Introduction to Teaching and

Professor
John MacBeath
Learning
Commonwealth Education Trust

Foundations of Teaching and

Learning
Course 1: Introduction
Week 1: Being a teacher
Lecture 1.1: About this course

Foundations of Teaching and

Learning
Storing
information
outside the
body

The aim of teaching

The aim of teaching is not to produce learning
but to produce the conditions for learning, this is
the focal point, the quality of learning.
Loris Malaguzzi Locchio se salta il muro: Narrativa del
possibile
[When the eye jumps over

the wall: Narratives of the possible]

Eight units

Domain I: Professional Knowledge and Understanding

Course 2: Being a Teacher
Course 3: Learners and Learning
Course 4: Curriculum

Domain II: Professional Practice

Course 5: Planning for Teaching and Learning
Course 6: Introduction to Student Assessment

Domain III: Professional Values, Relationships and Engagement

Course 7: Being a Professional
Course 8: Developing Relationships

Four weeks
Introduction to Teaching for Learning
1. Being a teacher: an ambassador to the kingdom of
the child
2. Thinking about learning
3. How good is my classroom?
4. Continuing to learn in a changing world

Foundations of Teaching and

Learning
Four
Lectures
(usually
about 10
minutes
each)

Foundations of Teaching and

Learning
A Think-piece
Reflection
Review
Activity

Foundations of Teaching and

Learning
I used to think

Now I think

Foundations of Teaching and

Learning

Video

Foundations of Teaching and

Learning
Reading
with
enjoyment

Foundations of Teaching and

Learning

Discussion
forums

Foundations of Teaching and

Learning
Practical activities
Observation
Questioning
Skills
Student initiatives

Foundations of Teaching and

Learning

A record of your interests and

achievement

Foundations of Teaching and

Learning

Essay

Foundations of Teaching and

Learning
Quiz

Foundations of Teaching and

Learning
How much time?

Foundations of Teaching and

Learning
Course 1: Introduction
Week 1: Being a teacher
Lecture 1.1: About this course

Foundations of Teaching and

Learning
Copyright Notice
Week 1, Lecture 1
Slides

Commonwealth Education Trust. All Rights Reserved.

1, 2, 7, 11,
12, 13,18

Images: schoolsonline.britishcouncil.org

Image:
http://www.americanthinker.com/2010/01/american_thinkers_first_six_ye_1.html

3, 10, 14, 15,

16, 17

Illustrations: Microsoft Clipart

Welcome
Let the
Learning
Begin