Knowledge sharing

collaborative learning and complained about using this method in the classroom. At the present time, cooperative learning is a powerful tool that provides a meaningful experience for students. This style of teaching encourages discussion and experience sharing between students, and as a result, students are provided a different perspective about specific subjects and topics for assignments. This frame of teamwork helps students practice learning how to work together on a small scale and it…

takes own initiatives to identify the condition of their learning outcomes. The student identifies and forms the desired learning goals, and utilizes material resources regularly for learning. A self-directed learner creates their own timetable, knowledge and competes with themselves over the studied materials. A self-directed learner should be ready to learn, analyze the present situation facing them and creates a way of solving the challenges involved. They are responsible for their learning…

Introduction Mathematics is a constantly changing world that develops and makes new advances every day that produces new problems to solve and new knowledge to build on (Dole, 2013). Therefore it is important for teachers to deliver authentic learning tasks that provide students with real world influences and allow students to not be overwhelmed by the concept of mathematics but actually relish and understand the process. This is done by getting to know students and their individual learning…

Greek Philosopher, Plato wrote a symbolic depiction of people’s perception of reality in The Allegory of the Cave. Plato believed that true knowledge can only be found though education. He also believed that the role of teachers were to guide the scholar on the road to enlightenment, not direct their paths. The role of the government was also to be questioned to ensure that it was serving the greater good of the people. Plato wasn’t afraid to challenge the status quo and provided a powerful…

out their story, a song, a dance or they could write a story or poem. This will give children the opportunity to learn in a way that suits their own personal learning styles and given the time and space to become aware of their own thinking and knowledge, known as metacognition, which increases the ownership the students have over their learning (Alber,…

The problem based approach emphasises that new knowledge and understandings are created while working collaboratively in small groups. Students get involved in mathematical conversations. Sharing and explaining their ideas with each other is important for effective collaboration and it also helps to enhance learning (Webb and Palincsar, 1996). An action research involving middle school students (Hirschfeld-Cotton, 2008) found that encouraging students to communicate their mathematical thinking…

Lifelong learning is an intriguing topic to study. When I deicide to return to college after twenty years to finish my degree I never really thought about or considered myself a lifelong learner. During this class we have been learning about aspects of adult learning, self-directed learning, and its correlation to the lifelong learner. In this blog I have found two though-provoking YouTube video’s about this subject matter. The two videos that I found the most interesting about this topic is…

The more information and knowledge adult educator’s gain regarding how best to reach, teach, and enrich the lives of adult learners, the better equipped, effective, and successful they can become as adult educators. Merriam (2008), echoes this view in her claim that; “Whether we are assisting adults in preparing for the GED, coaching executives in a Fortune 500 company, or demonstrating a new agricultural technique in a developing country, the more we know about how adults learn the better we…

In her article, “’What’s Important When You’re Six?’—Valuing Children’s Oral Stories,” Nancy Csak says, “A growing body of research confirms that the use of oral language in the classroom is not only enjoyable for children but is also necessary for establishing a classroom community, developing literacy, and defining children’s self” (p.488). Taking from my observations and classes I had in the past, I agree with this statement. This week, for example, I observed two different kindergarten…

provide different opportunities for growth, and experiences to build knowledge. I will use manipulatives and strategies to adapt learning and provide an engaging classroom. One of the activities I will use is Number Talk, this is a way students can demonstrate and apply their concept knowledge. This activity not only benefits one student but creates a learning community between the teacher and the students since they are sharing processes and strategies with each other. “One of the best ways for…