The teaching process design needs to encourage the acquisition of specific information, critical thinking, comparison, and contrast. Teachers determine the curriculum material, teaching styles and instructional techniques in the classroom. The other aspect of pedagogy is cognitive socialization, where instructors in early childhood promote play to help a young child move natal and school culture to the societal culture. Instructors require good pedagogical skills to create a challenging, engaging, open and rich environment that enable students to meet the targeted learning outcome as well as to remain interested and motivated. The Kindergarten Place value lesson video by Greg will be used to articulate the strengths, challenges and necessary solutions of specific aspects of the lesson. Bottom of For
In the place value classroom, two successful aspects include shared expectations and student engagement. The instructor elaborates the class objective at the beginning of the lesson, which is to learn counting using giant base ten blocks or place value method. Stating the expectation makes students aware of the material to be engaged and tested. Besides, clear expectations allow teachers and students to effectively manage time and move from one task to the other effectively, like in the maths lesson. Moreover, the expectations generate student engagement as everyone understands where they are going and why the place value matters. The instructor and the students in the place value class were invested in the learning process, which fosters high-level thinking skills which is evident from the numerous questions the children asked. The teacher used teaching aids (giant base ten blocks) which ensured concept clarity to the kindergarten children. The instructor used inclusive teaching and teaching aids which are creative teaching technique that captures students’ attention and causes them to focus. Despite having common expectations which lead to student engagement, the instructor experienced several challenges.
The challenges include excessive talks, while some did not raise their hand before they speak. Everyone needs to talk; the same applies to preschoolers in the classroom environment. The place value class was engaging and interactive. However, the instructor encountered students who easily speak out, thus interrupting the lesson. Apart from interruptive students, another challenge was excessive talks from students. The mathematics classroom involved noisy and active students. However, according to/// the combination of the two aspects creates a positive classroom culture which is fundamental to learning. Active and loud students show great attention with fast cognitive processing speed leading to better performance. Though the class involved loud and active students, some talked excessively.
One of the simple guidelines an instructor should enforce to prevent unnecessary interruption is raising of the hand to acquire permission before speaking this, creates a positive and significant work environment. Another guideline to enforce is the use of signs to curb excessive talks during a class session. Examples of cues among pupils include the peace or scissors sign which symbolizes focus, and a student who sees the sign gets back to work.
From the video, my greatest take away is the use of teaching aids, especially in a mathematics lesson. The aids help address factors such as logical steps, conceptual clarity, formulas, among others. Teaching aids are useful for kindergarten students because they ensure interaction Aids acts as formidable supplements to reinforce a skill or a concept. The method gives children more time to practice while presenting a different way to engage with materials, thus reaching the different learning types in a classroom. The learners interact with the content in a manner that they comprehend more effectively. Teaching aids make the environment engaging and interesting. Children being exposed to technology and digital devices at a young age make them lack patience for the lecture teaching style. The engagement creates a sense of excitement children desire.