It was a little sad, although understandable, that we were split into two groups, my assigned tutor is Richard.
So this week started with another opportunity to try and remember names from last week - something I am usually hopeless at... and initially I didn't fail to meet my usual standards. Richard echoed the suggestion of an old friend of mine - keep using the names, even if it feels a bit odd, they will stick. So during this second week of activity that's what I did - apologies to anyone that thought I was acting peculiar, anyway my memory improved and highlighted to me the need for all tutors to know their student's names, it is good manners and the first step in coming to know anybody. As this evening progressed, knowing your students was certainly at the core of what we discussed and learnt.
We were introduced to the merits of GROUPINGS, knowing the pros and cons of each group type :
- Ability
- Mixed ability
- Self selected
- Random
Our first taste of a group assignment was to determine... GROUND RULES. I imagine the vast majority of human beings want to believe that they have contributed to any rules that they must adhere to, it's this belief that necessitates this whole process we undertook to select our class rules - discussion, refinement and vote on suggestions we all had a share in formulating. Simple but very effective. What I feel are the further " Merits of establishing Ground rules in class" can be read in my report.
Next came the carousel... Not quite as jolly as it might sound, although when the alternative is to sit on your own and wade through LEGISLATION, it's certainly an improvement to share the experience with a team mate... Trevor helped me out, he certainly knows his stuff, especially the Heath and Safety.
- Lifelong learning
- Safeguarding
- Health and Safety
- Equality act
- Every Child matters
A lot of information, but the Carousel approach worked a treat... Even now I can recall the fundamentals. This brings me back to a crucial teaching tool...
ALIGNMENT OF LEARNING
For me the Carousel approach was a great example of this process at work. The "Outcome" was for the class to explain the key elements of the legislation, the "activity" - Carousel - produced this outcome as was evident when we all discussed the various points towards the end of class.
Of course the real crunch will come when we hopefully embark upon our teaching careers. Still a good indicator will come on week 3 - Presentation time!
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