Learning specialist Tim Vanderpool prepared the following for Murata Girls School
Professional Growth Framework Vision: Develop creative, collaborative, critical thinkers capable of confidently communicating their understandings of global social, political, and economic perspectives. Mission Create sustainable systems for staff professional development by building collaborative capacity across the entire learning community. Workshop Topics What is educational transformation and how has the role of the teacher changed?
How do we plan for learning?
What is learner-centered pedagogy?
How do we create an environment that shifts the responsibility for learning to the students?
Facilitation Models
Implementation Methods Credibility in the professional growth process is dependent on the relevance of the workshop experiences. Teachers must experience the same learning environment and pedagogical approaches they are expected to implement in their classrooms. “I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.” “By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.” ― Confucius Pedagogical Performance Expectations
Essential Questions
Environmental Performance Expectations
Essential Questions
I created an activity and felt the student had to memorize the times tables. Below is input from Tim a learning specialist.
Activity 2: Memorize? Jeesh, buddy that's moving backwards about 10 steps from critical thinking. Couldn't they be responsible for describing the patterns and then using the irregular verbs in sentences? They could do it collaboratively............. 1. When is memorization appropriate? Memorization happens all the time, but it's not a lesson. Remember learning is a brain thing, it is actually neurological. Brain recognizes patterns based on prior knowledge and then contextualizes and stores electrically and chemically (so they say...) Anyway, during a learning activity there are many times students memorize but the key is having them apply the memory to a contextual situation so that it sticks. We remember the combination to a lock because it is meaningful, but if it's not we forget. There's nothing wrong with a third grader having to create a 12 x 12 multiplication table a bunch of times on graph paper, but at some point you have to make them do something with it. For example leave squares blank and quiz their partner. Education is engagement by the learner. It should be challenging and at times uncomfortable.6/15/2019 Teaching really means - to lead from ignorance. All courses must involve the learners directly and personally. Each student needs to “learns how to learn,” therefore, activities must be student centered using the 4 Cs. Lecturing and worksheets do not do the job. The focus must be on what they learn, not on what I teach. Teachers must start with what students know, what they value and what sort of preconceptions they entertain presently. Students need to write often, and teachers need to read students’ thinking regularly. Both student and teacher need to be active participants in the process of learning and growth. The following was sent to me by Tim Vanderpool an educational specialist.
Learning is fun! It is active, malleable, and looks different for everyone… Education is in the midst of an exciting transformation. Technology and research have revealed the overwhelming need to focus on the learner and process of learning; thus changing the role of educators. Designing, developing, and implementing learning activities has supplanted traditional practices and represents a paradigm shift in responsibility. I imagine learners as stations of a radio. They all produce music, but with their own rhythms, beats, lyrics, and languages. Educators represent the tuner and antenna. Their responsibility is to help the learners find the right frequency so their music is clear and represents the intended harmony. Pedagogically I believe:
The NEA(National Education Association) found four specific skills essential for 21st century learning. They became known as the “Four Cs”:
Do your students speak a lot during class? I know it is hard for teachers give up control of the class. I try to speak about 10% of the time. It really is about learning -not teaching. I remember the classes I taught so well and entertained the students with wit and wisdom. I felt so good and wondered why some of the students did not understand the topic. Student must have chance to speak English during each class. After all , language is for communication and not just passing tests. Language must be learnt through students interacting and engaging. When I pass by a class with the teacher lecturing from the front I think- guess the teach did not have time to create a learning activity. Sorry, lessons are out. Teachers must spend time preparing interactive activities the meet the 4 Cs.
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