Supporting Successful Learning in Secondary School
Week 1 theme: You and others Week 2: How people learn Week 3: The environment for learning Week 4: Communication, language and literacy Most FutureLearn courses run multiple times. Every run of a course has a set start date but you can join it and work through it after it starts. Find out more This course is ideal for teaching assistants in secondary schools. It will also be of interest to teachers returning to work, newly qualified teachers, unqualified staff, as well as providing a refresher for current teachers. Parents of children in schools may also find this course useful in helping them to support and encourage their children’s learning. This course focusses on teaching in secondary schools. If you work in a primary school, you may like to join Supporting Successful Learning in Primary Schools . You can use the hashtag #FLsecondarylearning to talk about this course on social media.
Topics Covered- An introduction to values, beliefs and attitudes.
- Understanding the unconscious bias
- Looking at your own biases and reflecting upon them
- Reflecting on your own values
- An introduction to how people learn
- Exploring a student’s view of their environment through their eyes, as well as hearing about their world views
- Looking at the expectations we have of students
- Building on what students know and what they should know
- An introduction to the learning environment and what it consists of
- Exploring misconceptions about managing a classroom and finding out what teaching is like in reality
- Understanding the psychology behind primary and secondary behaviours
- Introduction to aspects of communication within teaching
- Learners to take part in activities that include communicating and listening
- Exploring the importance of asking the right question
- Share examples of good practice
- How to plan effective questions for the classroom.
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Length | 4 weeks |
Effort | 3 hours per week |
Starts | Dec 13 (229 weeks ago) |
Cost | $59 |
From | University of Reading via FutureLearn |
Instructors | Helen Bilton, Yen Tu, James Irving, Simon F |
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Language | English |
Subjects | Education |
Tags | Teaching |
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Rating | Not enough ratings |
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Length | 4 weeks |
Effort | 3 hours per week |
Starts | Dec 13 (229 weeks ago) |
Cost | $59 |
From | University of Reading via FutureLearn |
Instructors | Helen Bilton, Yen Tu, James Irving, Simon F |
Download Videos | Only via web browser |
Language | English |
Subjects | Education |
Tags | Teaching |
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