Service learning

Participatory Citizenship. Myers (2016) suggests that “experiential learning through service, coupled with academic critical reflection and classroom community, can develop participatory citizens who are better prepared for the world around them” (p. 4). Gruber and Barron (2011) concluded “students in all teaching environments must be encouraged to see literacy as a social practice within a participatory culture, increasing their awareness that their practices shape and are shaped by work, school

This essay will aim to reflect on an interprofessional, collaborative learning experience. I will examine the skills required for this task, the professional principles that were applied and also the skills that can be taken forward into my own practice, to benefit the service users experience of health care. The reflective model I will use to do this will be the Boud, Keogh and Walker Reflective Cycle (1985). My name is Laura Bailey and I am a student physiotherapist. My professional role as a

Though he does think that things such as educational television shows can have a small impact on children’s education, he asserts that learning is most greatly impacted by doing or creating. It is evident that many agree with this theory since we have seen a great emergence of maker spaces in libraries, and robot programming events like the one where this observation took place (Wheeler

Through elementary years of education, students often find school boring and a waste of time. Students wait for the day when they graduate from high school, only then to go on to college. As I progressed through high school; however, I learned that my education was what I made of it. When I put forth a full effort, I received the most out of my education, which was more than just factual knowledge. Receiving an education has an array of benefits, but it is up to us to find out what those benefits

encourage people to become involved in service-learning projects. These projects can range from art clubs, tutoring, science clubs, math clubs, etc… These service activities are good for helping students solve real world problems, and training them to cope with real world situations. Many students also find these services enjoyable. These services help prepare our younger generations for the real world as well as help them develop people skills. But what service do I think every school should have?

Active learning strategies consist of a large and different variety of activities that share the common factors of involving students in thinking about the knowledge and information they are doing (Bonwell & Eison 1991). These strategies are used to engage students in critical thinking, communication with peers, expressing ideas, exploring their own attitudes and values, giving and receiving feedback, and reflecting on the learning process. These strategies are done with the students inside or outside

and support. • Today supervision is focusing on the micro, mezzo and macro domains of practices that have become increasingly complex requiring further research. They researched seven major texts on the topic of supervision in the field of human services in order to better understand the principles of practice finding that to achieve the greatest satisfaction from organizations, peers and supervisee’s, supervisors must accomplish three key, fully developed and implemented responsibilities, administrative

perspectives and demonstrate an understanding of the importance of teacher’s presence as an integral component of the learning environment in facilitating and scaffolding children’s learning. This essay will examine the National Quality Standard and discuss about how physical environment, staffing arrangements, and building positive relationships with children can directly impact on children’s learning and development in the early childhood settings. The National Quality Standard establishes a national benchmark

Learning is unique to each individual. Some students learn well in a structured group setting. There are visual, auditory, and hands on learners. Others find it easier to learn with one on one instruction some are capable of teaching themselves like Fredrick Douglas. An ideal educational experience would incorporate the various procedures highlighted in the video “Unschooling: the new class of learning”. These learning methods include those of Dale J. Stephens, a student who started a self-directed

When looking at the impact a certain environment can have on a child's learning, one must think about where specifically those children grew up. By looking at the home environment there are factors such as the resources children have at home to further their learning out of school. Not having the proper learning experiences children in poverty stricken area would not be able to properly apply themselves in the job markets of the future. Without the resources that more qualified children have growing