Myriam's blog EDU604

  Definition of learning  my thoughts : Learning is acquiring new skills, information, knowledge or values.  It’s a process that can happen with the help of another person or without it. It can be a result of a conversation ,a reading, an experience, example…  It starts from a very young age, in daily life .  It’s a continuous process It will lead to a change of behavior,decisions, knowledge and attitude.  class discussion : Difference of new applications and knowledge Experience Developing understanding, problem-solver  ++ Apply Impact ++ acquiring= understanding of the world Gaining information Interaction  No change → no learning 

 "What do effective teachers do?                          They love and support in Math and sports "   This was our group jingle during this assignment .  Ok this was for fun. Now what are the effective teacher's characteristics ?   Communication  Creativity/ flexibility Differentiation Patience      Empathy      Problem solving skills K nowledge of content Classroom assessment adequate instructional/academic input organized  Classroom management Growth mindset  Leadership  

  What we usually do in our PE department, is placing the unit plans for the coming term, and create some basic lesson plans   (showing the progression of the unit, and making sure we cover all the unit goals) . We only mention what we will be working   on during the three parts of the lesson, and put the equipment we are going to use in order to be well prepared as lessons   happen in different physical spaces every few weeks. Our lesson plan has two main parts : This is the first one where we find the subject/unit, learning objectives, success criteria, previous learning and ressources . What's different from UDL, is the part where we mention the previous knowledge or learning. This can be based on our baseline   or last assessment, or based on our last lesson. here's an example : CLASS:    DATE:    WEEK: 2 SESSION : Dribbling in basketball Learning objectives Learning how to dribble basketballs Lesson focus /  success criteria Be...

                                                            Case study 1  Positive Welcoming relationships organized Some eth emotional intelligent Performance gaps  No adequate instructional/academic input "not unhappy " Variety of teaching activity The students are not challenged : she doesn’t consider each student’s strengths and needs  =no differentiation She’s lenient  Does she teach learners in the most productive manner ?? No feedback Case study 2: Positive : Some activity Physically present Performance gaps  Classroom management expectation from students ? learning is responsibility !! "I'm not responsible " Zero relationship NO structure of learning activities Students needs/? fixed mindset : "I don't care " Fraud/ bribery KPI ( key performance indicator) How to make things better ?? as a team leader w...