the search for a blue giraffe
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The search for a blue giraffe. Building Strong Beginnings Forum University of Western Australia 22 March 2012. What brought me to teaching ? What have I learnt about teaching? How do I know that I am becoming a better teacher?. Homo economicus. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The search for a blue giraffe
Building Strong Beginnings Forum
University of Western Australia 22 March 2012
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What brought me to teaching?
What have I learnt about teaching?
How do I know that I am becoming a better teacher?
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Homo economicus
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“At 20 years of age the will reigns, at 30 the wit, at 40 the judgment.”
– Benjamin Franklin
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What have I learnt about teaching?
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Lesson 1 Teacher – Jem, age 6
“To be creative is to be human”
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Lesson 2Teacher – “Leo” Year 4 student “Scaffold, but don’t sanitise”
“When I was a baby I learnt maths by copying my mum. When I was at Kindy I learnt maths by playing with blocks. Now I learn maths from a book.”
– “Leo”, Year 4, Western Australian Primary School.
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“Scaffold, but don’t sanitise”
“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people together to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea”
– Antoine De Saint-Exupery “Le Petit Prince”
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Lesson 3Teacher – Albert Bandura
“Struggle, succeed, and build self-efficacy”
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Constructivism and mathematics…..
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How do I know I am becoming a better teacher?
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Measuring my progression as an educator
• 4 KPI’s of improvement:– 1. Pedagogical content knowledge:• Minimum 40 hours per year of professional
development in a content area.
– 2. Feedback through relationships based on professional trust and respect:
– 3. Student feedback:
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Measuring my progression as an educator
• 4 KPI’s of improvement
– 4. Personal reflection:• Friday night is reflection night!
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