  Which statement do you agree with; explain why.  Children are more alike than they are different.  Every child is unique. Warm-Up

 True Colors

  You heard it now read it.  Read the lyrics.  Who was the original artist for True Colors?  Does reading the lyrics change the impact of the song?  After listening to the song, what do the lyrics mean?  What do they mean to you?  What types of issues would the lyrics apply to teens today? Response

What is it? How does it work?

  We are exploring education and teaching. Today you will explore two different concepts: Andragogy and Pedagogy.  Define: Andragogy  Define: Pedagogy Read and Review (10 minutes)  Read and Review The Role of Experiential Education in Pedagogy and Andragogy  Highlight and identify key concepts/take-away from the article.  Capture the key concepts on a piece of notebook paper of both Andragogy and Pedagogy Assignment

  Compare and contrast pedagogy and andragogy  Think, Pair, Share Pedagogy vs. Andragogy

 Andragogy vs. Pedagogy

  Experiential education is a philosophy of education that describes the process that occurs between a teacher and student that infuses direct experience with the learning environment and content.  Hands-on experience  Andragogy is the method and practice of teaching adult learners; adult education  Pedagogy is the method and practice of teaching, especially as an academic subject or theoretical concept  education of children Vocabulary

  Adults need to know why they need to know something before they are taught it  The Self-Concept of adults is heavily dependent upon a move towards self direction  Prior experiences provide a rich resource for learning  Adults typically become ready to learn when they experience a need to cope with a life situation or perform a task  Adult’s orientation to learning is life-centered, and they see education as a process of developing increased competency levels to achieve their full potential  The motivation for adult learners is internal and not external  Responsible for Learning Andragogy

  Little to no experience to pull from  Conform to have common view, to teach about as opposed to living out  Isolation of sensory stimulation in learning  Large, singular groups; students responsible for singular success  I do (teacher), We do (class), You do (student) instruction; teacher focused  Little expansion of topics outside of specific subject  Learn though examples/thoughts of others  Unable to assess to one’s own standard Pedagogy

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 The Changing Face of Education What’s changing? Why?

  Major economic factors affecting learning and educational practice  Explaining factors using real world examples  Relating factors to local funding issues What we will learn today

  Population Diversity  Social Changes  Emotional  Motivation to learn  Lack of readiness to learn  Political Forces  Economic Pressures  Technology Economic factors affecting education