II. MANAGING THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
PACES
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TEACHING AND LEARNING
COMPONENT
II.B LEARNING ROUTINES |
| Learning routines are
organizational activities which are necessary for efficient and
effective teaching and learning. These routines include procedural
directions necessary to implement teaching and learning activities.
Effective teachers maximize learning time by efficiently attending to
learning routines. All learning routines are organizational
activities. However, not all organizational activities are learning
routines. |
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Sample
Professional Growth Activity 1 |
| Comprehension |
- Review Teaching and Learning Component
II.B in the PACES Teaching and
Learning Professional Growth Manual and this Teacher
Guide to PACES.
- Observe several experienced colleagues
in order to identify effective directions for learning routines,
managing of availability of learning materials, and managing
routines for learning tasks.
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| Practical Application |
- Develop a one-day lesson plan
incorporating some of the skills learned.
- Implement the plan.
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| Assessment |
- Discuss the results of the plan
implementation with your Colleague Teachers.
- Write a summative report of the
experience.
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Sample Professional
Growth Activity 2 |
| Comprehension |
- Review Teaching and Learning Component
II.B in the PACES Teaching and
Learning Professional Growth Manual and this Teacher
Guide to PACES.
- In collaboration with your department
or grade level chairperson, review your written plan for an upcoming
lesson, and take notes regarding securing learners' attention,
delivering instructions, arranging resources for learning, and
managing learning routines.
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| Practical Application |
- Make agreed-upon modifications in plan
and/or arrangement of resources and implement the selected plan.
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| Assessment |
- Share results of implementation with
department or grade level chairperson for additional feedback.
- Throughout this process, engage in
written self-assessment/reflection.
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