À propos de ce cours : The Foundations of Teaching for Learning programme is designed for teachers and educators of all abilities and backgrounds; from those who are new to the classroom and looking for development, to experienced teachers ready to reboot their skills for modern education. With dynamic lessons taught by established and respected professionals from across the Commonwealth, this eight course programme will see you develop and strengthen your skills in teaching, professionalism, assessment, and more. As you carry on through the programme, you will find yourself strengthening not only your professional skills, but your connection with colleagues across the globe. A professional development opportunity not to be missed. The teacher’s work becomes meaningful when it is informed by research and theories of learning, and their relationship to actual practice. This course provides an opportunity for you to identify and understand students’ expectations and prior learning. Enhance your course by joining the Commonwealth teaching community on our website, Facebook and Twitter.
Créé par : Commonwealth Education Trust
Enseigné par : Associate Professor George Oduro, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership
University of Cape Coast, Ghana
Enseigné par : Professor John MacBeath, Professor Emeritus
University of Cambridge, UK
| Engagement | 3-4 hours per week |
| Langue | English |
| Comment réussir | Réussissez tous les devoirs notés pour terminer le cours. |
| Notes des utilisateurs |
Programme de cours
SEMAINE 1
The lives of children
How much, as teachers or parents, do we understand about the lives of children and what affects their learning? How is their identity shaped, who shapes it, and in what circumstances? How many different ‘selves’ do children inhabit and how does their ‘self’ emerge in different contexts? How are boys and girls affected differently by their upbringing and the expectations we hold of them? And how do these issues play out in the multi-cultural school and classroom? We will consider these important questions in the materials this week.
5 vidéos, 3 lectures
- Материал для самостоятельного изучения: Syllabus
- Материал для самостоятельного изучения: Grading and Logistics
- Материал для самостоятельного изучения: Outline for Week One
- Vidéo: Lecture 1.1: Who are the learners?
- Vidéo: Lecture 1.2: Issues of identity
- Vidéo: Lecture 1.3: Boys and girls
- Vidéo: Lecture 1.4: The multicultural classroom
Noté: Quiz 1
SEMAINE 2
How children learn
We know a lot about children’s learning, but there is a lot that we still have to learn. How important is self-confidence and self-esteem? What do we understand by ‘agency’, the confidence to take initiative, to learn for yourself and with others? In what ways do schools and teachers often discourage agency, and how may learning be fostered in the classroom and in out-of-school contexts? How can teachers take account of so many different learning needs and ‘styles’ and differentiate teaching for different individuals and groups? And how can teachers involve children in shaping rules and roles in the classroom? These are the issues discussed over the course of these four lectures.
5 vidéos, 1 lecture
- Материал для самостоятельного изучения: Outline for Week Two
- Vidéo: Lecture 2.2: The concept of 'agency'
- Vidéo: Lecture 2.3: Differentiating learning and teaching
- Vidéo: Lecture 2.4: Rules and roles
- Vidéo: Interview 1: Looking at weeks one and two
Noté: Quiz 2
Noté: Peer Assessment One
SEMAINE 3
Engaging with students
The theme for this week is 'engaging with students'. We begin with the language of the classroom, the crucial issue of questioning how and for what purpose children are rewarded, and the use of paired and group work to engage students more actively in the lesson. We start with the question - How would you describe the nature of social interactions within: Your own classroom? Your own school? Your own country? This is a vital starting point as everything else hangs on relationships and, as discussed at the end of week two, a shared understanding of rules and roles lays the groundwork for a collaborative classroom ethos.
4 vidéos, 1 lecture
- Материал для самостоятельного изучения: Outline for Week Three
- Vidéo: Lecture 3.2: Rewarding and celebrating achievement
- Vidéo: Lecture 3.3: Questioning in the classroom
- Vidéo: Lecture 3.4: Working in pairs, triads, and groups
Noté: Quiz 3
SEMAINE 4
The power of the peer group
The four lectures this week are all related to the theme of peer groups. We look at the positive and negative effects of peer groups, including how smoking drugs and alcohol problems can affect the classroom and the school, the concerning issue of bullying, and the problems that emerge when we label students in particular ways. I encourage you to write a narrative in which you bring together a reflection on your own classroom, the relationships that peers have within it and how this impacts on your teaching. At the end of this week we are offering you the second interview between myself and Professor John MacBeath, where will discuss some of the issues that arose during weeks three and four. Also, this week, as well as the quiz, you should be starting to finalise the second peer assessment essay.
5 vidéos, 1 lecture
- Материал для самостоятельного изучения: Outline for Week Four
- Vidéo: Lecture 4.2: Smoking, alcohol, drugs and peer pressure
- Vidéo: Lecture 4.3: Bullying
- Vidéo: Lecture 4.4: Labeling
- Vidéo: Interview 2: Looking at weeks three and four
Noté: Quiz 4
Noté: Peer Assessment Two
SEMAINE 5
Learning that travels
This week we consider how learning happens as it travels out of the classroom. We consider ways in which students learn at home, including the thorny problem of homework, and the important understanding of how transitions, from one school to another or from one place to another, can impact on our learning. We consider how we might use indicators to make judgements about how well our students are learning and how we can make adjustments in the school to maximise the use of indicators.
4 vidéos, 1 lecture
- Материал для самостоятельного изучения: Outline for Week Five
- Vidéo: Lecture 5.2: Homework
- Vidéo: Lecture 5.3: Transitions
- Vidéo: Lecture 5.4: The uses and value of indicators
Noté: Quiz 5
SEMAINE 6
Four key thinkers
Who are the great thinkers that have shaped our understanding of education and schooling? Whose insights have benefited our thinking and practice often without even knowing it? In this sixth week of the course we will discuss four key thinkers (from Nigeria, the U.S, and Russia). They are Pai Obanya, David Perkins, Abraham Maslow and Lev Vygotsky.
5 vidéos, 1 lecture
- Материал для самостоятельного изучения: Outline for Week Six
- Vidéo: Lecture 6.2: David Perkins
- Vidéo: Lecture 6.3: Lev Vygotsky
- Vidéo: Lecture 6.4: Abraham Maslow
- Vidéo: Interview 3: Looking at weeks five and six
Noté: Quiz 6
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was able reflect on my attitudes to homework in particular, the most enjoyable course in-the series so far.
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I have learnt a lot. The Course analyses theoretical and practical approaches of learning. A very exciting and interesting fact that Professor Oduro presents many facts and examples from the African Continent.