STUDENT’S NAME: Lauren Donawa
STUDENT ID #: 68262
DATE OF SUBMISSION: 10th October, 2014
COURSE TITLE: Becoming a Reflective Practitioner
COURSE CODE: PRAC 1001
TITLE: Assignment Two: Reflections on beliefs
NAME OF INSTRUCTOR: Kathleen Robinson
Teaching and learning involves techniques that when applied in a positive and supportive environment caters for both the cognitive, emotional and social needs of students and the individual abilities are recognized and developed. Thus the techniques bring about productivity and success in the classroom. My participation in this course has reinforced my philosophies on teaching …show more content…
A safe environment is important and can be developed by building a child’s self esteem, being patient with students and believing in them (Sites.google.com, 2014). John Dewey believed in students learning by doing and trying a mixture of methods that aids in information preservation. That is a student has a unique style of learning or preference for specific approaches that is efficient and allows for understanding and retention of the information or topic being taught. Learning is a purely subjective experience for each student therefore a patient and supportive environment that incorporates and caters for a variety of methods of teaching is extremely …show more content…
Hence effective teaching and learning strategies include the appreciation that all students can learn through the creation of a supportive environment coupled with respect, value and believe in one’s students and feedback as a key for gleaning insights into individual students. These teaching philosophies have reinforced my original beliefs that the classroom and teacher are important in the success of a student’s academic life.
Bibliography
Bovitch, S., Cullimore, Z., Bramwell-Jones, T., Massas, E., & Perun, D. (2014). The Educational Theory of Noam Chomsky. Newfoundations.com. Retrieved 9 November 2014, from http://www.newfoundations.com/GALLERY/Chomsky.html
Importance of High Expectations. (2014) (1st ed.). Retrieved from http://gearup.ous.edu/sites/default/files/Research-Briefs/ResearchBriefHighExpectations.pdf
Mustapha, N. (2009). Sociology for Caribbean students. Kingston, Jamaica: Ian Randle Publishers.
Salemuniversity.edu.ng,. (2014). Understanding Students for Effective Learning. Retrieved 7 November 2014, from http://salemuniversity.edu.ng/index.php/component/content/article/16-explore-accordion-content/192-understanding-students
Sites.google.com,. (2014). Creating a Safe and Supportive Learning Environment - Literacy Online. Retrieved 9 November 2014, from
STUDENT ID #: 68262
DATE OF SUBMISSION: 10th October, 2014
COURSE TITLE: Becoming a Reflective Practitioner
COURSE CODE: PRAC 1001
TITLE: Assignment Two: Reflections on beliefs
NAME OF INSTRUCTOR: Kathleen Robinson
Teaching and learning involves techniques that when applied in a positive and supportive environment caters for both the cognitive, emotional and social needs of students and the individual abilities are recognized and developed. Thus the techniques bring about productivity and success in the classroom. My participation in this course has reinforced my philosophies on teaching …show more content…
A safe environment is important and can be developed by building a child’s self esteem, being patient with students and believing in them (Sites.google.com, 2014). John Dewey believed in students learning by doing and trying a mixture of methods that aids in information preservation. That is a student has a unique style of learning or preference for specific approaches that is efficient and allows for understanding and retention of the information or topic being taught. Learning is a purely subjective experience for each student therefore a patient and supportive environment that incorporates and caters for a variety of methods of teaching is extremely …show more content…
Hence effective teaching and learning strategies include the appreciation that all students can learn through the creation of a supportive environment coupled with respect, value and believe in one’s students and feedback as a key for gleaning insights into individual students. These teaching philosophies have reinforced my original beliefs that the classroom and teacher are important in the success of a student’s academic life.
Bibliography
Bovitch, S., Cullimore, Z., Bramwell-Jones, T., Massas, E., & Perun, D. (2014). The Educational Theory of Noam Chomsky. Newfoundations.com. Retrieved 9 November 2014, from http://www.newfoundations.com/GALLERY/Chomsky.html
Importance of High Expectations. (2014) (1st ed.). Retrieved from http://gearup.ous.edu/sites/default/files/Research-Briefs/ResearchBriefHighExpectations.pdf
Mustapha, N. (2009). Sociology for Caribbean students. Kingston, Jamaica: Ian Randle Publishers.
Salemuniversity.edu.ng,. (2014). Understanding Students for Effective Learning. Retrieved 7 November 2014, from http://salemuniversity.edu.ng/index.php/component/content/article/16-explore-accordion-content/192-understanding-students
Sites.google.com,. (2014). Creating a Safe and Supportive Learning Environment - Literacy Online. Retrieved 9 November 2014, from