Approaches+and+philosophy+ideas

6 February - Habits of mind. I am going to try and align habits of mind each week to explicitly teach and then relate to the KC's in which we are doing - for each one we learn about we will put them on the wall and refer to them, if a person is noted as demonstrating and habit then they will recieve a special prize. This hopefully will encourage children to consider different approaches to thinking and relates well to the values and beliefs philosphoical approach I like to impart or encourage in children that I teach. ﻿This relates to RTC 7 both i and ii as it will encourage children to consider the learning environment as a place for sharing and respecting others perspectives. It also relates to RTC 8 (iii) 9 (ii) as it is inclusive for all children and encourages children to take responsibility for thier own learning and behaviour.

16th December I found this great website which I found from a link on at Gifted and Talented (GAT) information website. It is inline with my own philosophy and pedagogy as I like to help children to consider different perspectives. The link below is a PDF which I haven't yet read but will endeavour to soon and then reflect on how I can put this into practice, then reflect further in 2012 on how it has informed my pedagogical decisions. [|Philosophy teaching] //A lot of these ideas are the same as reading and writing modelling, inferencing, searching and looking for information and relating it too what we knw, what we need to find out and where to find information.//

19th December Notes to remember for your own children and the children you teach a workshop by Ian Grant. //Six Life Messages// 1 - I believe in you. 2 - I know you can handle this. 3 - I trust you. 4 - You are cared for. 5 - You are listened to. 6 - You are very important.

//Smart Risks// What is the best thing What is the worst thing __If I do!__ What is the best thing What is the worst thing __If I don't!__ I will aim to communicate these to the children at the beginning of the year and will use these as moto's to refer too for the year.