By the end of this module, the learner will be able to:

Competences 

a) Manage the knowledge acquired and reflected upon in ways that could be applied to classroom environments and make learning enjoyable, reachable, and accessible to all;

b) Support students in developing various cognitive and non-cognitive skills that are essential for learning to take place;

c) Foster an environment which encourages students to explore their inner worlds of talent and potential, and feel motivated enough to continue developing such potential;

d) Establish positive relationships with parents for the benefit of the students’ well-being and suggest opportunities to the school’s SMT to create project initiatives through the input and cooperation of parents, students and teachers;

e) Create opportunities for students and parents to come together in communities of learning, formally and non-formally, and share their knowledge and its applications to everyday life, reflections on life experiences, and insights gained for well-being. 

Knowledge

a) Outline main theories of learning that have great relevance and significant implications to pedagogy;

b) Demonstrate knowledge of pedagogies that transpire from different learning perspectives, their philosophy, and the skills and competences they are based upon;

c) Identify aspects and elements that comprise a conducive and diversified learning environment;

d) Provide detail on how the pedagogical tools related to the pedagogies discussed can bring about a high level of student engagement;

e) Outline how diversified learning environments can be created in ways that cater for the needs and realities and learning styles of diverse students;

f) Explain how the classroom is managed for an optimum learning environment.

g) Identify ways in which parents, teachers and students can collaborate in various educational initiatives

h) Explain how learning is mostly effective and deepened when mediated and reflected upon through communities of learning in and outside the classroom;

i) Outline strategies for the effective implementation of a trans-disciplinary approach to learning through collaborative spaces that promote reflection.

Skills

a) Create different case study scenarios, analyze them, and think of solutions that pave the way forward for students and groups with specific challenges;

b) Create opportunities and spaces for students in class and for parents during seminars and other events, to reflect on knowledge acquired and experiences lived through, to enhance their holistic well-being;

c) Design class materials and resources that make classroom management and student engagement possible;

d) Design activities that promote student knowledge construction in collaborative spaces;

e) Apply learning theories and classroom management styles and techniques to assess and come up with alternative solutions for various challenges in everyday classroom practice;

f) Demonstrate an understanding of how the implications of various learning theories can be concretized in trans-disciplinary pedagogies and educational initiatives;

g) Demonstrate how the knowledge and skills learnt throughout the module can be applied to different scenarios and classroom situations in response to specific challenges.