HOS2220 Lecture 5: HSS2240 - Week 5
4 Jun 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
WEEK$5$
To$be$an$effective$learner…$
• Need$to$make$connections$with$the$new$topic$or$question$
• Need$to$have$interest$aroused$and$become$curious$
• Need$an$opportunity$to$ask$questions$based$on$what$wants$to$be$known$
• Need$to$find$a$reason$for$'finding$out'$-$a$purpose$and$a$focus$
• Need$to$think$about$how$to$find$answers$
• Need$to$encounter$new$information$in$many$forms$
• Need$to$talk,$listen,$view$and$read$$
• Need$to$hear$and$use$the$right$new$content$language$
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To$be$an$effective$teacher…$
• Provide$a$motivating$and$engaging$experience$to$stimulate$prior$knowledge$and$
arouse$curiousity$
o Surprise$bag,$questions$stations,$display$tables,$pictures,$books,$or$other$texts$
• Encourage$talk$around$the$topic;$ask$questions,$hold$discussions,$brainstorm$ideas$
• Direct$children$to$planning$and$getting$organised$-$chart$the$ideas$and$decisions$
• Provide$motivating/engaging$experiences$that$present$information$in$a$variety$of$ways$
• Support$children$in$accessing$information$sources$
• Encourage$talk$within$each$experience$
• Support$children$to$make$records$of$the$information$they$gather$
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