What's "IN" for pedagogy.

“Widen the space of your tent, extend the curtains of your home, do not hold back! Lengthen your ropes, make your tent-pegs firm.” Isaiah 54:2


Being purposeful as a teacher:
- A learning space is a space where teachers act with intention - for students to be learning. It is a space where learners and teachers are conscious that learning is taking place.
- Teacher questioning stimulates thought and assists insight for students.
- Engaging activities are likely to actually be so when the activities capture interest and are within the learner's zone of proximal development.
- Teachers who expect students to learn well will deliberately engage the students in instructional and relational activities to enhance student knowledge, skills and experiences.
- Teachers create a schematic plan to introduce new content and sequence the learning in such a manner that the learner has ownership of the learning.
- Feedback is when you know when and how to give it! Regularly pose the question: "What if?" And deliver non-judgemental statements in a positive sense to encourage and give courage, e.g. say: "I like the way you had a good go at that. It didn't come out too well, before you move on what did you learn? How do you feel? What's the next thing you are going to do? Your definitely moving in the right direction."
- When teaching, there has to be preparation, however, the needs of the learner has to be taken into account and these regularly change. Lessons can be over-structured: be prepared with a structure and be flexible when it comes to playing it out. Learning is the purpose.