see her as the freak who called the cops.
"Quiet" by Susan Cain is a captivating book that delves into the world of introverts and their contributions to society. The book is a well-researched and thoughtful exploration of the power of introverts and the often-overlooked strengths that they bring to the table. Throughout the book, Cain draws on a wide range of examples from different fields, from business to education to politics, to demonstrate the value of introverts in a world that often favors extroverted personalities. One of the key themes that emerges in "Quiet" is the idea that introverts are not necessarily shy or anti-social, but rather that they simply prefer different types of social interactions.
Albert Einstein, Dr. Seuss, J. K. Rowling. With such an honorable registry, surely introverts must be appreciated members of society, right? Wrong. As Cain divulges, introverts are put at a disadvantage from the moment they are born, throughout school, and into the workforce, not by any flaw of their own, but by a society that upholds what Cain calls the “Extrovert Ideal”. From kindergarten to office jobs, it’s safe to say that life in America (and other countries, mainly those in the West) is geared towards the gregarious.
Extroverts can be some of the best people you meet. They have plenty to offer and thrive at the attention of others. However, being introverted can be just as great. In a society where being extroverted is the ideal, it can be very difficult to be an introvert. Susan Cain argues in her Ted Talk, “The Power of Introverts”, that introverts can share many brilliant ideas with the world and should be encouraged and celebrated for who they are.
In the book Christopher says that he imagines a world where he was the only one in various scenarios, I’ll tell you why. This means that he is an introvert. In the book The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time it says “ You also have to be someone who would like being on their own in a tiny space. ”(Haddon 50) This shows how Cristopher is an introvert.
Amy Tan seems like an introvert. An extrovert probably would’ve been fuming yelling at her parents while trying to explain to them how they were embarrassing her. In the passage, Amy doesn’t tell her parents how embarrassed she was, in fact, it goes as far as to tell the reader,”I was stunned into silence for the rest of the night.” These traits show that she thinks before she act and are key in revealing that she is an introvert. Amy is a sensor.
This is the last stage for the group which is going to work together permanently. However, for temporary group such as college assignment group, project team or specifically any
The purpose of group learning and development is to ensure that all learning styles are catered for and the ultimate goal of sharing knowledge is achieved. When using a group to deliver something new each individual can call on a fellow participant to confirm understanding. 1.2 Explain why delivery of learning and development must reflect group dynamics When delivering to a group it is important to consider, what is the normal behaviour within the group? Who plays what role?
I watched a TED, The Power of Introverts, the hosts is Susan Cain, she is a introvert but still courage to speak about this topic. This TED have a good structure, she talk about her introvert is source form her family and childhood. She told us about her story that she cannot adopt these rowdies environment when she first come to summer camp, this camp just like a party. That was a good begin to introduction her background and share her introvert story, it’s very compelling and a people who are introverts can felt it in the same way. Then she told about one out of every two or three people are introverts, and told introverts is living around us.
Abraham Lincoln, Mark Zuckerberg, Eleanor Roosevelt: All of these people are easily recognizable. Their great success and leadership is what brought them to fame, however being impressive leaders isn’t the only thing they have in common. They all possess one more key trait, introversion. I, like these people, would identify as an introvert. While some view this as a disadvantage, it doesn’t necessarily need to be.
They cannot live without their family and close friends but they also crave solitude. Some of introvert characteristics are thinking before speak, disliking conflict and concentrating easily (cook, 2012). Two psychologists Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Gregory Feist have come out with an interesting research, suggest that most creative people in many fields are introvert. Gareth Cook also wrote that introversion has its annoying qualities.
Most Efficient forms of the learning process: - Acc. to Lewin, learning is best facilitated in an environment where there is dialectic tension and conflict between immediate, concrete experience and analytic detachment. By bringing together the immediate experiences of the trainees and the conceptual models of the staff in an open atmosphere where inputs from each perspective could challenge and stimulate the other, a learning environment occurred with remarkable vitality and creativity. (Kolb.) Pillars of an efficient learning mechanism in group settings:- o Feedback:-There was a concern that organizations, groups and relationships generally suffered from a lack of accurate information about what was happening around their performance. Feedback became a key ingredient of T-groups and was found to ‘be most effective when it stemmed from here-and-now observations, when it followed the generating event as closely as possible, and when the recipient checked with other group members to establish its validity and reduce perceptual distortion’ (Yalom 1995: 489). o Unfreezing:-This was taken directly from Kurt Lewin’s change theory.
Introduction To date I have completed three classes and one group facilitation exam for this semester. The aim of this assignment is to demonstrate my personal and professional learning for the duration of the module. It will discuss the definition of group work; how I planned for my group exercise; it will outline my learning as a facilitator and observer for a thirty minute exercise. I will use Bruce Tuckman 's five stage group development model to outline the stages of the group process.
Introversion and Extroversion Around the world, nowadays you can see various personalities, different attitudes, and behaviors. Therefore, the psychologists are making a lot of researches and studies about how the personalities affect the human thinking and behavior. People are being taught that everyone has distinguished personality. However, two types of opposite personalities that always make the psychologists deep in thought about them are introverted and extroverted personalities. The simplest definition of extroverted personality is describing a person who adjusts with people easily in social situations and events (1).
(1995) conducted a study about Collaborative Learning Enhances Critical Thinking, The idea of Collaborative learning in, the gathering and blending of Students with the end goal of accomplishing a scholastic objective, has been generally inquired about and pushed all through the expert writing. The expression "Collaborative learning" refers to a guideline technique in which Students at different execution levels cooperate in little groupings toward a shared objective. The students are in charge of each other 's learning and also on their own. Along these lines, the achievement of one Student causes different Students to be