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PoLT Online Professional Learning Resource – Principle 1

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Vignettes: Early Years

 

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Level 1 Interpersonal Development - Our class

Focus Principle 1 Component

1.1 The teacher builds positive relationships through knowing and valuing each student.

 

Links to other Principles/Components

3. Students’ needs, backgrounds, perspectives and interests are reflected in the learning program.

 

Physical, personal and social learning

Interpersonal Development

  • Building social relationships

 

Topic

Read the vignette  - Our Class

 

Further examples from 'Project for Enhancing Effective Learning' (PEEL) vignettes

Since 1985, teachers in the 'Project for Enhancing Effective Learning' have been researching ways of stimulating and supporting learning that is more informed, purposeful, intellectually active and independent.

The following vignette, selected from the PEEL in Practice: 1300 ideas for quality teaching database, is provided as a further example of Principle 1 in action.

Details of PEEL and its publication are available at PEEL (http://www.peelweb.org).

 

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Level 3 Mathematics - The Timelessness of Mingle, Match and Mate

Focus Principle 1 Component

1.4 Ensures each student experiences success through structured support, the valuing of effort and recognition of their work.

 

Links to other Principles/Components

2. The learning environment promotes independence, interdependence and self motivation.

3. Students needs, backgrounds, perspectives and interests are reflected in the learning program.

5. Assessment practices are an integral part of learning and teaching.

 

Discipline-based learning

Mathematics

  • Number

 

Interdisciplinary learning

Thinking Processes

  • Reasoning, processing and inquiry

 

Topic

Read the vignette - The Timelessness of Mingle, Match and Mate (PDF - 45Kb)