Knowledge worker

My post-formalist period: Learning about history through literature and philosophy As I posited in my theory critique, post-formalism describes a process of drawing upon one’s personal experience, and combining it with knowledge acquisition in order to make sense of the world and one’s place in it. In this scenario, the teacher takes on the role of facilitator – one who is responsible for providing the opportunity to arrive at that crossroads. This is how I came to gain a more nuanced…

expand comprehension and vocabulary Educational Productions 6 CDA Goal: II Functional Area: 6 ■ ■ ■ How hands-on experiences deepen language understanding How repetition builds language and concepts How to access and use children's prior knowledge Once Upon a Time, from the BIGGER THAN BOOKS series, demonstrates how to read to… keep children of all ages hanging on every word. Here are the techniques that support understanding of language and concepts, clarify meaning and reveal the…

Boundaries are present in many forms and at times can be quite complex; from age, confidence, learning styles, culture, physical ability, financial and emotional needs, (Petty, 2004) early recognition is paramount. Through the teacher’s ability, knowledge, experience and initial assessments, working with learners closely and giving the guidance and support required, boundaries can be overcome or points of reference provided to allow the participants to gain a better understanding. Where help is…

(p.463, 178c) According to Phaedrus, when a man loves another man it is pure beauty, a virtuous life lesson for the young man. By the young boy having an older man as a lover they each gained something from one another. The young boy gains guidance and maturity while in return the lover gains the very much treasured heavenly love: When the lover is able to help the young man become wiser and better, and the young man is eager to be taught and improved by this lover... it is honorable for a young…

Standards of Literacy and Numeracy in Australia Literacy and Numeracy standards can vary from place to place. Moving from one country to another has helped me to understand the differences and to be conscious of Australian standards. These standards are important in this country to both teachers and students. This is clearly demonstrated in the volume of testing that is performed, ranging from NAPLAN to the required test that a pre-service teacher must complete in order to enter the workforce…

I believe that classrooms need to be universally designed in order to best meet the needs of all learners. Teaching explicit learning strategies to students and using these strategies universally in the classroom are so very important to ensure success for all learners. Reflection is aspect of many macrostrategies (Marzano, 2007). As students reflect on their learning, they gain important assessment information about how they perceive the efficacy of their thinking (Costa & identify and…

This paper will examine the growth that I have experienced as a learner, how Baxter Magolda’s journey of self-authorship, the role of moral mentors, vocational theories, and spiritual development theories have impacted me as a learner, and how this knowledge will impact my remanding time in the…

During my semester I was given a focus child. Throughout this whole semester I observe and documented my focus child learning development and assess to see if she is developing correctly. She is two and half years old and she lives at home with her mother and father. As I observe my focus child I noticed her temperaments. She is very active and after sometime of seeing you she warms up to you, but at first she could be standoffish. She’s still a young toddler so her attention span is short, but…

subject knowledge is seen to be essential for effective teaching, Schulman, (1986,1987) Eraut,(1994), Turner-Bisset (2001).Throughout the processes of planning, assessment, differentiation or feedback, proficient subject knowledge is deemed vital. With the new National Curriculum, DfE.(2013) focusing strongly on the acquisition of knowledge, the need for teachers to sustain high levels of subject knowledge across the curriculum has never been more crucial. Demands on a teachers’ subject…

students. If too much scaffolding takes place by the teacher, the students are not able to make their own connections or form their own interpretations regarding the knowledge that is being presented (Frey & Fisher, 2010). This dependency on the teacher results in the student not drawing on their own experiences and prior knowledge to grow cognitively; they come to expect new concepts to be fed to them (Kirschner, Sweller, Clark,…