Indicator

I.D.3

Resources for learning enable the development of thinking abilities among learners.

Definition(s) and/or Explanation(s)

Resources for learning may be:

• Aids are the things planned for use by the teacher in methods and procedures to enhance learning.

and/or

• Materials are the things planned by the teacher for use by learners in learning tasks to enhance learning.

Resources for learning include human resources. Resources for learning should provide opportunities for learners to extend cognitive processes beyond simply receiving information and facts.

The enabling of learner thinking is enhanced by planning for and using aids and materials that require learners to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate information, develop critical questions, think creatively, and apply what has been learned to other contexts.

Classroom Examples

Elementary

In a first-grade unit on the story Stone Soup, the PLAN includes the use of: books, ingredients and cooking utensils as props, and a story map handout learners would use to log the sequence of ingredients. Learners would then use blank story maps and props to create new soups.

Secondary

In a seventh-grade unit on mythology, the PLAN include the use by learners of books, posters, maps, time lines, and a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the myths, legends, values, and beliefs of three different cultures.