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The Foundations of Teaching for Learning programme is designed for anyone who is currently teaching or would like to teach in any subject or context, whether at school, at home, or in the workplace. This eight-course programme will help you develop and strengthen your skills in teaching, professionalism, assessment, and other areas through dynamic lessons taught by established and respected professionals from across the Commonwealth. As you progress through the programme, you will find yourself strengthening not only your skills but also your connections with colleagues from all over the world. This is a fantastic opportunity for professional development.
When research and theories of learning, as well as their relationship to actual practise, are used to inform the teacher's work, it becomes meaningful. This course allows you to identify and comprehend students' expectations and prior learning.
Syllabus :
1. The lives of children
- Introduction to Learners and Learning
- Lecture 1.1: Who are the learners?
- Lecture 1.2: Issues of identity
- Lecture 1.3: Boys and girls
- Lecture 1.4: The multicultural classroom
2. How children learn
- Lecture 2.1: Self confidence and self esteem
- Lecture 2.2: The concept of 'agency'
- Lecture 2.3: Differentiating learning and teaching
- Lecture 2.4: Rules and roles
- Interview 1: Looking at weeks one and two
3. Engaging with students
- Lecture 3.1: Language in the classroom
- Lecture 3.2: Rewarding and celebrating achievement
- Lecture 3.3: Questioning in the classroom
- Lecture 3.4: Working in pairs, triads, and groups
4. The power of the peer group
- Lecture 4.1: Understanding peer groups
- Lecture 4.2: Smoking, alcohol, drugs and peer pressure
- Lecture 4.3: Bullying
- Lecture 4.4: Labeling
- Interview 2: Looking at weeks three and four
5. Learning that travels
- Lecture 5.1: Learning in the home
- Lecture 5.2: Homework
- Lecture 5.3: Transitions
- Lecture 5.4: The uses and value of indicators
6. Four key thinkers
- Lecture 6.1: PaiObanya
- Lecture 6.2: David Perkins
- Lecture 6.3: Lev Vygotsky
- Lecture 6.4: Abraham Maslow
- Interview 3: Looking at weeks five and six
