Foundations of Teaching for Learning

Relationships are critical to everything we do. They impact on our learning and how we see the curriculum and its assessment. This week we will look in detail at what relationships are and how they are formed.

This week we are going to focus on establishing relationships with students. We will start by considering the connections between how and what we think and how we behave.

This week we will focus on the concept of school improvement and effectiveness. There are several important factors that contribute to the success of a school.

This week we will consider the importance of establishing good relationships with the parents of your students. We will focus on why we need to involve parents in the education of their children.

This week we consider the importance of looking beyond the school and establishing relationship with the outside community.

This week you are going to have the opportunity to think about the issue of diversity in the classroom. Diversity can include gender, socio-economic background, motivation to learn, and many other factors.