Teaching‚ learning and assessment have been the three main focus points for this unit of study. Teaching today is thought of differently to the way it has been thought of in the past. One major learning point of this was that we now know that students aren’t like tape recorders. Students don’t learn by being told information‚ they construct their own knowledge‚ and they do this better if the teacher provides a constructivist setting in the classroom. In order to teach in the manner expected of
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Philosophy of Teaching and Learning Statement: Example from Science Tera L Montgomery‚ Ph.D.‚ Yahoo! Contributor Network Apr 1‚ 2010 "Share your voice on Yahoo! websites. Start Here." * More: * Philosophy * Teaching and Learning FlagPost a comment The following is the statement of my teaching philosophy that helped me acquire my position as an Assistant Professor. Use it as a guide to start thinking about your teaching philosophy. We will revisit this topic again‚ so start thinking now
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Cooperative Learning and Collaborative Teaching Ashley M. Quinton Dr. James W. Dodson II EDUC 503 September 17‚ 2014 Cooperative learning exists in a wide variety of facets by which teachers and students work together in order to solve problems and reach a common goal. The main goal is that the students attain mastery of the subject matter being taught. In order for mastery to occur‚ several factors must be examined and presented in ways that make the goal attainable. Cooperative teaching and collaboration
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There are a number of factors the teaching assistant should consider when setting up ICT‚ under the direction of the teacher and their plans. Five of them are looked at below. Noise - All electrical equipment gives off noise when plugged to a source. Software‚ either educational or games‚ usually has some sound. If the task set for the children involves working in groups then this will also have a noise associated to it. It should be possible‚ where necessary‚ for the children to use headphones.
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Teaching and Learning Online Communication‚ Community‚ and Assessment A Handbook for UMass Faculty Editors: Mya Poe‚ Research Associate for Assessment Mar tha L. A. Stassen Director of Assessment Office of Academic Planning and Assessment University of Massachusetts Amherst This handbook is a joint project of the Center for Teaching‚ Office of Academic Planning and Assessment‚ the Center for Computer-Based Instructional Technology‚ and Continuing Education. Publication was supported
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Unit 334 Support Children and Young People’s Health and Safety 1.1. Describe the factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services. When planning activities the first thing I ask myself of the desired surroundings is ‘is this a safe environment’. I would look at space‚ is there enough space to fit all the children into. Whether it’s a group of thirty children in a hall for PE or six children in a small room for an intervention I need to
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Assignment 1.2: The Teaching and Learning Cycle a) Teaching and Learning Cycle The teaching and learning cycle is about how we assess and teach learners and the different stages of teaching and learning. There are four stages in the teaching and learning cycle: initial and diagnostic assessment‚ course and lesson planning‚ teaching and learning‚ and assessment and review (summative and formative assessment). Each stage is key in determining what happens in the next stage and that ‘the cycle involves
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seven year old children learning to play percussion instruments. Answer 1: Firstly‚ I would look through the planning for the lesson and then ask the Teacher what the learning objective is. I would obtain all the instruments needed for the lesson and make sure that they were free from sharp points and all in working order. Then once the lesson has finished I can return all the instruments back to their correct places. I may have been asked to give one to one support to a specific child with
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Amy Elizabeth Summers SH33025/DLC Level 2 Teaching Assistant Assignment 1 33 Valley Drive Wilnecote Tamworth Staffordshire B77 5FL Page 1 of 10 Task 1 A teaching assistant will carry out a range of practical and administrative tasks‚ which under the supervision of the class teacher help promote effective learning and teaching. The four main areas that a teaching assistant contribute are:- 1. Supporting the teacher 2. Supporting the pupil 3. Supporting the school 4. Supporting
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Learning and Teaching Models/ Approaches Essay Philosopher‚ Psychologist and Educator John Dewey once said “Give the pupils something to do‚ not something to learn; and the doing is of such a nature as to demand thinking; learning naturally results.” (1933) This understanding can be seen as the foundation of the Inquiry Based approach to teaching and learning‚ developed over decades of various educational researches. From the foundations of the theory that began with Dewey through to a more comprehensive
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