Discussing the Teaching and Learning Strategies

I am delegated to assist pupils that require extra guidance by further explaining the work set. Using my own initiative I conclude the best approach of how to teach each pupil. Therefore, developing my confidence of how to interact with diverse age groups.

3. What is one way that having procedures in place will improve the teaching/learning experience in your classroom?

My time spent in the Clinical setting, so far, has been extremely inciteful as to how to become a better educator in a classroom setting. Through the data I collected I was able to connect Borich’s Seven Variables of learning to the students. By being in the clinical setting for nearly two months, I have been exposed to new ways of thinking when it comes to structuring a classroom and instructing a classroom. Within this reflection you will find out how I would better plan an effective lesson for the pupils in my future classroom. You will also discover what I will do about certain issues in the classroom and how I will address/fix them.

It is important to decide at an early stage on the most appropriate teaching method for each candidate, to enable every candidate to achieve their learning goal in the easiest way possible. Some candidates will not respond well to classroom style teaching and may require one to one assistance for them to develop, others may develop their understanding better through demonstration or through explanations given by the tutor.

Growing up in school, when “Dewey” was mentioned, one more than likely thought of the Dewey decimal system, which was used in libraries. However, that system was created by Melvil Dewey, and while he was an important person, there was another Dewey that impacted education in extraordinary ways. That man is known as John Dewey. John Dewey shaped the education system that we have today by reconstructing the progressive education. Dewey was a philosopher, and educational theorist who used experimentalism, as well as many other theories to change the way the American Education system was done. He lived during the time period where traditional and progressive education were coming together, so he used both to create his own personal philosophies. Once of his major philosophies was relating learning to society. Additionally, he used dualism as an approach to his philosophies that changed the education system. He impacted today’s education system in many ways, with his different ideas still being seen in school’s today. Incorporating multiple subjects into school’s, as well as taking a hand’s on learning approach are two theories that while many other philosophers believed in as well, Dewey used to develop the education system. John Dewey was a model citizen, that benefited society and the American education system in a variety of ways.

John Dewey was an American philosopher, psychologist, professor, and an activist in several social movements. Dewey influenced almost all branches of philosophy, and he is regarded as one of the 20th Century’s premier philosophers. One of Dewey’s primary field of study was his work in education, he focused on a child-centered democratic approach to schooling and believed in interdisciplinary ideas, valued student input, and recognized the importance of a forward thinking teacher.

How does this reading help you develop as a preservice teacher? Also be explicit with your classroom implementation strategies.

John Dewey promotes his belief that these kinds of active learning experiences are crucial for the mental growth of a child. Dewey suggests experiences such as taking children outside to explore nature and geography, and starting school gardens so children can learn about agriculture. Nonetheless, One of John Dewey's main objections to the traditional model of education involves its focus on curriculum over the individual student. John Dewey believed that the student should participate in their own learning, and that the student' own motivation was a large factor in the amount the student would learn in school. Therefore, Dewey argued, the educational process should be tailored to the individual student in order to maximize the student's motivation to learn. One method of achieving this is to relate the curriculum to a subject of individual interest for the student. Another issue raised by John Dewey was the school's role not just as a place for students to gain academic knowledge, but as a place where for the learning of life skills and social behavior. Dewey thought that such general life skills and practical learning were just as important as the academic curriculum being taught. He also argued that the life lessons students learned during their education would be a key factor in social

As a student in educational psychology, I support Dewey’s approach at the policy making level regarding the educational purpose and its role in creating well-being individuals in the world. The idea that the education should be effective in preparing students to participate as active citizens in a democratic society seems big and need lots of work, time and efforts to have it achieved. He believed that the democratic movement in education was necessary for creating an equitable system of human liberties, his approach was to stimulate students to become agents of change in his/her community. I know that the criticism have been declared about his approach to education, but I see it can be set as a very good policy that can be translated to strategic plan that in turn translated into doable activities. The role of educational the system is important as it should be the tool that used by the students to achieve this change in a positive way that drive the community and the country to the greatest levels.

Dewey in spite of his secularism, had a conception of education which was almost purely religious. Education is not concerned with intellectual values, its end is not to communicate knowledge or to train scholars in the liberal arts. It exists simply to serve democracy; and democracy is not a form of government. Rather it is a spiritual community based on the participation of every human being in the formation of social values. Thus, every child is a potential member of the democratic church and it is the function of education to actualize his membership and to widen his powers of participation. Under the influence of John Dewey and other educational philosophers, William Heard Kilpatrick in the early 1900s emphasized individualism, interest and rejected transfer of learning. Like John Dewey he proposed the progressive system in education. (Sherman, R. 1999) Similarly, The Teachers College of Columbia University pioneered in espousing American democratic education in the same line of Dewey 's philosophy. It seemed though that amidst criticism, the educational reform at that period manifested success. It was in the 1940s as remembered by that generation as the good old days in education when the United States Educational system held the prestigious status of being better if not best. The professional leaders in the 1940s centered their pursuit towards excellence through their programs for the public. As such the

. According to John Dewey education plays a large role in the development of an individual and it is an element that separates humans from other animals. It is important to try to comprehend what Dewey means by this and in order to do so the following must be done. First, one must understand the role education plays in an individual and Dewey’s notions of education in the areas of growth, direction and social function. Second, after comprehending Dewey’s notions of education in the areas of growth, direction, and social function, one must be able to grasp the distinction between education as a social function and the simple notion of training and what sets these two apart. Third, after being able to comprehend the notions of education and the distinction between education as a social function and training, the idea of why education is distinctive of human life will be further developed.

*1. What is education for – now life or future life? According to Dewey, Education is for now life. On page seven he states, “I believe that education, therefore, is a process of living and not a preparation for future living.” He says this because he believes that education should represent real life, so that way the child can bring the information presented in school to other aspects of their daily lives. I agree with Dewey, because I believe it is important for a student to be able to relay the information learned in school to current situations so that the information will stick more. It is why home economics, math, english, and other subjects are important to teach because they all have important life skills that children need currently and in the future. It is also why I believe we should

Dewey create a rift in two extremes in education i.e. traditional and reformist education. One is traditional while other is free we can say that it is the difference between relatively organized, controlled, well-ordered, instructive traditional way education vs. relatively free, at liberty, student-directed advanced education. Dewey also analyzes old-style schooling for missing in complete understanding of students and planning set of courses overly focused on content instead of making efforts in teaching content and making process which is judged by its involvement to the well-being of personalities and the general public. While on the other hand, advanced education is too much conservative and takes a free methodology without actually knowing how or why lack of restrictions can be best useful in schooling. Independence for the sake of freedom is a weak way of life as well as education there must be some proper reason for this demand. Dewey also says that we need to move beyond this model war and in order to do that we need a model of

In Dewey's "Thinking in Education" he speaks a lot of knowledge; he states that "knowledge… [is] indispensable(305)." Dewey puts a large emphasis on how knowledge is gained through experience and not through reading textbooks alone. Experience alone is a slow teacher, though in order to gain knowledge one must have the proper foundation. That foundation starts with a proper education. Studying the past, learning from it, and being able to use it. Newton did not just sit under an apple tree and get hit by an apple to discover gravity. He used what he learned from proper schooling as a foundation. If he did not have proper schooling, Sir Isaac Newton most likely would have just been irritated for having just been hit in the head with an apple. Not that Dewey is wrong though, one must have real world applications for what they have learned. If you are able to apply what you have learned in a real life situation, then you are being taught properly. "No amount of improvement in the personal technique of the instructor will wholly remedy the state of things (303)." A teacher

In a classroom, the teacher is the leader. As such, they must take into account which teaching methods would be best to develop their students learning abilities. During my observations at New Hyde Park Memorial High School, I was able to witness a wide array of teaching strategies. For this paper, I will choose specific methods, and discuss how certain teachers used them effectively within the classroom. First, I will discuss how the modeling process was used to enhance student’s abilities to learn. Modeling is a process of teaching through demonstration. Second, I will discuss how mapping, a learning strategy that helps students understand relationships between ideas, was