...Objectives Burns, R. 2002, The adult learner at work the challenges of lifelong education in the new millennium, 2nd edition. Crows Nest, New South Wales. Allen & Unwin. 1. p. 229 (Additive - Objective # 2) These goals are possible only where individuality is an asset, where belonging and acceptance are supreme, where there are opportunities to explore and gain self-understanding, where there is trust, dignity and security and where self-confidence, self-reliance, originality, responsibility and independence are encouraged. It is only in this sort of learning that a person is open to experience and therefore capable of maximal utilisation of their potentialities and environmental opportunities for self-development, learning how to learn and developing the curiosity, enjoyment and intrinsic satisfaction from learning that will draw them back again and again to lifelong learning. 2. p. 231 (Variant - Objective # 2) The learner has to adjust themselves to an established curriculum and teaching method. As self-direction and self-responsibility are not encouraged, the growing maturity of young people creates a gap between the need and ability to be self-directing and the opportunity to do so. Hence the tension, resentment and even rebellion that is common in secondary schools today. The child's experience is not counted of worth. Learners only learn what is in the syllabus or what they must pass. Learning experiences are organised round the logic of the artificial subject...
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...Issues in Professional Learning & Development [pic] Module code EPD 304 Being Professional Adult Education expects you to be professional in your work and expects you to maintain high standards of teaching, but how do we measure high standards of teaching. Can we expect different levels of professionalism with experience, looking at Dreyfus (1986)Benner (1984), what makes a Professional Practitioner and at what level. As a group we answered this and came up with many reasons (with some crossing over). This is shown below with title and bullet points. The Beginner • Limited experience of teaching • Limited knowledge of strategies • Can be over/under prepared • Tunnel vision • Under/over estimate time allocated to subjects • Limited practical knowledge Competent • Can organise to an acceptable level • Not a great deal of deviation • Know what to do • No added value (no enrichment) • The syllabus with nothing more than what is needed Advanced Practitioner • More willing to hand over control teaching/coaching role • Effective manager • Helping role • Monitoring the quality of practice • Organisational and work role competence • More able to look at the bigger picture Expert • Will see the need to improve • Innovative • In depth knowledge with add on’s • Analysis needs • Reflective practitioner • Shares knowledge and best practice ...
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...Sasha Lewis EDU 213- Educational Psychology May 1, 2013 Susana Hallner Stages of social development There are 8 stages to social development based on Erick Erikson’s Theory (Ormrod, 2014, pg. 62). In my opinion, potter and clay, describes effective or ineffective social development. The social development of children has a direct influence on a classroom’s learning environment, as well as the teaching strategies of the classroom teacher. Many times caregivers fall short of helping children to build social skills that will assist them in having positive social relationships. Teachers have the responsibility to meet these needs by helping students to build prosocial skills that will help them to succeed in group settings. The various stages of social development Based on Erickson’s stages of development, the caregiver’s actions towards children will depict the degree of social development (Ormrod, 2014, pg. 62). Trust vs mistrust (infancy), Autonomy vs shame and doubt (toddler years), and initiative vs guilt (preschool years) crucially impact the future sociability of children. Can I trust the world around me? That is the question or concept that is answered in the infancy stage. In this crucial stage of development caregivers can either build trust or distrust as part of the child’s personality. Properly attending to a child’s needs or comforting them when they are scared are examples of ways to teach the child people are dependable and reliable; thus...
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...on my teaching practice. It will take a critical look at the context of this change by discussing the changing nature of work, lifelong learning and the learning society. This contextual analysis will consider the particular key changes being analysed. It will explain, analyse and theorise about the way in which the policy change impacts on education and on my teaching practice as a practicing ESL (English as a Second Language) teacher. It will discuss the extent to which adult and vocational education teachers can shape their own practice within the broad policy context that I have described and illustrated through the discussion of this particular policy change. It will discuss the Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE (MSIT) and changes involved with moving from a governmental department to a statutory authority and how that affects my teaching practice. Statutory Authorities are alternative management systems that answer to a board of directors and a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) like most large profit driven, private organisations. This essay will discuss how MSIT balances learner’s needs and organisational needs in a push to maximise efficiency and profits while maintaining educational standards. In this context it will analyse the shift to SA status in terms of globalisation, the changing nature of work, lifelong learning and the learning society. MSIT is a VET...
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...DCSF-RR051 Independent Learning Literature Review Bill Meyer, Naomi Haywood, Darshan Sachdev and Sally Faraday Learning and Skills Network Research Report No DCSF-RR051 Independent Learning Literature Review Bill Meyer, Naomi Haywood, Darshan Sachdev and Sally Faraday Learning and Skills Network The views expressed in this report are the authors’ and do not necessarily reflect those of the Department for Children, Schools and Families. © Learning and Skills Network 2008 ISBN 978 1 84775 239 0 Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Executive summary...............................................................................2 Introduction .........................................................................................10 Policy context ......................................................................................12 Methodology........................................................................................14 Defining independent learning.............................................................15 Key elements of independent learning ................................................21 Models of independent learning ..........................................................25 Skills required for independent learning ..............................................28 How teachers can promote independent learning ...............................32 How schools can promote independent learning.............................
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...This organize framework introduce to an organization the process of implementing and completing the functions of planning, organizing, staffing, directing and controlling in an efficient and effective manner to achieve the organization goals and objective. The main role of the Human Resource Department in The Little Star Kindergarten is to source and hire the qualified, experience, responsible teachers; to provide training and development; to motivate the employees; to prepare payroll and to maintain the optimum work force. COMPANY PROFILES The Little Star Kindergarten (TLSK) was established in Kajang in January 2011. The goal of the establishment of TLSK is to provide an overall early childhood educational programme that covers all the knowledge, skills, norms, values, cultural elements and beliefs that a child needs to help them to achieve the full development of their physical, mental and emotional growth. VISION To be the leading kindergarten in Malaysia meeting international standard. MISSION • To prepare kindergarten children to cope with real school environment, curriculums and get use with the systematic learning schedule. • To educate and train children to endure the lifelong learning attitude. • To exploit their talents and cultivate confidence. • To...
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...I stated m caee in an The Challenges Facing Beginning Teachers New teachers bring varying backgrounds, motivations, experiences, and preparation levels to their initial teaching experience. Their view of the profession and their role in it is shaped by these motivations, as well as by the context in which they begin their work. This chapter explores the commitments that new teachers bring to their roles and the challenges they face. It sets forth the need for the development of a comprehensive induction program to help all new teachers become fully committed and more effective in the classroom. A CASE OF BEGINNING TEACHING Anna was a first-year teacher in an urban school. Although Business was her undergraduate major, she found her initial foray into the business world to be very unsatisfying. She wanted a career that would allow her to make a contribution to society. She heard about the need for teachers— particularly for math teachers—in her area. Not being quite sure what she needed to do to become eligible to work in a teaching capacity, she attended a recruitment fair put on by the local school district. There she heard about the program that would allow her to begin teaching while she completed work on a teaching credential through a district-led or a university-led alternative certification program. 1 Bartell 01.qxd 7/21/04 5:45 PM Page 1 After taking a test that measured her “basic skills” (reading, math, and writing), she was sent on some interviews at several middle...
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...much that we do not yet understand about effective educational leadership. However, the knowledge base about leadership is constantly growing. This knowledge can be used with confidence to guide leadership practice, policy, and research. It also can provide a good starting point for dialogue with diverse audience about the future of educational leadership. Like other complex human activities, leadership is difficult to pin down. It might even be unwise to narrow it unnecessary. Nonetheless, a working definition can provide a useful frame of reference. Leaders do not merely impose goals on followers, but work with others to create a shared sense of purpose and direction. In public education, the ends are increasingly centered on student learning, including both the development of...
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...environment, it is imperative that each hold firmly to their philosophical positions and do not let society influence them in a negative way. At the same time all teachers should be continually reflecting inwardly to make oneself accountable to their profession. Teachers have a great responsibility to see that every child in their care receive and education based on truth. This only can be achieved by understanding that absolute truth exists. There is a great debate in this country as to whether absolute truth exists. To make that statement that there is no absolute truth is completely illogical. There are indeed absolute realities and standards that define what is true and what is not. Therefore, actions can be deemed right or wrong by how each compares to those absolute standards. Educators have the ability to share the absolute truth to their students in many areas of study. Christian educators believe the Bible when it says that Jesus is “the way, and the truth, and the life” and that He is the ultimate manifestation of truth and the only way one can get to heaven (John 14:6). Another example of the existence of absolute truth is found in the human conscience, that feeling within them that tells them that things should be a certain way that some things are just wrong. In the Holy Bible, book of Romans 2:14-16, describes the role of human conscience. “Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature things required by the law, they are a law for themselves, even though...
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...ESSAY ON ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A GOOD TEACHER About My Subject: My subject is to teach Arabic as second Language for adult students from different Races and ethnicities. I have students from different cultural background. Some of my students are from Pakistani Families, some are Bengali Families, Indian Families, Kenyan Families and few of them are originally from British Background. I also have two Irish students too. It is very challenging because of different background of the students and it is very difficult because of different level of skills of Arabic Language. Some of the students are familiar with Arabic Alphabets, few words and few sentences because of their Muslim background. Many Muslims speak Urdu as their common language of communication which includes Arabic Alphabets and words. Some are learning Arabic for the first time, as beginners. Their level of learning skill is very low. Hence, it is very challenging that to teach such group and complete the aim and achieve the goal. Aim: The aim of the course is to learn reading, writing and speaking Arabic. The students can read, write and speak basic Arabic as a mean to communicate with Arabs and to access to Arabic Literature. Achievement: I am hoping that the students will be able to read, write and speak basic level of Arabic at the completion of the course. Certainly, I cannot expect very high expectations from the students. I cannot expect perfection in any of them. Some of them will achieve excellence...
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...development; this development can happen in different periods of life. We will discuss some of this aspect focusing on personal life, professional life and its effect on society. Our personality and skills are what make us unique but how we develop our personality and our skills is what intrigues psychologists, theologists and sociologists thinkers. Attempting to solve this enigma many theorists develop theories to describe the process we experience in this development stage, we intend to go through some of this theorists and its theories. (Cherry, 2013) PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT ORIGINS According to Pearson (2012), personal development has been discussed since Aristotle 384 BC - 322 BC in his work called the Nicomachean Ethics. In this work he talks about the use of practical wisdom in order to create happiness. “Yet another influence on personal development was the Chinese book written by Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC) which talked about how everything in life begins with virtuous thoughts that then transfer their goodness to the heart, the family, the state and the kingdom. For hundreds of years the question “What is personal development?” was left up to religion. “From 1870 onwards the science of psychology defined the practice of personal development as an activity completely separate from religion. Turn-of-the-century psychologists such as Alfred Adler, Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung...
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...2 This chapter describes a four-lens model for understanding adult learning theories and provides adult educators and administrators with a useful conceptual framework for working with adult learners in adult degree programs. Adult Learning Theory and the Pursuit of Adult Degrees Richard Kiely, Lorilee R. Sandmann, Janet Truluck Diane Johnson, after home-schooling her three children, knew she needed an official credential to continue to work in the field of elementary education. Facing mandatory retirement from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, William Branson enrolled in a master’s program in counseling to assist incarcerated juveniles that he had been dealing with for years. Amy Garcia, a mother of two small children, seeks an online, cohort-based program to provide her the skills and abilities needed to advance her career while meeting family and work demands. Diane, William, and Amy reflect several of the groups that make up the growing number of adults pursuing formal degree programs. The strongest growth in educational participation in the past two to three decades has been in part-time enrollments of students over age twenty-five, in particular, women (University Continuing Education Association, 2002). The population of those over sixty years old in the United States is expected to grow from 45 million in 2000 to more than 91 million in 2030; many are participating in adult degree programs (University Continuing Education Association, 2002). The National Center...
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...Doctoral Identity EuRhonda Morgan Grand Canyon University June 8, 2016 Doctoral Identity When reproduction occurs and more than one egg is fertilized, it usually results in twins. If they are from the same egg, they are considered identical. If the egg splits, they are known as fraternal. Whether they are identical or fraternal, each should have their own identity. Identity can be defined as “who one is” or “who one sees in the mirror.” When one enters a doctoral program, he or she embarks upon a new identity, generally known as the “doctoral identity.” Mentors, faculty, family, coworkers and cohort members all play a critical role in fostering the doctoral identity. “Developmental Networks and Learning: Toward an Interdisciplinary Perspective on Identity Development during Doctoral Study by Baker and Lattuca, (2010) discusses and links two theories – developmental networks and sociocultural perspectives on learning and to foster the interdisciplinary approach of doctoral education as a Segway to the professoriate. Weidman and Stein (2003) in “Socialization of Doctoral Students to Academic Norms” addresses socialization of doctoral students to the academic norms of research and scholarship. They are joined by Visser, Visser and Schloasser’s “Critical Thinking Distance Education and Traditional Education” (2003), emphasizes the importance of critical thinking to traditional and distance education. These three articles are so intertwined, that it would be futile to...
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...Development WEEK 1- 7 LECTURE NOTES Learning Outcome: Understand how self-managed learning can enhance lifelong development Learning Objectives: WEEK ONE Self-managed learning: self-initiation of learning processes; clear goal setting, eg aims and requirements, personal orientation achievement goals, dates for achievement, self-reflection WEEK TWO Learning styles: personal preferences; activist; pragmatist; theorist; reflector, eg reflexive modernisation theory; Kolb‘s learning cycle WEEK THREE Approaches: learning through research; learning from others, eg mentoring/coaching, seminars, conferences, secondments, interviews, use of the internet, social networks, use of bulletin boards, news groups WEEK FOUR Effective learning: skills of personal assessment; planning, organisation and evaluation WEEK FIVE & WEEK SIX Lifelong learning: self-directed learning; continuing professional development; linking higher education with industry, further education, Recognition of Prior Learning, Apprenticeships, Credit Accumulation and Transfer Schemes WEEK SEVEN Assessment of learning: improved ability range with personal learning; evidence of improved levels of skill; feedback from others; learning achievements and disappointments Self-managed learning: Self-initiation of learning processes 2 What is Self Managed Learning? Self Managed Learning (SML) is about individuals managing their own learning. This includes people taking responsibility for decisions about: - • what you...
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...COVER SHEET TO BE SUBMITTED WITH ASSIGNMENTS NAME | Sumera Baakza | STUDENT ID | | MODULE NO | 1 | DATE SUBMITTED | | By submitting this form electronically, you are agreeing to all the following statements. I have stayed within length specifications. The number of words (excluding references and appendices) is ……………………… | I have included a Title page, which contains the necessary information, including my name and student number, the name of my course, the title of the assignment, module title and tutor | Where appropriate, I have included a Contents page | I have divided the work into sections with headings | The references in the body of text follow academic conventions | The references list is complete and follows academic conventions | I have proof-read the work carefully | I have made use of the tutorial support available to me | My supervising tutor has approved the title of my work | I give permission for this assignment to be used for training purposes by my tutor, provided it has first been made anonymous | I have read the School’s information on plagiarism and this piece of work conforms to those requirements | In submitting this assignment I understand that my work may be put through Turnitin plagiarism software | My Ideal Classroom within my Ideal School Student Name: Sumera Baakza PGCE International – Dubai 5 (Education) (UK) (12-13) Module 1 Assignment Tutor Name: Ms. Alison Day Table of Contents ...
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