Planning and Enabling Learning

This assignment will further develop critical incidents that occurred throughout phases one and two in my home school. School, subject and pedagogical knowledge incidents will be critically evaluated against theories and practice. According to Banks, Leach and Moon (2005) the professional teaching knowledge vision consists of all three of these areas. A series of conceptual frameworks have been used to critically analyse each incident further including: Brookfield’s lenses, Banks Leach and Moons’ model of reflection and Schon and Eraut (1995) reflection on, in and of action.

A further way to address more specific learner needs is through the use of Individual Learning Plans (ILPs). An ILP is a dynamic working document, owned and used by the learner and supported by the tutor. It is

Reflection means if when you are teaching and you notice something wrong you change it straight away, or for the next time. Practitioners should always be self critical of past lessons and picking out on not only the good parts, but also parts of a lesson that didn’t go so well. For example in order for the practitioners to improve in their practice they could prepare a reflective journal, this would help them by reflecting back on what they did in the perivious lesson and if an activity didn’t go so well the practitioner could think of different strategies of improving the activity or planning a different activity, but on the similar topic and also providing different recourses in order to improve the activity. Also practitioners and staff members should not assume that their work place will automatically inform them about new developments, changes and updates which affect their work, practitioners must be prepared to be active in maintaining their own knowledge base and to ensure that their practice is in line with current thinking and new theories. Practitioners could this by incorporating an awareness of the needs to update their knowledge constantly into all of their work and activities by using resources such as the internet, journals, and libraries or other professional development, e.g. training, and to check their awareness of new developments in their work and to work with other professionals e.g. there

In conclusion, you can see that both theories are important to our behavior and how it relates to learning. Though humanism ad behaviorism are quite different, they do have some similarities between them as well. Both theories suggest that we focus more on learning activities, rather than teaching activities in order to be a more effective learner. More importantly, we should focus on learning activities that pertain to each learner involved. The two theories also compare, in that they each utilize a set of principles and procedures. Whether it 's external or internal, there are procedures that

In everything we do, even if it is our best performance, there is always room for improvement. It could not be different in a career such as teaching. Teachers are always self-reflecting to analyze and evaluate their own teaching methods in order to find out what works and what needs to improve. With this information in hand, teachers can come up with strategies to improve certain areas of their teaching. There are many tools teachers can use to self-reflect. As a teacher, I will continually evaluate the effects of my professional decisions and actions on students through self-reflective journals, video recordings, students’ formal and informal assessments, peer support, student and parent evaluation, and suggestion box.

Teaching is an extremely important profession as we are responsible for training up the future generations of our community, country and in effect, the world. In order to be a successful and effective teacher there are some basic skills and competencies that one must possess. The experiences that students have inside (and outside) our classrooms, schools and various other institutes will shape and mould their approach to our subjects and to life in general. Therefore, it requires a certain level of skill and training to be deemed professionally fit to enter into this career path and even then, continuous

Behaviorism is one of the most used theories in education. Due to it can fit in both a classroom setting and at home. Educators had sought out the reason why for many years. But due to each child learns a different way so should the educator. Behaviorism was study by many great Psychologists over the years. Just to name some that had done work and publish books on the subject are, John Watson, Ivan Pavlov, Clark Hull, and B.F. Skinner.

Students have their own best way in effectively learning the lesson. With the diversity of students, the problem is each student has a preferred learning style. It becomes undeniably one of the reasons that make it difficult to achieve the best expected outcome out of teachers’ effort. However, teachers try to incorporate various teaching techniques to make every learning opportunity become productive, meaningful, and relevant for the learners.

There are many different theories of how people learn and in considering their application to how students learn and how teachers teach; educational programmes must be of holistic value. Learning according to the humanistic theory speaks to the holistic value that must be communicated through the process of acquiring new

In my opinion, implementing reflective practice approach to professional development in order to expand our knowledge is a challenge. This challenge involves teacher’s ability to “reflect on

Humanists believe that people are influenced by their self-perceptions and personal meanings attached to their experiences. The humanist theory helps to develop critical thinking, judgment, and creativity. They encourage to empower and take control over their learning processes not be just concentrating on the reward at the end They encourage people to look into themselves for the answers to their questions. Behaviorists believe the exact opposite. They believe we are solely the product of our environment, and by controlling rewards and punishments you can shape the behavior of another person. Humanists also believe in stimulating people though asking question to help them draw on their past experiences to extract lessons (DeMar, 2007).

The GTCNI have argued that, “Professional knowledge, by its very nature, is organic and, to an extent, evolutionary, reflecting a synthesis of research, experiences gained and expertise shared” (GTCNI, 2007:10). The GTNCI further reinforces this statement when it states that, “Teaching can never be reduced to a set of discrete skills to be mastered in some mechanical process of assimilation” (GTCNI, 2007:5). Teaching today has moved beyond the outdated view that the most important thing for a teacher was solely to have professional knowledge. Professional knowledge encompasses a range of different forms of knowledge such as knowledge on the curriculum and children and pedagogical knowledge e.g. how to manage a classroom amongst many other forms. Whilst this is still of great importance professional knowledge is of no use if you are not able to adapt this knowledge to meet the ever-changing dynamic situations that you will encounter in the classroom. This essay will examine how reflective practice can be unlisted by teachers to ensure that they are meeting the needs of their pupils as well as

I would have to agree with Laura Zucca-Scott on this topic. With humanistic learning, the student or pupil are the center of the learning. Students determine the learning materials as well as the quantity of learning. There is a direct focus on problem solving skills. Therefore, this focus fosters high order thinking skills, and a deeper learning from both personal and new experiences. In addition, this type of learning focuses on the “why” and the Socratic (discussion) method that allows students to express themselves and glean new learning from their peers. All students learn differently and at a different rate; therefore, a “cookie cutter” framework is not an effective way to educate students. Educators need to reflect upon their teaching

As educators, we regularly take an action and considering the impact of the action. Then we analysing the results of the action by reflecting upon it and critically evaluate our professional knowledge and the effectiveness of our teaching. Further, we are altering and revising conceptions and planning following reflection. Finally, we are implementing these plans in further actions. In this process, teachers work collaboratively with other members of the profession and engage in discussion of contemporary issues and research to improve professional practice. Many educators are involved with praxis but it often isn’t part of their vocabulary. Without knowing the concept (inquiry as praxis),

Every teacher has their own personal approach towards teaching and learning. It does not matter what your personal approach is to teaching; as long as you are still meeting the requirements of a teacher. Society has differing perceptions and understandings about the teaching profession. In order to develop a personal approach to teaching, we must reflect on our previous educational experiences and highlight how these experiences will shape the teacher. When capturing the beliefs, the concepts of technology use, equality, reflection and pedagogy further highlight the personal beliefs on teaching and learning. To replicate a reflective practitioner, a personal growth plan will expand the knowledge of the pre-service teacher with guidance from the Australian Teaching Standards. As the pre-service teacher, I must start to act as a reflective practitioner by reflecting on the actions taken in the classroom. Learning through reflection allows teachers to engage in continuous learning that can be implemented in the classroom. Primary school learning had the most positive schooling experience; which with the assistance of the Australian Teaching Standards, students of the future can have similar positive experiences.