Affirmations
Here are some of the things people said they already know or do, that were affirmed for them by the session on Tuesday morning...
- Formation of the whole person
- Make it visual
- Value of interaction
- Good to give students opportunity to discuss
- A warm receptive classroom environment is helpful for students to truly learn, teaching as hospitality
- Teacher must be wholistic, a student's person matters - investing in the students lives, character, etc.
- Bridge from what they know (build on existing "schema")
- Teaching is a shared experience. Need a variety of approaches; processing is good.
- Watch anxiety levels
- Teaching can be fun, Active learning is fun. Active learning is important.
- Some of the foundational principles of the teaching/learning process Learner Centred GW Individuals
- expressing themselves is important Integrating faith and learning by modelling
- We can continuously grow in our capacity to teach
- Teaching Dialogic Engage Students in learning process Students learn differently / teach accordingly
- Affirmation: students brings rich experience
- Multiple approaches enhance learning
