We were introduced to
the word SOLE, a project that focuses on how children are able to learn while
gaining curiosity, and thereby learning some more. How technology can be used
in the classroom as the children search for answers by them self, and then learn
when informing the rest of the class of what they have found out. As a teacher
we have to let go of control, and let the children learn on their own, because
children are naturally curious. I would
say there are some good point in this, but not sure this would work generally,
as we in the Danish school system are struggling with children who’s been
diagnosed and thereby having trouble working on their own.
Then we were talking
about the Dunn and Dunn model, which is about that we all learn differently, that
some are learning best in the physiology element, by listening, others are
learning best my touching, which is under the emotional element. We are all
different and somehow we have to accommodate each student, how they learn best. So
to compare this with SOLE project, this will not be possible as some children
do not have the self-organization element.
And thereby we were
introduced to Howard Gardner and the 7 intelligences. Gardner talks about
giving the children space to be who they are, and not squander the students creativity and their desire to learn in the way
that is possible for them to learn best. Creativity is a lot of things, it is
not only about that one is creative when one is able to draw or sing. As
teachers we do not only have to focus on when something is wrong, we should
also see what comes out of what the students are saying, as it is not only the
right answer that is important. This is about grabbing the situation, which
Kramsch is also talking about. This is about how we meet the needs of the
students who are different.
Give the children room
to be what they are even though they do not fit into the element. We have to
find out as teachers what their learning style is and not only state them as
unintelligent people.
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