Ray Boyd, Neil MacNeill, Greg Sullivan
This week in
Curriculum Leadership three school leaders describe the Relational pedagogy approach to teaching and learning. Relational pedagogy is built on three practices.
Reflective behaviours empower students to control their learning environment and take responsibility for their learning.
Class meetings teach the principles of democracy and co-existence and help students learn interpersonal skills.
Student-centred learning encourages a dynamic relationship between the student and the teacher where both can take on teaching and learning roles at different times.
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John Marshall
Children cannot truly grasp mathematical formulas and processes until they have built up their knowledge of underlying concepts –
Phi Delta Kappan.
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Robert Balfanz, Douglas J Mac Iver, Vaughan Byrnes
A reform program in the USA has addressed some of the key obstacles to improving student outcomes in high poverty settings –
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education.
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