Several teachers tell you that they are "teaching to students' right brains" by spending a lot of time on painting, map interpretation, geometry, and other highly visual and/or spatial activities
Critique their claim using what you have learned about how the human brain functions.
What will be an ideal response?
The teachers are misconstruing how the brain functions. Although the two hemispheres tend have different strengths (e.g., the left hemisphere specializes in language and logical thinking, the right hemisphere in visual and spatial tasks), they constantly collaborate in day-to-day tasks. Even very simple tasks (e.g., recognizing an object, identifying a particular word while reading) recruit numerous areas of the cortex.
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a. internal validity. b. external validity.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Name two teaching routines or strategies that are especially effective for promoting vocabulary skills of English language learners.?
What will be an ideal response?
A unit titled "The United States After the Civil War, 1865 – 1917" has a(n):
a. Question as a focus – it just isn't phrased as a question b. Historical period as a focus c. Many opportunities for visual arts activities – especially finger painting d. Integrated approach to the curriculum