Learning and Teaching Approaches EDFGC 5807 Theory and Practice of Learning and Teaching Week 2 Monday 6th March 2017

What is Learning? Think Pair Share Report back to whole group

What is Learning? Learning as a quantitative increase in knowledge: Learning is acquiring information or ‘knowing a lot’. Learning as memorising: Learning is storing information that can be reproduced. Learning as acquiring: learning is acquiring facts, skills and methods that can be retained and used as necessary. Learning as making sense or abstracting meaning: Learning involves relating parts of the subject matter to each other and to the real world. Learning as interpreting and understanding reality in a different way: Learning involves comprehending the world by reinterpreting knowledge. Roger Saljo cited in Churchill et.al. (2011 p. 78)

What is Learning? According to Pritchard (2009), learning can be summarised as:  A change in behaviour as a result of experience or practice The acquisition of knowledge Knowledge gained through study To gain knowledge of, or skill in, something through study, teaching, instruction or experience The process of gaining knowledge A process by which behaviour is changed, shaped or controlled An individual process of constructing understanding based on experience from a wide range of sources.

Kolb's Learning Cycle Kolb's Learning Cycle is a well-known theory which argues we learn from our experiences of life, even on an everyday basis. It also treats reflection as an integral part of such learning.

What is Deep and Surface Learning? Read the article: Deep and surface learning table (What expert teachers do, John Loughran, p.30-31) Think, Pair, Share Report back to group

See Think Wonder

See Think Wonder

See Think Wonder

What is an effective (ideal teacher? In groups of 4 or 5 students create a poster that depicts an effective (ideal) teacher Present to class

The e5 Instructional Model “The e5 Instructional Model (e5) was launched in 2009. Developed and tested over 18 months, it is a reference point for school leaders and teachers to develop a deeper understanding of what constitutes high quality teacher practice in the classroom. ” (DEECD 16062010) E5 aims to provide in plain English a guide to what high quality practice looks like and how to work with students every day in the classroom. e5 supports teachers to increase their understanding and build their knowledge base in leading practice. E5 stands for the five phases built around five active verbs: engage, explore, explain, elaborate and evaluate. http://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/support/Pages/e5model.aspx https://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/edulibrary/public/teachlearn/innovation/e5/E5_A1PosterTable 4.pdf

(ACEP, 2009)

Game I have… who has…. addition card game

Curriculum What does the term curriculum mean? Working in a group find definitions of the word curriculum In education, a curriculum is broadly defined as the totality of student experiences that occur in the educational process. The term often refers specifically to a planned sequence of instruction, or to a view of the student's experiences in terms of the educator's or school's instructional goals. Visit website: http://victoriancurriculum.vcaa.vic.edu.au/