Unit 141 Professional practice in children’s care, learning and development. Outcome 4. Be able to engage others in reflective practice. 4.1 Analyse the use of models of reflective practice in own setting. Reflective practice is important to the development of lecturers as professionals as it enables us to learn from our experiences of teaching and make easier student learning.
Different people adjust to different strategies. Most people adjust to more than one strategy. We just need to identify which ones through assessment. How the Awareness of Learning Strategies Influence Teaching and Learning It is important for teachers to understand what a student is going through in their process of learning new information. If you know the learning style of the student, it is easier to convey the message you are trying to convey.
During the lesson, students can utilize graphic organizers to identify, organize and assimilate key concepts and related details. A graphic organizer encourages students to actively seek out important details and helps filter out the non-crucial information. Students are forced to focus in on the areas of information that are important and in the process of filling out the organizer students are then able to make important connections between details. It also provides an outline that organizes the lesson information into a logical pattern making even more sense of the content increasing the student’s comprehension. Another benefit of utilizing a graphic organizer during a lesson is that it gives the
Why is it desirable to maximise individual and team participation in learning events and how can this be done? As a manager we are in a positon to support and encourage our team members to actively seeks ways to build learning experiences about tackling new challenges and looking at problems in new ways. We can do this by learning events as per below; • Demonstrations • Role-plays, games and simulations • Discussions, presentations, brainstorming • Case studies, problem solving / analysis activities • Field trips • Assignments, projects and reports • Work-based learning –on the floor Facilitate and promote learning 3. What role does workplace supervisors/management play in facilitating and promoting learning? Supervisors/Management role in facilitating and promoting learning is encouraging dialogue amongst the teams in order to facilitate team
Theorists Robert Sternberg and Howard Gardner argue that children who can make new connections and draw something new from them is a type of intelligence. It is important to offer children lots of first-hand experiences so that they can develop knowledge and draw from their own experiences. Social Models – These theories look at the environment in which the children are learning and the adults they are supported by. Social models link to cultural approaches and role modelling. Children learn by observing and imitating and so watching and being supported by adults who encourage and work creatively by being flexible in approach, solving problems and painting and drawing with them can help develop their creativity.
As a teacher, one of the main roles is to motivate your learners to develop their ability and aspiration to learn. Some may read about delivering training and facilitating learning , but in reality a teacher does much more than that. A teaching role is not just about teaching your subject or preparing learners for assessment. The focus of a teaching role relates very much to inspiring learners to change and develop their personal, social and professional skills to the best of their ability. In this respect, the ultimate aim is to enable learners to understand how to take responsibility for their own development.
However some barriers may need to be overcome such as reluctance to change or urgency of tasks. 3. What role do managers play in facilitating and promoting learning? Managers play an important role in fostering workplace learning. They provide opportunities for learning; involve
Goodwillie’s book called, “Breaking Through” and Cameron’s book called, “the Artist’s Way,” focuses on two unique ways of teaching people about creative drama. There are many benefits of using creative drama in the classroom. Social awareness is increased through working with others, and pretending to “be” others. By doing this, a child can learn to understand himself and others. Also, Children learn cooperation, leadership, and communication skills.
Assessment for learning should be part of effective planning of teaching and learning A teacher's planning should provide opportunities for both learner and teacher to obtain and use information about progress towards learning goals. It also has to be flexible to respond to initial and emerging ideas and skills. Planning should include strategies to ensure that learners understand the goals they are pursuing and the criteria that will be applied in assessing their work. How learners will receive feedback, how they will take part in assessing their learning and how they will be helped to make further progress should also be planned. Assessment for learning should focus on how students learn The process of learning has to be in the minds of both learner and teacher when assessment is planned and when the evidence is interpreted.
It enables learners to master content and extend their investigations, become more self-directed, and assume greater control over their own learning. These skills will enable students to apply their knowledge of information literacy from a well-known environment to an unknown environment. Information literacy is assumed to be the knowledge and skills necessary to correctly identify information needed to perform a specific task or solve a problem, cost effective search for information, organizing and reorganizing, interpret and analyze it once it is found and retrieved, for example downloads, as well as evaluating the accuracy and reliability of the information, including the ethical acknowledgment of the information