Learning Never Stops

The principles of education from the International Academy of Education... o Begin each lesson with a re-cap of previous learning; o Present each section in small chunks and allow for consolidation of learning following each input; o Limit the amount of lesson material handed to pupils – this needs to be ‘de-chunked’; o Gives clear and detailed instructions – make sure that everyone understands what your expectations are; o Ask (and invite) questions to check understanding; o Provide a significant amount of practice to reinforce learning; o Provide guidance, support and advice; o Think out loud and model concepts into context appropriate to the learner; o Provide solution based models; o Ask pupils to explain what they have learned; o Check feedback from all pupils; o ALWAYS provide feedback on progress and learning; o Use time efficiently to provide examples; o Re-teach parts of the lesson if needed; o Prepare pupils for assessments and further practice; o Monitor

Months ago I had come across this very familiar video sent to me by a twitter friend. I had glanced at it, marvelled at genius of the animator and sighed. Today, at the PD session, I was pleasantly surprised to see the same video presented in a context that I could relate to: International-mindedness. How do we make our students more aware of the world around them and nudge them from being passive observers to problem solvers of the world. Our children are growing up in an age where things are in a constant state of flux. What we teach them now may not be valid later. Do we need to focus as much on the individual needs of children as in the curriculum? Where do we find the time? How do we get teachers who are uncomfortable with IT to teach their students web 2.0 tools. Later web 3.0 tools! Is it necessary? The pace of life is overwhelming and teachers have a huge task ahead of them(at least those who want to make a difference in the life of the kids). What is the role of education in

I have been very busy since school opened and have been neglecting my blog. But I had something urgent I wanted to talk to myself about and clear the cobwebs so to speak. Plus the nagging uncomforatble feeling of meeting some parents who always seem angry and discontented. My pennies are posted on a prezi! The Parent Teacher Student Conference on Prezi