Reflection Quotes

1. REAL A is for Active Learning Approaches • Reflection Quotes ‘I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.’ Old Chinese proverb! “Children do not just passively take in information from the world around them and learn it; rather, they actively transform it into something that is unique and personally meaningful. They use their experience as the context for building new meanings and skills onto what they have already learnt.” Levin 1996:74 in Dau,E Child’s Play 2001:7

2. REAL A is for Active Learning Approaches & L is for Language Development • ACTIVE LEARNING: • THEORY • APPROACHES • FRAMEWORKS

3. REAL A is for Active Learning Approaches & L is for Language Development Learning Theories Learning Approaches Frameworks that support Learning

4. Developmental stages – Five Views REAL A is for Active Learning Approaches & L is for Language Development Tim Burns, Our Children, Our Future, USA 1991

5. Modes – Learning Styles REAL A is for Active Learning Approaches & L is for Language Development A person's learning style is the consistentway in which a learner perceives, conceptualises, organises and recalls information. Each of us has a preferred way to learn.

6. REAL A is for Active Learning Approaches & L is for Language Development

7. REAL A is for Active Learning Approaches & L is for Language Development Theories of Intelligence Gardner's Multiple Intelligences Costa's Intelligent Behaviour Goleman's Emotional Intelligence Intelligence means the ability to learn.

8. REAL A is for Active Learning Approaches & L is for Language Development Examples of Approaches Higher Order Thinking Discovery Learning Inquiry Learning Steiner Project Based Emergent Curriculum Reggio Emilia Montessori Play BasedLearning

9. REAL A is for Active Learning Approaches & L is for Language Development Examples of Frameworks Multiple Intelligences DeBono’s Six Hats Tribes TLC Bloom’s Taxonomy Thinker’s Keys Habits of Mind Graphic Organisers

10. Application Analysis Use learned knowledge, rule or method in a different situation Explore understandings through integral parts Comprehension Synthesis Demonstrate understanding of information Put ideas together to create a new or unique product Knowledge Evaluation Recall of facts or information Use criteria to judge value of ideas andinformation Cognitive TaxonomyBenjamin Bloom REAL A is for Active Learning Approaches & L is for Language Development

11. REAL A is for Active Learning Approaches & L is for Language Development Processes, definitions, boundaries & conclusions Negative, flaws, faults Facts Blue Hat Managing The Thinking Setting The Focus Making Summaries Overviews  Conclusions Action Plans White Hat Information & Data Neutral & Objective Checked & Believed Facts Missing Information & Where To Source It Black Hat Why It May Not Work Cautions  Dangers Problems  Faults Logical Reasons Must Be Given DeBono'sThinking Hats FOCUS Feelings & Intuition Positive, optimism, constructive ideas Red Hat Feelings & Intuition Emotions Or Hunches “At This Point” No Reasons or Justification Keep It Short Yellow Hat Why It May Work Values & Benefits (Both Known & Potential) The Good In It • Green Hat • Creative Thinking • Possibilities  Alternatives • New Ideas  New Concepts Creative adaptation, “outside the box” Opportunities alternatives www.edwarddebono.com

12. REAL A is for Active Learning Approaches & L is for Language Development Thinkers • The keys are: • The Reverse • The What if • The Disadvantages • The Combination • The BAR • The Alphabet • The Variations • The Picture • The Prediction • The Different Uses • The Ridiculous • The Commonality • The Question • The Brainstorming • The Inventions • The Brick Wall • The Construction • The Forced Relationships • The Alternative • The Interpretation "We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning the answer itself." (Lloyd Alexander) Thinking is the Key! Keys

13. REAL A is for Active Learning Approaches & L is for Language Development Multiple Intelligences Multiple intelligences explains how we learn best. We can use it to focus on our strengths or build on our weaknesses. Logical-mathematical intelligence ("number/reasoning smart") • Spatial intelligence • ("picture smart") Musical intelligence ("music smart") Bodily-Kinesthetic intelligence ("body smart" – physical experience) Interpersonal intelligence ("people smart" – social experiences Naturalist intelligence ("nature smart") Intrapersonal intelligence ("self smart“) Linguistic intelligence ("word smart")

14. Think Pair Share REAL A is for Active Learning Approaches & L is for Language Development

15. REAL A is for Active Learning Approaches & L is for Language Development Exploring the Teacher’s Role through Teaching/Learning Model (A model of scaffolding) Proportion of responsibility for task completion All Teacher Instruction modelling, demonstration etc… Joint Guided Practice gradual release of responsibility All Student Practice & Application Pearson & Gallagher, 1983