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MAITHA AL HAJERI
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-In this page, you will be able to see the strategies I used in class to teaching and learning such as differentiated activities and differentiated instructions. Teachers are responsible for providing a motivating environment for children's learning, so teachers must always develop ideas when implementing lessons or activities in the classroom to implement innovative approaches that depend on cooperative learning and teamwork (Sawatzki, 1997).
References
Sawatzki, M. (1997). Leading and Managing Staff for High Performance. In School Leadership for the 21st Century, ed. Brent Davies and Linda Ellison, pp. 144–162. London: Routledge.
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-Describing the key aspects of the Gradual release model (I do, we do, they do, independently do)
-Identifying its benefits & limitations of the gradual release model to the relevant TP context
-Defining pace and flow of lessons and discuss its importance for student engagement
-Reflecting on previous experiences to identify challenges to appropriate pace & flow & suggest possible solutions
-Exploring a range of differentiated strategies
-Exploring practical solutions to challenges faced when differentiating
-Implementing differentiated instruction to lessons taught
-Reviewing a range of student-centered strategies (for example, enquiry-based learning, gradual release model, cooperative learning, implicit teaching etc) and consider how they could be incorporated into their current teaching context
I applied independent activities where children got the oportonity to work independently applying their own understanding and knowledge to solve the activity. Independent learning is vital because it grows creativity and curiosity in the children. Independent learning is about children being active instead of being passive. Moreover, children independently get the answers by themselves instead of getting the answer (Mark, 2013). I learned that children learn better when they do the thinking, analyzing, understanding and responding independently because it reveals children's level of knowledge.
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References:
Mark, S. (2013). The Importance of Independent Learning. Retrieved from, independenthead.blogspot.com/2013/07/independent-learning.html
The child works independently on an activity where she has to sort pictures, words and letters in different forms according to letter (Jeem) in Arabic location in a word. This activity allowed this child to think deeply by her own to solve the activity.
I also applied cooperative activities where children got the opportunity to work together unlike the independent activity where children worked with their peers cooperatively on a specific activity. Cooperative learning raises children's learning and
builds a strong relationship between the children. moreover
Provides good experiences that improve both good learning and social skills(ITLD, 2017). I learned that children develop their social skills by sharing ideas with their peers, sharing space, holding conversations and listening to each others' answers.
References:
ITLD. (2017). Benefits of Cooperative Learning. Retrieved from http://tutorials.istudy.psu.edu/cooperativelearning/cooperativelearning6.html
