The Foundations of Teaching for Learning programme is for anyone who is teaching, or who would like to teach, in any subject and any context - be it at school, at home or in the workplace. 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 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.
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Foundations of Teaching for Learning: Learners and Learning
proposé par
Commonwealth Education Trust
Programme du cours : ce que vous apprendrez dans ce cours
Semaine
1The 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 videos (Total 43 min), 3 lectures, 1 quiz
5 vidéos
Lecture 1.1: Who are the learners?9 min
Lecture 1.2: Issues of identity12 min
Lecture 1.3: Boys and girls10 min
Lecture 1.4: The multicultural classroom8 min
3 lectures
Syllabus10 min
Grading and Logistics10 min
Outline for Week One10 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
Quiz 120 min
Semaine
2How 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 videos (Total 54 min), 1 lecture, 2 quiz
5 vidéos
Lecture 2.2: The concept of 'agency'6 min
Lecture 2.3: Differentiating learning and teaching7 min
Lecture 2.4: Rules and roles12 min
Interview 1: Looking at weeks one and two18 min
1 lecture
Outline for Week Two10 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
Quiz 220 min
Semaine
3Engaging 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 videos (Total 50 min), 1 lecture, 1 quiz
4 vidéos
Lecture 3.2: Rewarding and celebrating achievement9 min
Lecture 3.3: Questioning in the classroom13 min
Lecture 3.4: Working in pairs, triads, and groups13 min
1 lecture
Outline for Week Three10 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
Quiz 320 min
Semaine
4The 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 videos (Total 72 min), 1 lecture, 2 quiz
5 vidéos
Lecture 4.2: Smoking, alcohol, drugs and peer pressure12 min
Lecture 4.3: Bullying12 min
Lecture 4.4: Labeling11 min
Interview 2: Looking at weeks three and four18 min
1 lecture
Outline for Week Four10 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
Quiz 420 min
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Meilleurs avis
par NA•Jun 29th 2017
These courses are all very beneficial and an eye opener especially for new teachers. I would like also to thank the coursera organizers for a job well done, Thank you!!
par FR•Nov 12th 2016
Hello!\n\nI'll recommend every teacher and trainer to do this course because it really helps in making teaching better and more productive.
Enseignants
Associate Professor George Oduro
Associate Professor of Educational LeadershipUniversity of Cape Coast, Ghana
Professor John MacBeath
Professor EmeritusUniversity of Cambridge, UK
À propos de Commonwealth Education Trust
The Commonwealth Education Trust invests in primary and secondary education and the professional development of teachers throughout their careers. Through education it seeks to enhance the opportunities for children from all walks of life to contribute to the sustainable development of their communities.
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