“Your life as a teacher begins the day you realize that you are always a learner.”
-Robert John Meehan
On my practicum, I inquired about: How can I support struggling learners achieve the curriculum goals of Home Economics?
Support: structuring classes to maximize the engagement of the curriculum by incorporating three strategies: classroom motivator, multimodal lessons, and peer collaboration
Struggling learners: students who do not meet the curriculum goals of the course
Curriculum goals: guided by the 3 principles of learning:
1. Learning requires the active participation of the student
2. People learn in a variety of ways and at different rates
3. Learning is both an individual and a group process
(British Columbia Ministry of Education, Skills, and Training, 2007)
Support: structuring classes to maximize the engagement of the curriculum by incorporating three strategies:
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As a lifelong learner, I strive to continue on growing and improving in the following areas:
-How differentiated learning can take place in the classroom
-Building community in the classroom, school, and neighbourhood
-Developing a classroom website/ blog
My future goals:
-Diploma in Special Education
-Masters in Counselling Psychology