Assessment and EvaluationCourseworkInstructional StrategiesITL528 Single Subject Integrated Design IINational UniversityStudent-Centered Learning
Knowing Your Learners
It may go without saying, but it is worth emphasizing regularly that the students we teach are people: people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, identities, capabilities, interests, challenges, and limitations. And at the secondary level especially, students develop and express themselves in real-time as we teach them. As we learned in the discussion this week, when we take deliberate action to understand, value, and build upon our students’ unique attributes, we create an environment that is more conducive to learning. It also gives us the ability to know what students need so we can meet students where they are in their...
Assessment and EvaluationCourseworkEducational Strategies and TechniquesInclusive and Differentiated LearningITL522 Content Area LiteracyNational University
Learning Map – Stage 2: Word Problems
Knowing our students is the key to not only meaningful teaching but also effective content literacy instruction. By knowing our students’ talents, cultural experiences, interests, and learning needs, we can ensure our pedagogical decisions are student-centered, empowered, and engaging. As teachers, getting to know our students is just as important as getting to know our learning outcomes and assessment strategies. Forming positive relationships with our students will ensure that students can access and succeed in our content-literacy classrooms! This week, we will continue building out our Learning Map with an emphasis being placed on getting to know our students and...