Writing Journal

View the “Child Development” PowerPoint attached. What insights did you gain about child development and brain development? Which of the four brain basics did you connect with and why?
Review the typical developmental milestones for the grade level you are interested in teaching (interested in primary grade level-5th grade) using the link to the Understood.org website https://www.understood.org/en/articles/developmental-milestones-for-typical-fourth-and-fifth-graders . How could you apply this information to the classroom?
Read the article Six Tips for Brain Based Learning https://umassglobal.blackboard.com/bbcswebdav/pid-13017070-dt-content-rid-77558269_2/xid-77558269_2 . In what ways do the California Teaching Performance Expectations align with the tips for brain-based learning?