According to Jo Budden “good classroom management depends a lot on how you establish ground rules at the beginning of the course”. He also stated that “students need to know what you expect from them and what they expect from you during the course; that they need to know where the boundaries lie and what will happen if they step over the boundaries”.
1. Explain the purpose of the following types of assessment in learning and development • Initial Assessment • Formative Assessment • Summative Assessment Formative Assessment Initial assessment provides the information needed to plan an individual’s learning and improve their chances of learning effectively. Without it, there are only assumptions. It’s always possible to make some predictions about learners from an application form or selection test, but it’s an insecure basis for planning. Learners themselves bring assumptions about learning based on the past, and some of these may get in the way of looking ahead to a new way of learning.
City & Guilds 7303 The Teaching Cycle [pic] As a teacher, our roles are varied but include: Planning Our responsibilities are: • To ensure that once the syllabus is known, a Scheme of Work is developed and lesson plans generated • To ensure the course structure and timetable are developed • To ensure that resources are planned • To ensure accommodation is suitable • To get to know our students and their needs • To ensure that our knowledge is up to date Boundaries with Planning There are limitations with planning, in that a Lecturer can only plan for what is known and there may be unexpected occurrences that have to be dealt with in the lesson. However, there also has to be an element
Finally the last stage, active experimentation, as its name implies, it is where you experiment to come up with the best possible way of doing the task (Payne and Whittaker, 2006). Kolb introduced four learning styles, namely: Converger, Diverger, Assimilator and Accommodator. As per his theory, every person has a different learning style that suits their preferences and defines how they learn best. A Converger is someone who is best at using abstract conceptualisation and active experimentation. They are strong in practical tasks and prefer situations where there is not much thinking to do.
Critique #3 1. What importance does Dewey give to the group in learning? Examine the contemporary emphasis on collaborative learning as an example of the educative power of the group. Provide specific examples from your experiences. As John Dewey once stated “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself”, his perspective of education also emphasizes on the collaboration among learners to an end of academic achievement, just like how importance for people to interact with others if they are to succeed.
Therefore Teachers and Trainers must be aware of the need for them to promote equality and diversity to Learners and explain the requirements placed on training providers and teaching establishments to have their own policies and procedures in place. Teachers and Trainers should explain to their learners the definitions within the Equality Act 2010 such as what can be classed as discrimination and what a protected characteristic is and that this is an area the teacher must be very
Through the two strategies, cited in the text “The Innovator’s Solution” by Christensen, Raynor, & Anthony, I believe that an emergent strategy should be taken at Dana Hall case, because its not clear what the right strategy should be and it is hard to read the future. “Emergent strategies are responses to unanticipated opportunities, problems, and success that were unforeseen in the deliberate strategy-making process.” (Christensen, Raynor, & Anthony, 2003) To conclude, Elaine Betts, after listening to the school committee, should manage the school in a way in which she will be applying theories and principles to improve the school growth, and maintain this well known and widely respected academic institute. References: “Fundamentals of Executive Management”, Lasell College: Case Study #3 – Dana Hall: Funding a Mission (pages 25-31), by Professors F. Warren McFarlan and Herman B. “Dutch” Leonard and Research Associate Melissa Tritter. “Classic Drucker”, Peter F. Drucker, chapter 6 “The Manager’s Bookshelf” (8th edition), Jon L. Pierce and John W. Newstrom, Part X, Reading 2: “The Innovator’s
City and Guilds 6302 Award in Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector Unit 001 Roles, Responsibilities and Relationships in Lifelong Learning Assessment Task 1 By Lee John Mitchell Date 11th July 2013 Unit 001 Roles, Responsibilities and Relationships in Lifelong Learning Introduction In this assignment I am going to be discussing the roles, responsibilities and relationships teachers have within the lifelong learning sector. I will be looking at boundaries teachers may face and how best to overcome them. I will discuss the importance of legislation within the work place to ensure practice and teaching is up to date. I will also look at the importance of the promotion of equality and valuing of diversity. By looking at these aspects within lifelong learning sector and relating them to my current role I will become a better teacher of my profession.
There are valid reasons to think that raising content standards is the answer, and there are equally valid concerns about the practice, and some evidence that it may actually be harmful to student progress. As educators, I believe it is our duty to research these ideas fully and make sure that our teaching practices both follow the law and reflect our beliefs about how to best educate the our students. Works Cited CCSSO & NGACenter, (Council of Chief State School Officers & National Governors Association Center for Best Practices) (2015, January 11). About the Standards. Retrieved from http://www.corestandards.org/: http://www.corestandards.org/about-the-standards/ Core Knowledge.
Theory Question 4 Explain the ways in which you would establish groundrules with your learners, which underpin behaviour and respect for each other The setting up of groundrules should be made at the beginning of a course to make sure learners are aware of the boundaries and rules within which they are expected to work. Without groundrules being established classroom management may become an issue, which could promote disruption and ultimately affect the learning within the group. When discussing ground rules with learners, it is important for the tutor to establish a set of their own rules, which promotes their commitment to the learning of the group. Incorporated in my own ground rules would be; • Arrive on time to the class and finish the class on time; • To be organised and fully prepared for lessons; • Give everyone within the group equal