Student centered
approach
-Teacher
consciously takes
into consideration
the students
perspectives when
planning lessons
Constructivism
-Students actively
construct their own
knowledge and teacher
adapts an appropriate
approach
Anotações:
This relates back to the video that we viewed called "Putting students in the drivers seat" . What I understood from this video is that students are able to find out information on their own so it does not make sense anymore to just hand them information. The teacher should act as a guide so that they can make connections and actually apply that knowledge. Schools should not be preparing students to work in factories anymore. We live in an innovative world and students should be able to think in that specific way.
Considering Developmental Differences
Nature vs. Nurture
-Are we born with
all our strengths or
are they cultivated
by the enviroment?
Fixed mindset
-Believing that
intelligence is
something that you
are born with and
that you cannot
change it.
Growth Mindset -
Believing that
intelligence can be
developed. Focus on
learning and belief that
effort will drive success.
Students with a growth mindset do better in school
"Childish thinking"
-Children usually think
big but this decreases as
they get older.
Anotações:
Allow children to think big without shutting them down. Specifically in areas such as science. In elementary school children are very curious but as they go to high school this curiosity has been abolished.
Piaget -
individual
Four stages
of cognitive
development
Vygotsky -
Group
Scaffolding -Zone of
proximal development
Anotações:
Students learn best at the zone of proximal development. They will not have effective learning above or below this point.
Concept of self
Self efficacy
Self esteem
Establishing a Positive Learning
Environment
BE SOMEBODY'S CHAMPION!
Anotações:
Rita Pierson talks about being somebodies champion
Classroom management
Build community
Include students in
creating rules and
consequences
Variety of
communication
channels
Get to
know the
students
Address
conflict
quickly and
wisely
Integrate
positive
classroom
rituals
Partner with
parents
DCM
Positive behaviour
support
Implementing negative
consequences for
misbehaviours is simply a
matter of what was agreed
upon
21st Century teaching
and learning
Innovative learning environment
-engaging and collaborative
environment
Encouraging
technology use
Differentiated Instruction
Creating Innovators
-Are we creating a
generation of factory
workers or a generation
of innovators? We need
innovators in the
future.
Making Instructional Decisions
Backwards design
-Lessons are developed
based on the same
learning objectives that
are used in creating
assessment tools
Inquiry-based learning
-pose questions,
problems and scenerios
rather than presenting
established facts
Inspires innovators not followers
Universal design for learning
-development of flexible learning
environments that accomodate
individual learning differencies
Differentiated instruction
-catering to the different
learning styles in the
classroom
Metacognition
Phonological loop
Visio-spatial sketch pad
Constructivist -
'meaningful' instruction
Assessing Student Progress
Designing tests/exams
Backwards design
Reliable
Valid
Purposes of assessment
Diagnostic assessment
-Before instruction to see
where the class is at
Formative assessment
-Takes place during
instruction, where the
teacher gives the student
constructive feedback on
how they are doing
Summative assessment
-Takes place after
instruction, indicates how
well the students have
learned the material. An
overall grade is given
Types of
assessment
questions
Selected response
-options are provided
True/false
Matching
Multiple choice
Constructed response
-require students to think
Short answer
Essay
Curriculum compacting
Individual Differences - Intellectual
Abilities and Challenges
Gardner's Theory of multiple intelligences
-everyone has varying levels of abilities
within the eight intelligences
Linguistic
Logical-mathematical
Spatial
Bodily-kinesthetic
Musical
Interpersonal
Intrapersonal
Naturalistic
Special Education
-All students can be
taught
Individualized Education Plans (IEP)
High incidence exceptionalities
-typically include learning and
behavioural disabilities, giftedness
and intellectual disabilities
Low incidence exceptionalities
-autism, hearing and visual
impairments, multiple disabilities
Universal supports
-accomodations
UDL
Differentiated instruction
Socio-Cultural Considerations
Teachers must understand the various
social and cultural values, beliefs, norms
and expectations that accompany each
child
Culturally responsive classroom
High expectations
Implementation of
culturally relevant
instruction
Cooperative learning
Cognitively guided instruction
Capitalize on the funds of
knowledge in families in the
community
Establishment of caring
relationships
Parent and
community
involvement
Standardized Achievement
Standardized test -Test contains
the same questions for all the test
takers, is administered in the
same fashion, under the same
conditions, withing a specified
time
EQAO
Fair or not? -"May be good at
examining school boards
efficaciousness but does not
correctly indicate how much a
student has learned'"
Aptitude test
-includes taking exams to
determine if students can
graduate and/or enter a
post secondary institution