TP Task 2 – Active Learning Environments A blog is required for this task.

Planning activities that allow students to clarify, question, apply, and consolidate
new knowledge.
What is an active learning environment? What are its benefits? How does it link to
the inquiry cycle?
Active learning is, when students are engaged with the material, participate in the class,
and collaborate with each other. It can benefit the students by engaging the students
with the material. Moreover, students learn more when they participate in the process
of learning, whether it’s through discussion, practice, review, or application. This can
be called: Students centered learning which can enhance their thinking and knowledge.
The inquiry cycle will develop their skills by teaching them thinking, finding and
applying what did they learn which will improves the independent learning for the
students.

("Promoting Active Learning | Teaching Commons", 2018)

Reference Promoting Active Learning | Teaching Commons. (2018). Retrieved from

https://teachingcommons.stanford.edu/resources/learning-
resources/promoting-active-learning

Choose 3 lessons to observe to answer the following questions:

What was the activity?
Craft: Letter “P” creating
parrot.
What was the prior What was the impact of the
learning to this activity i.e. no. of ss
lesson? engaged?
Words start with They were engaged and
letter “Pp” from interested to design and
their mind. create their parrot by using
feathers and colors.
 Which activity engaged most students? Why do you think this happened?
The craft activity, they enjoyed it because they mostly like to draw, color and design
things by using different resources.

Record and reflect on the safety components of at least 3 lessons taught while on
TP.:
- Being carful while using scissors “Use
What safety issues were taken into the safety scissors”.
consideration? - Do not run inside the class while
working to avoid and accidents.
Were the students made aware of them? Yes, they were carful carrying the scissors
How? to not hurt each other.

Did any safety issues arise in the lesson No, they already know they safety
that were not planned for? instructions.

Is there signage in the classroom No, but the teacher reminds them about
regarding safety? the instructions.
In the science lesson (Think and design lesson), they used scissors to cut the papers and

create the airplane. MST gave them instructions for holding and using the scissors such as;

don’t run while you are holding the scissors, be careful while you are cutting. They use the

safety scissors that have a cover to avoid any accident. In addition, In the English lesson

“Letter Pp”, they used small beads to design the letter and MST told them to be careful and

do not swallow the beads because it danger.