Also teachers need to make sure all the equipment the learners will be using during the course is safe for them to use. Ground Rules. When starting the course, a teacher should make sure they create a safe environment in the classroom: this means making sure everybody is comfortable with everybody else and nobody is trying to bully anyone. When working with adult learners it could be better to have ‘commonly agreed ground rules’ so they can agree with each point and find elements to discuss. This is good because when they get to decide the ground rules it’s more unlikely that they are going to break them.
For example, a learning environment could be; classroom, science lab, art studio, playground or sports field. An important factor to remember when planning an activity, inside or outside, is that all children and young people should be given equal opportunities. All children, including those with special needs, need to be considered when planning the learning environment. This means the environment may have to be adapted to meet specific needs. Four factors that need to be considered when planning a safe learning environment are: Cleanliness – whilst outdoors it is important to ensure that the learning environment is hygienic to use, ensuring the area is clean, free of litter, animal excretion, etc.
It is important to remain completely professional at all times because you are performing a duty of care. If a staff member has any issues they should be discussed directly with a manager as soon as possible, so the best standard of work can be carried out. Outcome 2 Be able to reflect on own work activities 1. In my role as a carer it is important to reflect on activities in the work place because we can assess what activities certain service users enjoyed or didn’t enjoy, and that helps create more suitable activities for the service users in the future, experiencing different activities can teach me new skills like how to work with service users that have less mobility, or have difficulty understanding complicated tasks. Reflecting on
A teaching assistant can contribute to discussions and decision making during team meetings by firstly ensuring they are fully prepared before each meeting. Listing all issues they wish to raise can help and will keep contributions they make clear and relevant. Teaching assistants can help to point out problems and possible solutions that may not be noticed by teachers and other staff. They will sometimes have a different point of view to other staff members and notice issues that a class teacher may not be aware of due to the difference in classroom roles. They must be able to communicate effectively and confidence helps with this.
They ensure that the information they deliver is current and correct to best of their knowledge. Teaching staff ensure that teaching is fully inclusive and that they help
I would need to know if I will be working on a 1:1 basis or with a group so I can plan accordingly. During the lesson I would be constantly monitoring each student that I am working with to ensure participation and understanding in the tasks set. I would be aware of the desired learning outcome and would be asking questions such as “what have you learnt today?” or “can you tell me one thing you now know after the lesson that you didn’t know before?” After the lesson I would discuss with the teacher what progress has been made and the level of the students engaging and what if anything the students have found particularly easy or difficult. On a termly basis I would feed back any issues that I have found with the students I have worked with, this is done in a meeting form so alternative provisions can be made if
If you are supervising an activity, the children will expect you to apply the same rules as other staff. It undermines your own position if you allow unacceptable behaviour and another staff member has to discipline the children you are working with. Setting rules and boundaries if children and young people are to understand what is regarded as acceptable behaviour at home, in the work setting and in society, then they must be given very clear and consistent guidelines. Work settings will have a policy relating to behaviour and discipline, which all staff should follow and which is regularly
Keep reading to get a further understanding of how I personally run my class and the steps I take to make sure my class meets the competency goal. One of my goals in the functional area of safe is to maintain a current and updated list of phone numbers for contacting parents and emergency services, such as poison control, fire department, and medical help. I also ask parents/guardians to inform me of any phone number changes. I also maintain first aid supplies and know the basic first aid procedures for young children, such as choking and treating cuts and wounds. I ensure that all safety equipment, such as fire extinguishers, are in place and operable.
It is also important to have the right materials for teaching and making sure everything is developmentally appropriate. Do not lay out a broken ball for the children to play with and expect them to be happy or not fight about it. Make sure that all the material in the classroom has a home and it is clearly marked for children to see to encourage clean up and independence. "When you’ve finished arranging everything, you should be able to survey the whole room from anywhere you stand. If all the children can see you, your very visibility will deter challenging behavior; if you can see all the children, you’ll be well situated to detect early triggers and head off challenging behavior before it starts" (Rasminsky, 2012, p 153).
To identify through learners initial assessment results, different learning abilities and any special needs and plan and design my lessons accordingly. My lessons would consists of small/large discussion groups, handouts, practical and theory sessions using a variation of teaching styles, Visual, Aurial, Read/Write, Kynasthetic, (V.A.R.K). This is to ensure that all individual learning needs are meet as learners all learn in different ways. I need to make sure the environment is a safe and comfortable one and adheres to Health & Safety Requirements set out by the organisation I work for. I need to check the room is appropriate and available and any special needs covered, e.g.