Mobley,+Kaitlyn,+Attention+&+Memory

My name is Kailtlyn Mobley
 * __Something about Myself__**: I am pregnant due Sep 15 with my first child (girl). I was raised in Fresno California but graduated highschool in Elkton Oregon. I love metal music, for some reason it calms me down. I am highly into tattoos; my whole back is covered in them. I wish I could have more but they are looked down upon in the __education__ system.
 * Education __and Career goals__**: I am planning to do the degree track, I was going to do a minor in art but since my plans have changed I have chosen to do a minor in __early childhood__ development because I need as many internet __classes__ as I can possibly get. So now my goal is to become a preschool teacher.
 * __Wh____at brings me joy:__** What brings me joy is art and music. I love getting out of the house during the summer to go swimming in a lake or river. I enjoy going on hikes exploring my surroundings. I just moved to the area recently and I plan on going to see all the local swimming holes and avoid poison oak (hopefully).
 * __My greatest fear about being a teacher__** My greatest fear about being a teacher is being a bad teacher; the teacher that everyone remembers as the "bad teacher." Another fear is falling into the catagory of becoming a follower and just doing what others are doing and losing sight of my true goal-to make a difference.
 * __Did you ever experience a time when something was extreemly difficuly to learn? Explain the time and how did it make you feel?__** I actually don't have a time that there was something difficult to learn because that is currently happening. Everyday it is hard for me to learn I have ADHD and its hard for me to pay attention and retain the information that a teacher is trying to convey. This makes me feel extreemly frustrated and makes me feel stupid because teachers will ask questions and I honestly do not remember even though it is in the back of my brain.
 * __How might this piece of your history help you connect to__ students __with learing differences?__** One's history might influence you because it makes a teacher more understanding toward the students and how they think. A good teacher needs to place their feet upon every student's shoes and realize and think of the best way to educate them on a personal level.
 * __What do you want to gain from this course?__** I want to gain as much knowledge as I possibly can through this course, there is nothing specific; I want to be a sponge.

WHAT IS MY TOPIC AGAIN? OH YEAH - HEY LOOK AT THE BIRD This subject is relevant to me because through out school I have not been able to pay attention to the teacher or the material that was being taught. Trying to remember the information was out of the question. I did what you call the plunger method- cram all the information that you possibly can in your brain before the test, place all that knowledge on the test, then when the test is over forget the information because it is no longer relevant. I chose this topic because I am almost 22 now and still have many problems with attention and memory and I realize that many other students do too.
 * __Research Topic: Attention and Memory__**

Internet Sites about Attention and Memory TOP SITE!: [|Concentration Game] 5 out of 5: I chose this one because I believe it would be fun for students to do while I am teaching them about attention and memory. It makes them pay attention and hopefully remember. [|Improving Memory] 3 out of 5: I believe this information is useful in giving tips to improve your life style, which in turn helps your memory but I believe that it was not very informational about memory and attention and memory. [|Thinking and Memory Skills] 4 out of 5: I believe this site is highly informational and straight to the point about its facts and there are other places if people wanted to look into them as well to gain more knowledge about other subjects as well. [|youtube: memory, thinking, and attention] 3 out of 5: I believe the information that is presented is informational, yet it does not connect to people on an emotional level. [|Attention and memory in the classroom article] 3 out of 5: very lengthy but highly informational [|Interactions between attention and memory] 3.5 out of 5: This article is very intense and jam packed with information. But I believe it is very lengthy and the words are of high vocabulary, so this would be difficult for an individual to read through the article. [|PBS miss understood minds] 4.5 out of 5: This website is very teacher friendly. It discusses the stratagies on how to deal with a student with attention difficulties and how to talk with them on being aware of the issue. [|memory and learing slide show] 3 out of 5: I believe this is short and brief and a useful tool for teachers. It is informational, and I enjoy the structure of the slideshow and I believe it is benificial that you are able to explore the website.


 * __Top 5 things that I learned while doing research:__**
 * There are different catagories of memory and they have different functions with seperate stratagies on how to improve them.
 * Forgetting is caused by interference and time decay (use it or lose it).
 * Tips to help memory is connecting the new information with previous information, organization, and context- which should be on an emotional level.
 * Keeping your brain healthy is the greatest tip in helping your memory. Having a healthy brain consists of being mentally active-giving your brain a challange, getting enough sleep, eating healthy foods, and trying to stay away from toxins.
 * To help with memory and attention monitor your comprehension. These three go hand in hand. If you are able to monitor your comprehension you will pay more attention to the material and remember a lot easier. Just ask your self constantly do I understand this. If the answer is no then recieve some clarity.


 * So don't stick your fingers in your nose or in your ears. Pay attention to the information because this will help you make your brain healthy. :)**