Question 1
This week’s video assignment describes the different strategies used by a school teacher to instill learning to her students. The film displays an elementary school teacher summarizing reading from Pearson Education. According to Slavin and Schunk (2017, p. 349), teaching can be done through modeling, peer-assisted learning, direct instruction, and visual displays. With the modeling strategy, the teacher lays out the directions of the activity to the student, and guide them through to ensure they perform it effectively. The teacher draws out an outline of the topic of the day by giving a detailed analysis of the objectives and reasons for the selection of that topic. She then issues a summary of the topic to give her students a clear picture of what they expect in the study. The second strategy used is visual aids. The teacher uses examples of the scenarios in the subject. She also makes them participate in the reading process by making them read out loud in harmony with her. She issued out class-seat work to the students to allow them not only practice the skills in the reading but also apply their sense of thinking. The third strategy employed is peer-assisted learning. Slavin & Schunk, (2017) describes it as pairing students to give them a chance to argue and agree on a problem/reading. In this video, the teacher pairs the students to allow them to think independently. Before issuing out the class-seat assignment, the teacher provides a visual template of what she expects her students to do. This enables the students to internalize what is expected of them before to avoid making mistakes when submitting their work.
Question 2
From experience, implying different learning strategies for a lesson not only enhances concentration, but it also improves understanding. Sometimes back, I instructed an English class to an elementary school. I was given a lesson plan by the teacher in charge and was asked to formulate the objectives of the lessons. My main objective was to enhance a deeper understanding of synonyms and antonyms. While teaching, I issued out handouts to my students, which acted as visual aids. Then, I read out loud and invited them to join me. I also employed a cooperative learning strategy where I grouped the students into fours, by the guidance of their learning abilities. Through these groups, the students memorized a couple of words and generated different autonyms and synonyms. Through the process of group formation, the students moved around the classroom, which really excited them. I used the pose-thought strategy which encouraged students to ask questions and perform research on the challenging tasks. This strategy was effective as the students discovered more words without my assistance. I also discovered that the use of technology in the classroom excited the students. I used a whiteboard and student-friendly tablets to take images and record results of their learning. At the end of the lesson, I invited the students to share what they had learned and how they would use the knowledge acquired in their everyday lives.
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Question 3
The book of Luke 2:52 describes how Jesus learned to acquire knowledge and wisdom. This scripture reminds of the responsibility human beings have the responsibility and the tools to educate ourselves just as Jesus did. “Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord”- Ephesians 6:4. The KJV version talks about nurturing children, which can be translated into training, education, and discipline. Knowledge liberates human beings from being slaves of foolishness, and as Solomon describes in Proverbs 1:7, that “the fear of the Lord is the beginning of Knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instructions”.
These readings remind me that society has the responsibility of imparting knowledge on children using through the many available avenues -teachers and different teaching strategies. Parents trust teachers to impact knowledge into their children. While teaching, teachers must exercise patience with the children. As indicated in the book of Galatians 5:22-23, patience is a fruit of the holy spirit. They do this by understanding that different children possess different levels of understanding and intelligence. Besides, there is a reward in being patient. Galatians 6:9 says that “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up”.
References
Pearson Education (Producer). (n. a.). MyEducationLab chapter 7. The effective lesson [Video
file]. Retrieved from http://mediaplayer.pearsoncmg.com/_bluetop_640x360_ccv2/ab/streaming/myeducationlab/literacy/Teaching_Summarizing_Part_1_iPad.mp4
Slavin, R. E., & Schunk, D.H. (2017). Learning theories : EDUC 500 (1st ed). Boston, MA: Pearson.
