Active learning

Pedagogy and Andragogy: Approaches to Instruction and Learning “A good teacher, like a good entertainer first must hold his audience’s attention, then he can teach his lesson.” – John Henrik Clarke. No organization can survive or continue to be successful without investing in and developing their most important resource which is their employees. No matter what economic sector an organization operates in, it is dependent upon the skills, efficiency and commitment of its employees to…

they see fewer during the day. For curriculum purposes, teachers can incorporate longer cooperative learning activities to be completed in one class period. Teachers have extended time for planning and can potentially have a planning period daily instead of being told designated dates and times. With their planning periods, they are given less students to prepare for and more time to learn active instructional strategies that accommodate each student. On the contrary, all of the information…

21st Century learning is a term referred to when discussing “future learning” and the need for change when it comes to supporting students’ education in today’s world (Bolstad et al., 2012). Therefore, it endeavours to address the constant changes in the world by adapting the way learning is structured to ensure students are suitably equipped for the future (Bolstad et al., 2012). To adapt today’s education to coincide with the changing world, 21st century learning has incorporated a number of…

A Personal Philosophy of Education and Learning I firmly believe that children, regardless of circumstances all have the capability to learn and teach others something meaningful and important. The time just needs to be taken to find the method the child can best use to do this. Not all children are equal in how they learn or express the ideas that they learn and it should be our job to help find that method and allow for the child to use it at its fullest potential. Both the ideas of multiple…

Application In my critiquing of HRCU 646 specifically, using Kirkpatrick’s Evaluation Framework, the four criteria of reaction, learning, behavior, and results will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of this training program. With this in mind, my evaluation will begin with the first level of Kirkpatrick’s model; reaction. Reaction The first level of reaction measures perceptions in regards to the effectiveness of a specific training program, and my perceived effectiveness. “Kirkpatrick…

including a love of learning, a sense of confidences and the ability to control their emotions. Children need to feel valued, respected, empowered and cared for; they also need to respect themselves and others in their environment to become…

is expected and has to be gathered from this can be intimidating. Becoming an active reader applying what is taught can sometimes seem time consuming and complicated. However, it gets easier and faster with practice and work. What once appeared to be an impossible task, grows into something possible when developing the knowledge. Active readers have a tendency to remember and understand the information better. Learning the methods will help with recalling material being read, at the same point…

offers experiences that are not easily accessible, for instance, I used it to show a class the Northern Lights. It supports independent learning and in my interventions, I used Maths games on tablets, which were enjoyable and could be completed independently, whilst I could monitor progress. I use ICT as part of my own love of learning and I am currently learning Spanish using a language app. I have taught Maths in all Key Stages, along with my intervention work, giving me a great depth of…

Play based schools will provide children with the ability to develop social and behavior skills needed in their lives and will characterize school as a pleasant and safe learning environment for these young students. Given the implementation of play based schooling, young children will grow up with stronger social, behavioral, learning, and academic skills needed to be successful throughout their whole lives and the rest of their academic…

Also, the best environment for me to learn and work in is an active classroom, in which I can become involved in learning, rather than just receiving the information. A method I prefer to become active is by having a classroom discussion, sharing work with my peers, and working in small groups so every student can participate. Additionally, my eagerness to learn comes from my drive…