Unit 009 Assignment 1

Unit 009 Understanding inclusive learning and teaching in lifelong learning I tend to use a variety of different teaching strategies. Reece and Walker (2006:101) state that “the choice of teaching strategy is often related to your own individual style and what makes you feel most comfortable in doing. However, there are some overall rules that you may like to consider. The first is the type of objective that you want your students to achieve. The second is the number of students you have to teach”.
When considering this aspect, what I want my students to learn is not to pre-judge and make assumptions based on limited knowledge of other people. Often I limit the numbers of students undertaking the learning to a minimum of 15 to a maximum of 30.
The sessions are targeted to ages 11-18 so
Normally, we know little about the groups we teach before we arrive. From this point of view we ensure that we bring our own laptop and projector so the DVD can be played. The DVD also has subtitles to make the DVD accessible to any people with hearing difficulties.
The Icebreaker is often very physical and relies on people moving around the room, however, we also have other icebreaker routines that allow people to remain in their seats. The same goes for the workshop Q&A element; this is usually very interactive and physical as learners are expected to move around the room. However we are prepared with colour cards so learners can remain seated and hold up their cards with the corresponding colour to ‘agree’ or ‘disagree’.
It is important that all the learners feel that they can participate, whatever their learning style or level. As our workshops are based on young people having an opinion and there are no right/wrong answers so learners feel that what they say is