Module 4 - Activity 4

This activity has help to reinforce the importance of setting assessment standards and guidelines.  These should be balanced and include a variety of approaches to cater for the different learning styles of our learners.  We should not only assess our learners but the teacher as well.  This is important if both the teacher and the student are to achieve their objectives and benefit from the lesson.

Module 1 - Activity 12

One role of any good educator is to encourage their learners to be critical thinkers and problem solvers.  Learners can only develop these skills if they are provided with opportunities to demonstrate these abilities.  Educators should include problem solving activities in their lessons if they are to develop these skills in their learners.  Once our learners are able to develop skills they would be able to transfer this ability in different areas.

Module 1 - Activity 11

Using contrast lessons aid to spark discussions and get the learners interested and participating in the lesson. It stimulate the learner and encourage them to ask questions.  This  type of lesson needs to be carefully planned and managed by the teacher.  After conducting this lesson  I believe that we should encourage teachers to use this type of lesson to help to promote discussions in their classes.

Module 1 - Activity 10

Discussions are goods ways for our students to demonstrate and express what they know about a particular topic.  It also helps them to learn from their peers.  However for a discussion to be beneficial to all parties, each individual should be able to express their views and ideas but must also listen to the views and ideas of others.  As the teacher our responsibility is to ensure that all our students participate in the discussion and guide and control the discussion.

Module 1 - Activity 9

It is important as educators to ensure that the questions we ask in our classes encourages our learners to think.  As educators we should also understand why we ask questions and how to ask questions to get the information that we want from our learners.  We should also ensure to incorporate different types of questions in our lessons.