Teaching for effective learning3.1 Teachstudents how to learn
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What have youdone to makethemcurious?Are theywondering?Do they have time to come to termswithemergingideas?Do theyfeelexcited about whatthey are learning?Are theythinking about how thisfitsintotheir  life or their future life?sally073
How have youaskedthem to takerisks and learn for themselves?Have you made the substance clearsothey are not in the dark?Can theyfollowwhatyou are saying and developit?Are they able to thinkahead?Have yousuggested challenges theycouldtry?sally074
Have younoticedtheir effort and commitment?Have younoticedtheir good behaviours and thinking patterns?Can they tell youwhatthey are doingwell?Are younoticingtheir effort  whichmaybedifferentfromyours?Have theygot a life balance?sally075
Have we all shared how welearn and go about something?Do youprovideopportunities for sharing?Online?Informally?Formally?Are theyreflecting about how theylearn and do things?sally076
Have youexplained how theirphysicaldevelopmentisaffecting how theylearn?SomechildrengrowfasterthanothersSome have growth issues withperipheralskills, fine motorskills, hormonal activity, building muscle…Do you mention sleep and good nutrition?Do you know the age range differences and capacities?sally077
How have youdeveloped a variety of learning modes?Students love videos. Do youincorporate short videosintoyourlessons?Do youallow for studentswhocannotwriteeasily and quickly?Do you have visual and mental stimuli?Do youallow for the artisticapproach?sally078
Do yourstudents have a clearpicture of theirlearningstrengths and weaknesses?Can theyapproachothers to get a clearpicture about theirstrengths and weaknesses?Do theyworry if theyfind a learning gap?Do theyseek out help and advice and getit?Do they have tangible evidence of theirlearningcurve?sally079
Have youhelpedthem to appreciate the input of others?Do they know whom to consult for help and information?Do they have plenty of options for getting help fromothers?Do you talk about how theycanget good information and discuss issues withothers?Do theyrealise a problemsharedis a problemhalved?sally0710
Do yourstudents know that sharing isempowering and consolidateslearning?Do they have a way of sharing theirideas and knowledge?Do they have ways of sharing theirachievements and finishedproducts?Do they know thatteachingotherswill help themlearn?Do they  have opportunities for publishingtheirwork?sally0711
Do you help studentswith time management and organisation?Do you do a walkthrough of time planning for anygivenassignment?Do you show them how to makeiteasier on themselves?Do youdiscuss as a class the best practices for tacklingsomething?Do you have group brainstorming and problemsolving sessions?sally0712
Have youhelpedyourstudentsdevelop a personallearning network?Do they know what a personallearning network is?Do they know the best people to put into one?Do theydevelopsafe online opportunities for developing a learning network?Do youdiscuss how to approach experts and expert sources?sally0713
ScaffoldtheirthinkingTeachstrategies for creativethinkingOfferways of thinkingthrough a taskEncourage reflectionsotheycanseewhatthey have achievedand whattheyneed to improveConstantly encourage them to do their best and offerlittle challenges along the way.sally0714
How do you help yourstudentslearncriticalthinking?StrategiesincludeGardner’s Multiple Intelligences,Costa’s Habits of the Mind, de Bono’s six thinkinghats, Bloom’sTaxonomyand Thinker’sKeys.There are concept webs, thinkingtools , feedback sandwiches, polls, mindmaps, wordfields…‘ scaffoldingtools ’ and ‘thinkingtools’ are whatyousearch for.sally0715
Have youhelpedyourstudents to belifelonglearners?Will theybe able to see the reason for thislearning in the future?Have theylearnedsufficientlywellenough to know the applications of whatthey are learning?Do youdiscuss real life opportunites for usingwhatyou are teachingthem?Can theyextendwhatyou have taughtthem and build on it?sally0716
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3.1 Teach students how to learn

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    Teaching for effectivelearning3.1 Teachstudents how to learn
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    What have youdoneto makethemcurious?Are theywondering?Do they have time to come to termswithemergingideas?Do theyfeelexcited about whatthey are learning?Are theythinking about how thisfitsintotheir life or their future life?sally073
  • 4.
    How have youaskedthemto takerisks and learn for themselves?Have you made the substance clearsothey are not in the dark?Can theyfollowwhatyou are saying and developit?Are they able to thinkahead?Have yousuggested challenges theycouldtry?sally074
  • 5.
    Have younoticedtheir effortand commitment?Have younoticedtheir good behaviours and thinking patterns?Can they tell youwhatthey are doingwell?Are younoticingtheir effort whichmaybedifferentfromyours?Have theygot a life balance?sally075
  • 6.
    Have we allshared how welearn and go about something?Do youprovideopportunities for sharing?Online?Informally?Formally?Are theyreflecting about how theylearn and do things?sally076
  • 7.
    Have youexplained howtheirphysicaldevelopmentisaffecting how theylearn?SomechildrengrowfasterthanothersSome have growth issues withperipheralskills, fine motorskills, hormonal activity, building muscle…Do you mention sleep and good nutrition?Do you know the age range differences and capacities?sally077
  • 8.
    How have youdevelopeda variety of learning modes?Students love videos. Do youincorporate short videosintoyourlessons?Do youallow for studentswhocannotwriteeasily and quickly?Do you have visual and mental stimuli?Do youallow for the artisticapproach?sally078
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    Do yourstudents havea clearpicture of theirlearningstrengths and weaknesses?Can theyapproachothers to get a clearpicture about theirstrengths and weaknesses?Do theyworry if theyfind a learning gap?Do theyseek out help and advice and getit?Do they have tangible evidence of theirlearningcurve?sally079
  • 10.
    Have youhelpedthem toappreciate the input of others?Do they know whom to consult for help and information?Do they have plenty of options for getting help fromothers?Do you talk about how theycanget good information and discuss issues withothers?Do theyrealise a problemsharedis a problemhalved?sally0710
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    Do yourstudents knowthat sharing isempowering and consolidateslearning?Do they have a way of sharing theirideas and knowledge?Do they have ways of sharing theirachievements and finishedproducts?Do they know thatteachingotherswill help themlearn?Do they have opportunities for publishingtheirwork?sally0711
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    Do you helpstudentswith time management and organisation?Do you do a walkthrough of time planning for anygivenassignment?Do you show them how to makeiteasier on themselves?Do youdiscuss as a class the best practices for tacklingsomething?Do you have group brainstorming and problemsolving sessions?sally0712
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    Have youhelpedyourstudentsdevelop apersonallearning network?Do they know what a personallearning network is?Do they know the best people to put into one?Do theydevelopsafe online opportunities for developing a learning network?Do youdiscuss how to approach experts and expert sources?sally0713
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    ScaffoldtheirthinkingTeachstrategies for creativethinkingOfferwaysof thinkingthrough a taskEncourage reflectionsotheycanseewhatthey have achievedand whattheyneed to improveConstantly encourage them to do their best and offerlittle challenges along the way.sally0714
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    How do youhelp yourstudentslearncriticalthinking?StrategiesincludeGardner’s Multiple Intelligences,Costa’s Habits of the Mind, de Bono’s six thinkinghats, Bloom’sTaxonomyand Thinker’sKeys.There are concept webs, thinkingtools , feedback sandwiches, polls, mindmaps, wordfields…‘ scaffoldingtools ’ and ‘thinkingtools’ are whatyousearch for.sally0715
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    Have youhelpedyourstudents tobelifelonglearners?Will theybe able to see the reason for thislearning in the future?Have theylearnedsufficientlywellenough to know the applications of whatthey are learning?Do youdiscuss real life opportunites for usingwhatyou are teachingthem?Can theyextendwhatyou have taughtthem and build on it?sally0716
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