Session 17

• Mathematics
• Further Education (Key Stage 5)

Element 2 - Supporting Education 

Session 17

T - level in Education and Early Years

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Question & Answer

Lets reflect on how this morning went?

Lets spend time identifying strengths and weaknesses. 

Learning objectives 

By the end of the session, all learners will be able to: 

1. Explain Paolo Frere's pedagogy of the oppressed.
2. Explore and understand Carl Rogers Freedom to learn theory. 
3. Explain why feedback is essential for young people and children.
4. Understand the importance of meta cognition and its influence on understanding and awareness. 

How much can you recall?

What can you remember about Malaguzzi and Reggio Emilia?

Paulo Frere's pedagogy of the oppressed.

Pedagogy of the oppressed is a book written by Paulo Frere, he stated how children and young people are in education to 'bank' knowledge.

He believed learning created passive learners. 

Passive learners are those who absorb information and knowledge with out any typically engagement from their experiences 

Passive learning is a method of learning through instruction and students receive no feedback or support.

It is the opposite to active learning.

Paulo Frere's pedagogy of the oppressed.

Frere proposed the opposite he called it a 'problem posing' approach also known an the banking model. 

The intention was to focus on creating active learners and removing this one way flow of knowledge, he recognised learning needs to be through constructive dialogue between teacher and students. 

Characteristic of this approach

Teacher-Student Relationship: Teachers approach students as fellow learners and partners in dialogue. This creates an atmosphere of hope, love, humility, and trust.

Relevance to Students’ Experiences: Problem-posing uses topics and problems relevant to students’ lives. This encourages critical awareness and challenges students to take action.

In Early Years we use problem posing all the times, this is active learning, where children and discovering their own learning. 

Practitioners facilitate provide activities. 

Carl Rogers Freedom to learn theory. 

Freedom to learn is a book created in 1969, Carl Rogers outlined the importance of meaningful learning for children and young people.

This is often referred to as 'experiential learning' where the needs and wants are based around the individual learners.

He claimed children need to be able to recognise the 'real self' & 'ideal self'. He believed this could be achieved through self - actualization (links to Maslow). 

The role of the practitioner is facilitate learning, encouraging children and young people to develop their own sense of curiosity.

A STUDENT CENTERED APPROACH that has adopted humanistic principles. 

Lets discuss how?

Have a little read.

The importance of feedback in Early Years

https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-evidence/teaching-learning-toolkit/feedback#:~:text=Feedback%20may%20have%20a%20positive%20impact%20through%20supporting,improvement%20or%20through%20increasing%20pupils%E2%80%99%20motivation%20to%20improve. 

Click on the link and summarise in your books why feedback is important?

The importance of feedback in Early Years

Verbally saying 'well done' to children  is not always meaningful, this does not always help them progress. 

Feedback is essential for children and young people, they need further extensions to consider how they can extend what they already know.

Timely

Relevant to learning 

Clear and detailed

On going 

Clear actions need to be identified.

What is meta-cognition (Cognitive)

Meta - cognition is a broad term that categories the way we can improve our own strategies to enhance concentration and learning. 

Within understanding our own metacognition, we need to establish our best way of learning, this is the only way our memory will evolve. 

Metacognition is a word used to summarise our own way of thinking and understanding. 

when supporting young children it is important to ask questions such as:

" What are you happy with? Where else can you be supported?" 

These are thinking and problem based questions about their own way of learning. 

Learning by doind is essential for meta cognition development, this is how our cognitive abilities evolve and how our memory and abilities progress. 

It is also important to encourage children and young people to identify barriers to their learning. 

Case study analysis review

Step 1 - analyse the case study 

Step 2 - Refer to your notes and text book 

Step 3 - Answer the questions 

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