What is a teacher in the 21st Century? The world we inhabit is changing at a startling rate. As educators, we are trying to develop learners who are capable of being adaptive and competitive contributors. This applies to their future as employees and employers, citizens and family members. This is my record of how I will develop my teaching through inquiry to meet these changes.
Tuesday, July 9, 2019
Monday, July 1, 2019
Learning in the Fast Lane - Chapter 3 - Success Starters
Title of Book/Reading/Study Programme
Learning in the Fast Lane - Chapter 3 - Success Starters
Author/s or Lecturer/s or Speaker/s
by Suzy-Pepper Rollins
Synopsis
This is a chapter about starting your lesson in a relevant engaging way. How to get students thinking and responding to learning in the first ten minutes of the lesson, the peak time for learning.
Motivation
How will it help me? How has it helped me?
This made me reflect on how I begin lessons. What motivations can I create that engage learners, especially Maori and Pacific learners?
Initial ideas - success starters for literacy circle roles:
Student surveys on the roles
Videos to apply roles - e.g. short video where they "make a connection"
Prediction - true false e.g.
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