During my teaching degree I remember hearing the terms project-based learning, inquiry- based learning and constructivist approach to learning and talking about Bloom's taxonomy as a quality teaching tool to help students become active learners. Now I am again reading very similar information in my MedTL and reflecting particularly on one reading which asked me to think about my previous experiences with project-based learning.
Upon reflecting I realise that I have rarely been given the opportunity to experiment with this teaching style. My 10 years of teaching has involved casual day to day work or temporary work as a support teacher in ESL or reading & literacy. Due to only having my students for 1/2 hr a week the positive effects of a project-based teaching style can not reach its full potential.
Having said this I do believe I use open ended question to enable some kind of thought process to occur in my students and I always encourage my students to ask questions and to think about what they can already tell me about a topic. We then research in various ways to find an answer.
I am looking forward to being able to challenge myself and my students in coming years with the opportunity of full time work on a class or indeed in a library.
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