Cooperative Learning. 

 This  is  a  very rewarding  teaching ,learning  strategy. I  realized  that  teachers  as  well the  students  can  gain a  great  deal of  knowledge  while using this  strategy. The students  will be  able to develop their  cognitive  and  affective  skills  .Additionally  this  strategy    allows  students  to develop their  social   skills.
The  teacher on the other  hand  is  able to  identify  the  needs , interest and  abilities  of the  students. Here  the  teacher   can use  ICT   tools  to  find  activities  suitable  to fit  students'  needs.
The  use of this  activity also  shift the  focus  from   teacher  centered  approach  to  student centered approach  and as  a  result  students  can  gain a measure  of    success and  become independent  learners.

Module 1 : Activity 5
 Developmental Psychology

I  have learned that in order to care  for  learners  there  are  many factors that  must  be  taken into consideration. In doing this  activity, I   realized that  the  development  stage  of  a  learner's  life is  of  uttermost importance. As  educators we  need to know  the type  environment the  learner is  coming from. What are  his  or  her  needs?What are some  of the challenges  encountered .? How  did the learner deal with those problems?  Who are the people in the learners  life  that   he  or  she  considers  to  be  important? In finding out  these  pertinent  information one  will be able  to   care  for the  individual.

                                     Module 1:Assignment 1

 This  assignment  was  one that required deep  thinking, however  I   was  able to finish  my draft  on time  and got  feedback.The  section that I liked  most was  section  C. In this  section   I  had to state the most  successful  moments and   explained the   factors that  would have  contributed  to my  success  as   a  teacher. I  was  able to  do  this  section  well because  I would have  achieved  some great  accomplishments. The   readings   were  very helpful and informative . I was  able   to make connections by using   use   real  life  experiences .   I  hope that  I would have  met  the criteria and   more  so  my  final mark  would be one   that  I would  be  happy about.

Behaviorism

The most powerful lessons that I  learnt during  this activity  are   strategies , factors  and  how  students  react  to certain   stimulus.The idea of  positive  reinforcements has  helped  me   overcome a lot of  challenges in my class..
Another idea  that has  helped  me over  the   hurdles in  my class is the  taking  away of  students  privileges. When  I  implemented  this  idea   it  was hard  for me to  see   the  different  emotions of   my  students. Some  were   sad, angry and  to an  extent  very   disappointed, however  as  a leader  I had  to  remain firm.
 I  realized  that privileges  mean a lot to students and  as a  leader  I had   to make sure that my  students   knew  that  to  every  action there is a  reaction  and to  every  action there  is a  consequence  whether  good  or  bad.

Social Cognitive Theory

As  I  read the  extract  from Violet Joshua's book I was  reminded  of  how I felt  when I first  began  to teach. The challenges  of  dealing  with  children who were  different in every way  frustrated me  a lot.I felt like  a  failure  a  lot  of times but  with the  support   I  got from family and  friends I was  able  to  adjust. I  have  really learned    a lot  through  observation.  I realized  that the  teaching and learning process   should be an active and a dynamic  one and   therefore    meaningful learning  can take place. As  educators  we  have to mindful of  what we say and do  because  it  would  impact  on the  students  lives for a very  long time.  As an educator I also realized that we can  learn so much from  students' reactions. My students reactions   have  help me in   my personal and  professional life.

                  Module 1-Activity 1 :    What is  a learning?

Learning is a process that  is  active  and  dynamic.I have learned that  learning involves  three processes.

*ACQUISITION  Of  New Information-  information that runs counter  to or is a  replacement  for  what the person  has previously known.


Transformation-   the process of manipulating  knowledge to make it fit new  tasks.  Transformation comprises the way we  deal with information in order to  go beyond it.


Evaluation- checking  whether the way we  have  manipulated information is adequate to the  task.

Activity 2: Information Processing  Approaches

The process of thinking , remembering  and problem solving  involve; attention, perception, concentration and retention.A person has  to make  connection with the information before the process of  problem solving  can  take place.
*The processing of  information can  be assisted  by using  our cognitive , affective and psycho motor  skills  to learn and  retain information for   a long period  of  time. As  a teacher,   I  have  come to realize  that  students  retain information  better  when they have  the  prerequisite knowledge  about  a  topic. For  example, it is  like  building  a house , if the  foundation is  weak the  building  will crumble   but if there is  a  strong  foundation the  building  will stand. So it is  with  the  students,  having  the prerequisite knowledge  will lessen the  stress  of the learning  process .
* Educators  can  help learners  remember  and  solve  problems by, using  real- life experiences and  stimulus  that  students  can  relate to. The use of  hands- on activities such as investigating and  experimenting   will also help students  to solve problems.
*The  acquisition of  knowledge  is  what  a person would  have  learnt  from  experiences ,researching and communicating with  other people.


Self  Activity: After  doing the  activity, I realized  I  couldn't  remember  the information because  it  was only for   a few  seconds  I got  to see the information.