Emma Rayner

Annotations Motivation and Recognition

Description

Through the use of the ‘Class Dojo’ app I am able to motivate and recognise students’ efforts and achievements. Points can be awarded or removed depending on the student’s behaviour and efforts in the classroom. The three students with the highest amount of points at the end of the week received a small prize. The app was often shown on the television screen so that students could see the current point tally to see if they needed to improve their efforts or behaviour. The images shown are of the points tally and of awarding or removing a point from a student.

 

VIT Standard

• 3.5 Use effective classroom communication,  use effective verbal and non-verbal communication strategies to support student understanding, participation, engagement and achievement

• 4.1 Support student participation, Establish and implement inclusive and positive interactions to engage and support all students in classroom activities

• 4.3 Manage challenging behaviour, manage challenging behaviour by establishing and negotiating clear expectations with students and address discipline issues promptly, fairly and respectfully.

• 4.5 Use ICT safely, responsibly and ethically, Incorporate strategies to promote the safe, responsible and ethical use of ICT in learning and teaching

 

AusVELS

Personal Learning

• learning to cope with an educational environment; becoming resilient in the face of day-to-day challenges

• developing self-efficacy skills that give them the attitude and confidence to persist in the learning process

• developing the motivation and attitudes to continue seeking support.

 

PoLT

• 1.3 uses strategies that promote students' self-confidence and willingness to take risks with their learning

• 4.3 manage challenging behaviour

• 6.3 uses technologies in ways that reflect professional and community practices.

 

Personal Philosophy

I believe it is important for students to be motivated to learn and one way I do this is by recognising their efforts and achievements. By recognising students’ achievements students are motivated to persist with their learning.

 

Other Theory

According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs individuals in the self-esteem tier are motivated to achieve and receive recognition (Maslow, 1943). “In the classroom context, the concept of student motivation is used to explain the degree to which students invest attention and effort in various pursuits… student motivation is reflected in the motives and goals they strive to achieve.” (Wentzel & Brophy, 2014, p.3)

Annotations - Taking Responsibility of Learning

Description

Through the ‘Class Dojo’ app students are encouraged to take responsibility of their learning. Students are recognised for things such as being on task, participating, persistence, working hard, working as a team and helping others. Students can also be told that the need to work on things such as respect, being on task, talking out of turn, not completing homework and being prepared to learn.

 

VIT Standard

• 3.5 Use effective classroom communication,  use effective verbal and non-verbal communication strategies to support student understanding, participation, engagement and achievement

• 4.1 Support student participation, Establish and implement inclusive and positive interactions to engage and support all students in classroom activities

• 4.3 Manage challenging behaviour; manage challenging behaviour by establishing and negotiating clear expectations with students and address discipline issues promptly, fairly and respectfully.

• 4.5 Use ICT safely, responsibly and ethically, Incorporate strategies to promote the safe, responsible and ethical use of ICT in learning and teaching

 

AusVELS

Personal Learning

• learning to cope with an educational environment; becoming resilient in the face of day-to-day challenges

• developing self-efficacy skills that give them the attitude and confidence to persist in the learning process

• developing the motivation and attitudes to continue seeking support.

 

PoLT

• 1.3 uses strategies that promote students' self-confidence and willingness to take risks with their learning

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

• 2.1 encourages and supports students to take responsibility for their learning

• 6.3 uses technologies in ways that reflect professional and community practices.

 

Personal Philosophy

Learning is a lifelong journey and it is one of the responsibilities of the teacher to encourage students to become responsible for their own learning. I do this by developing portfolios, setting goals with students and encouraging them to reach their goals.

 

Other Theory

When students take responsibility of their own learning it can result in an increase in higher-order and critical thinking skills(Bloom et al, 2000), problem solving strategies and self evaluation of learning (Bujan, 1996)