Principles of Learning

(Session 8)
Objectives:

1. explain the meaning of learning

2. discuss the principles of learning
3. identify the different laws of learning and its
significance to the learning process
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Principles of Learning
1. Learning is a process of actively constructing knowledge. Therefore,
teachers and administrators have a responsibility to
create environments and plan experiences that foster inquiry,
questioning, predicting, exploring, collecting, educational play, and
communicating
• engage learners in experiences that encourage their personal
construction of knowledge, for example, hands-on, minds-on science
and math; drama; creative movement; artistic representation;
writing and talking to learn
• provide learners with experiences that actively involve them and are
personally meaningful
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2. Students construct knowledge and make it meaningful in terms of their prior
knowledge and experiences. Therefore, teachers and administrators have a
responsibility to
find out what students already know and can do
create learning environments and plan experiences that build on
learners’ prior knowledge
ensure that learners are able to see themselves reflected in the learning materials used
in the school
recognize, value, and use the great diversity of experiences and information students
bring to school
•provide learning opportunities that respect and support students’ racial, cultural, and
social identity
•ensure that students are invited or challenged to build on prior knowledge, integrating
new understandings with existing understandings
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3.Learning is enhanced when it takes place in a social and collaborative environment.

Therefore, teachers and administrators have a responsibility to

ensure that talk, group work, and collaborative ventures are central
to class activities • see that learners have frequent opportunities to learn from and with
others
structure opportunities for learners to engage in diverse social interactions with
peers and adults
help students to see themselves as members of a community of learners
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4.Students need to continue to view learning as an integrated whole. Therefore,

teachers and administrators have a responsibility to

plan opportunities to help students make connections across the curriculum and
with the world outside and structure activities that require students to reflect on those
connections
invite students to apply strategies from across the curriculum to solve problems in
real situations
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5.Learners must see themselves as capable and successful. Therefore, teachers and
administrators have a responsibility to
provide activities, resources, and challenges that are developmentally appropriate
to the learner
communicate high expectations for achievement to all students • encourage risk
taking in learning
ensure that all students experience genuine success on a regular basis • value
experimentation and treat approximation as signs of growth
provide frequent opportunities for students to reflect on and describe what they
know and can do
provide learning experiences and resources that reflect the diversity of the local
and global community • provide learning opportunities that develop self-esteem
Principles of Learning
6.Learners have different ways of knowing and representing knowledge. Therefore,
teachers and administrators have a responsibility to

recognize each learner’s preferred ways of constructing meaning and provide

opportunities for exploring alternative ways
plan a wide variety of open-ended experiences and assessment strategies
recognize, acknowledge, and build on students’ diverse ways of knowing and
representing their knowledge
structure frequent opportunities for students to use various art forms— music,
drama, visual arts, dance, movement, crafts—as a means of exploring, formulating, and
expressing ideas
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7.Reflection is an integral part of learning. Therefore, teachers and administrators have a
responsibility to

 challenge their beliefs and practices based on continuous reflection

 reflect on their own learning processes and experiences
 encourage students to reflect on their learning processes and experiences
 encourage students to acknowledge and articulate their learnings
 help students use their reflections to understand themselves as learners, make
connections with other learnings, and proceed with learning
 The Seven Laws of Learning: Why Great Leaders Are Also Great
Teachers
(Godfrey, 2014)

"Leaders don’t change lives. Teachers do.“

"A key element of being a great leader and teacher lies

in the ability to see reality clearly."
The Seven Laws of Learning (Godfrey, 2014)
Laws of Belief:
These laws require changes in your belief system.
Law 1: We were all born to learn.
Law 2: You never know when learning will occur.

Laws of Behavior:
These laws focus on making connections.
Law 3: We learn by connecting. Law 4: We all learn differently.
Law 5: Connections come through storytelling.
Law 6: Learning is Both an emotional and an Intellectual Experience.
Law 7: Learning can change lives.
The Seven Laws of Learning (Godfrey, 2014)

Law 1: We were all born to learn.

Every leader, parent, coach, and
school, teacher has an important role in
helping to make this natural process
conscious. We must keep natural
process
the alive in our own lives as we leave
formal education behind, especially if we
find ourselves in leadership and other
roles that require us to be good
teachers."
The Seven Laws of Learning (Godfrey, 2014)

Law 2: You never know when learning will

occur.
"Confucius, then, was to teach by
connecting us with the universe around us
and revealing what the universe tells us
about ourselves, our natures, and our
relationships. Most important, he showed us
how to take those two kinds of knowledge -
of nature and of self - and find ways to live
better, to become what he called "the
superior man." "
The Seven Laws of Learning (Godfrey, 2014)

Law 3: We learn by connecting.

Great teachers must do two things in

this regard: 1. Be sincerely interested
in those you teach and lead. 2. Show
that interest in the way you teach.
The Seven Laws of Learning (Godfrey, 2014)

Law 4: We all learn differently.

The VARK acronym for an educational
approach built around the truth that each of
us has preferred ways of learning.

V = Visual - learning by seeing.

A = Auditory - learning by listening
R = Reading Based - learning by
reading words
K = Kinesthetic - learning by physically doing
something.
The Seven Laws of Learning (Godfrey, 2014)

A good teacher might ask:

•What do I want them to see?

•What do I want them to hear?
•What do I want them to read?
•What do I want them to experience?
The Seven Laws of Learning (Godfrey, 2014)

"Another thing I have found through a lifetime of observation: until we

understand the power of learning styles, we will often project our own learning
style onto everything we try to teach, communicate, and learn.“

Visual learners might assume everyone loves visual tools such as power-point or
have communications have on images but that like description or details.

Auditory Learnings might love meetings, discussions or anything that involves

talking or listening.
The Seven Laws of Learning (Godfrey, 2014)

Reading-Based learnings may love to communicate through text, and share

emails, documents or anything that requires reading.

Kinesthetic Learners, usually use a lot of body language to communicate, and

love exercises that involve doing something and engaging with others. They
promote a lot of activities and use physical sense are a primary tool.

Learn how to communicate and support different learning styles.

The Seven Laws of Learning (Godfrey, 2014)

Law 5: Connections come through

storytelling.

"A short, online review of the history of

anthropology of storytelling yields one
dominant theme: storytelling is foundational
to the human experience regardless of the
time frame, the culture, or the context. We
are born to tell and listen to stories as a way
to understand and to learn."
The Seven Laws of Learning (Godfrey, 2014)

Law 6: Learning is Both an emotional and an

Intellectual Experience.

"Remember that emotion is the door to

personal engagement."
"Don't forget that the goal of teaching is "to
light the fire, not to fill the bucket.""
Accept the discomfort that can come with
emotional exchanges as a given. You must learn
to lead your team as an example of the
appropriate use of emotion -to motivate and
not to manipulate or embarrass.
The Seven Laws of Learning (Godfrey, 2014)

Law 7: Learning can change lives.

"This desire to know or believe makes up the

first component of imprinting. Desire does not
require wholesale and complete acceptance of
the new or proposed belief or idea. Rather, it
requires that you accept and plant the seed-that
you desire to believe enough to start the
experiment."
References:

https://www.academia.edu/36308785/PRINCIPLES_AND_STRATEGIES_OF_TEACH
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https://juvoni.com/book/the-seven-laws-of-learning