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Friday 29 June 2018

Creating Learning situations



When boys are interested in what they are doing, they are engaged and motivated. From this activity, they did an explanation writing on how it worked.  Conversation and discussion of what to do and how it worked was evident.  Talk, Talk, Talk.

REFLECTION:  When the situation for learning captured the interest of the learners, I need to invest in the moment to heighten the language and vocabulary.  Having it recorded is very powerful as the boys can refer back to it. 


Friday 22 June 2018

Situation for Learning




This was an unplanned situation but what happened related to our current learning.
There was a power cut in the school and electrician were called
While they were dealing with wires and connection, the students especially the boys were watching
with interest and questions were murmuring.
One of the  electricians was fantastic, he came to the class and talk to the kids about the circuit.
I have not introduced the earth but he did as one of the learners asked about the black wire.  

What a great learning


REFLECTION

When situation for learning captured the interest of the learners, they will
participate and engaged. The hands on experience is absolutely important for
my reluctant and don’t care learners, especially some of my boys.

Friday 15 June 2018

Creating Situation for Learning


Week 7 Term 2


RELUCTANT LEARNERS AND TURN OFF LEARNERS
This is not new - when the learning is hands on and
the context captured the interest of the learners, they
participate and engage. Conversation is happening and
language is exchanged as they expressed their thinking.
However, my role as leader of the learning space is to
heighten the language to enrich their vocabulary.
As said by Dr van Hees, "lift the conversation by giving
the learners responses that make them think more.

Friday 8 June 2018

Condition for Learning

Week 6 Term 2
RELUCTANT LEARNERS AND TURN OFF LEARNERS

Creating situation where learners can do hands on activities is not new BUT need to give more. In this situation, students are talking and sharing their ideas - conversation is happening. The challenge here as stated by Dr van Hees is to heighten the language of conversation. I need to lift the conversation by giving them vocabulary that will enrich the conversation. Will keep posting on this.

Friday 1 June 2018

Week 5 Term 2

Heighten the language by responding to students discussions according to Dr van Hees. This is my take from the CoL meeting this week.  Will aspire to do in my learning space.

Have continued to focus on creating effective condition for learning by following the LEARNING STOCKTAKE.  This week really gave me the opportunity to monitor the learners who takes so long to settle down to work. Many reasons are heard for why they are not starting.  
It is upsetting for me to see that my learners can do it with me but fall back when the release person is working with them and let alone a reliever.  
This one what I have to work on.

Conversation in the classroom

Have come across this online and it resonated well with Dr van Hess  - Need to increase conversation in the classroom. A conversation is chain linking what you say to each other = 

A big number of my learners . need to learn how to be conversationist. My challenge is to establish situation for conversation rather than asking questions.
One situation during our maths lesson - Problem Solving - students don't use their book n pen. They have materials and the problem. They talked & discussed the problem. Still in the early stage. The talking is predominately done by the knowledgeable and capable learners.  I have to facilitate the conversation.