Week 5 - Sept 17 to Sept 23

The focus of this blog will be the Praxis II preparation text.

Under the chapter "Preparing for the content of the plt" there is a subheading called:  Students as Learners.
Under that subheading is another sub category called "Student Learning."  (the reason I put all of this is because some of you have a different edition of the text and the page numbers don't coincide)

Read those pages.  It starts with the topic of ADD and ends with the topic of Visual Learner.

Provide an instructional strategy for dealing with a student who exhibits ONE of the Student Learning factors.

By the time we reach the end of the blog, we should have numerous strategies for each of the issues due to the  larger number of students in this class.  Email me if you have questions.  klsplichal@fhsu.edu

Thanks, Splichal

Week 4 Blogging - EXEMPT

Hello Everyone,

NO blogging for Week 4.  Sorry I did not post this sooner.

Splichal

Week 3 Blog

Hello Everyone,

This post starts the week 3 blogging.  Many of you have been doing an excellent job.  Thank you.  I would like to remind you once again my instructions for blogging.  Please review them.

Week 3:  After analysis of Urie Bronfenbrenner's Bioecological Model of Human Development, describe what happens when one or more components of the Mesosystem breaks down. Careful synthesis of the pages following Bronfenbrenner's model should help.  Namely, Family, Peers, and Teachers.

Providing "examples" always helps fortify your responses.

Thanks, Splichal

Week 2 blogging

Ed Psych:

Abraham Maslow said the following in his book called Toward a Psychology of Being,

"Clearly what will be called personality problems depends on who is doing the calling.  The slave owner?  The dictator?  The patriarchal father?  The husband who wants his wife to remain a child?  It seems quite clear that personality problems may sometimes be loud protests against the crushing of one’s psychological bones, of one’s true inner nature.  What is sick then is not to protest while this crime is being committed.  And I am sorry to report my impression that most people do not protest under such treatment.  They take it and pay years later, in neurotic and psychosomatic symptoms of various kinds, or perhaps in some cases never become aware that they are sick, that they have missed true happiness, true fulfillment of promise, a rich emotional life, and a serene, fruitful old age, that they have never known how wonderful it is to be creative, to react aesthetically, to find life thrilling."

What the heck is he talking about?  Please explain YOUR thoughts. Splichal

Start Here

Hello Everyone,

Very sorry about BB not being ready.  We will use blogging instead of BB Discussion Board.
For starters, I would like everyone to introduce themselves and give us any information you would like to share about your lives.

I am your instructor, Kevin Splichal.  I am originally from Munden, KS.  I graduated from FHSU with my undergraduate degree in Secondary Social Studies, masters degree from FHSU in Educational Administration, and my Educational Specialist degree from FHSU.  I am currently attending KSU for my doctorate. I have three wonderful children.  Braden is 17, Sidney is 15, and Konnor is 12.  I look forward to working with you.