Learning to Learn - Teacher Manual Introduction
The Learning to Learn programme is aimed at embedding a culture of learning and study at Junior Cycle. One of the key objectives of the Junior Cycle is to place the student at the centre of the teaching and learning. Students today are facing the challenge of ongoing changes in the nature of knowledge and the need for the requisite skills to process this increasing amount of information. This programme will assist students in knowing themselves better as learners, being more organised and confident along with having a proven study system and learning approach which will reduce their stress levels and add to their sense of well-being.
The Learning to Learn programme is aimed at embedding a culture of
learning and study at Junior Cycle. One of the key objectives of the Junior Cycle is to place the student at the centre of the teaching and learning. Students today are facing the challenge of ongoing changes in the nature of knowledge and the need for the requisite skills to process this increasing amount of information.
This programme will assist students in knowing themselves better as learners,
being more organised and confident along with having a proven study system
and learning approach which will reduce their stress levels and add to their
sense of well-being.
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GROUP OF 3<br />
Student 1<br />
Student 3 Student 2<br />
GROUP OF 4<br />
Student 1<br />
Student 4 Student 2<br />
Student 3<br />
WOEDIL – what on Earth did I learn..<br />
This is a group reflective process that allows students <strong>to</strong> verbalise what<br />
they have learned along with being a cooperative process providing<br />
opportunities for students <strong>to</strong> learn from others. <strong>Teacher</strong>s may use this<br />
process as a verbal assessment of individual or whole class learning.<br />
This activity is best used at the end of a learning activity. Students take<br />
turns <strong>to</strong> share what they learned by beginning with “What on Earth did I<br />
learn <strong>to</strong>day is……….” If a student does not wish <strong>to</strong> contribute, they can pass.<br />
Student responses can be recorded on a retrieval chart by the teacher<br />
and displayed for future reference or <strong>to</strong> create a concept map. Maybe<br />
students can be encouraged after time <strong>to</strong> record and present all the<br />
responses from the students themselves.<br />
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