Script

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 * Laura: **Good morning and welcome to ‘Mornings with Laura’. Joining me today will be co-host, Leigh Gear. Today our segment will be focusing on ‘Education exposed’. Lately in the headlines we have been seeing a lot of criticism about Queensland’s education system and the role of teach managers, the 21st century teachers. This headline reflects the challenges that 21st century graduates are facing and the persistent call for lifelong learning.


 * Leigh: ** Laura, 21st century education has seen the rise in many diverse pedagogical approaches, in your opinion, do you believe pedagogy is helpful for individual learners, and will it aid them in seeking the best possible outcome?


 * Laura: **During my time researching for this segment I found that there are many benefits from pedagogy approaches. Firstly I’d like to point out that each and every learning manager has experienced different methods when they were students, therefore their teaching methods as a professional reflect those experiences. This enables each teacher to form their own unique ways of teaching. However, I also need to acknowledge that these teaching techniques may not benefit each and every student and ensure a positive learning out come for each individual.


 * Leigh: ** Could you give us an example of what you mean by different experiences?


 * Laura: ** Well, during my own education I had a male teacher who had previously been in the army, in a way he saw us as his troops or his soldiers, his experiences in the arm were noticeable through his teaching methods, and even in the way he addressed the class. However, if I were to step into a class room my teaching methods would be significantly different. I would be more likely to see the students as an audience, based on my talk show career.


 * Leigh: **Yes I see what you mean. Educators bring other influences with them as well as what they are formally taught. What other factors may influence teaching experiences in the 21st century?


 * Laura: ** In the 21st century a teacher’s methods and experiences are also shaped by the criteria and the curriculum. They need to be able to determine and differentiate between knowing and teaching the curriculum but still catering to different learner's needs. Smith and Lynch, state that the Learning Management program was developed to counter what we believe are significant voids in the understanding of pedagogy and pedagogical practice in schools and in teacher education. From what I can see the program has achieved this.


 * Leigh: **<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;"> Just for the sake of the audiences understanding can you explain what pedagogy is please?


 * <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;">Laura: **<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;">Pedagogy is the framework in which teachers can decide and develop strategies in relation to what they teach it also allows teachers to reflect critically on their own work. (The State of Queensland (Department of Education) 2002). So insight of all this, yes the different pedagogical approaches will be helpful for individual learners, as educators, can change their approach depending on students needs.


 * <span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;">Leigh: **<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;">To explore the development of 21st century teachers and their committment to lifelong learning....... please welcome today’s guests: Professor Rachelle Taylor Head of department for Education Queensland, and Graduate learning management student Sarah Sehmish from Central Queensland University, welcome to you both.


 * <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;">Laura: **<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;"> welcome to the show Rachelle, can you please explain to us what the learning design concept is and why it is important?

R**<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;">achelle: **<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;">The learning design process or 8 learning management questions is the scaffolding or framework teachers use to plan their lessons. Viewers should be able to see each question in detail on their screen. There are 3 stages of the 8 LMQs. These are profiling, strategizing and ascertainment.

<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;">Knight & Bauer (2010) state that "this pedagogical process of the 8 LMQs enables student learning managers and mentor teachers to use a planning framework to focus learning outcomes that enrich teaching and learning experiences in the classroom." (Knight & Bauer, 2010 p23)


 * <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;">Laura/Leigh: **<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;"> So, graduate teachers would spend a lot of time preparing and using these questions to assist with their lesson planning. What other tools or resources does the education department providing for graduates to utilise when planning their lessons?

<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;">These guidelines detail the 5 contexts for learning which are important to consider in the planning phase. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The five contexts for learning include “play projects, real life situations, investigations, routines and transitions and focused learning and teaching” (Knight & Bauer, 2010). This provides early years teachers to use these contexts as a pedagogical scaffold for their lessons. It is through learning in these contexts that the students are gaining the knowledge and capabilities required by the curriculum. <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;">It is important that teachers are linking the learning design process with the curriculum.
 * <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;">Rachelle: **<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;">Our early years teachers will be directed from the Queensland Early Years Curriculum Guidelines. <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;">Teachers will examine this guidelines in the learning management question 2.

<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;">With the planning focus on the ’learn-ing’ rather than the ’learn-er’, the teacher is able to see the desired learning outcomes achieved in the classroom. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Students can be accessed in the 5 contexts for learning. The assessment focus is detailed in the five early learning areas of “social and personal learning, health and physical learning, language learning and communication, early mathematical understandings and active learning processes” (Knight & Bauer, 2010).

<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;">This framework shows just how important it is to look at each child holistically and use the learning design process to frame teaching environments to support and facilitate each child's learning and development." (p31)

<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;"> ** Leigh: ** This sounds like a valuable resource that learning managers are utilising


 * <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;">Rachelle: **<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;">Yes, I have seen this in action in the classroom. I have recently had the pleasure of visiting some of our new graduates (Sarah) and I have seen first hand how the teachers incorporate the curriculum in the learning design process. I think it is great that we have Sarah on the show with us today, as I am sure she would agree that the learning design process is vital to a successful learning experience for her students.


 * <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;">Laura: **<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;"> Sarah, as a 21st century learning manager how do you achieve learning outcomes for **<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;">__all__ **<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;"> learners?

<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;"> ** Sarah: ** There are three attributes that Ambrosetti (as cited in Knight and Lynch, 2010) discusses that I have found to be effective upon incorporating them into my classroom. The first one is the "learning design process" (2010, as cited in Knight and Lynch, p.35), which has already been mentioned by Professor Rachelle. Using those eight Learning Management Questions has really helped me to be able to know where each of my learners are at, what they already know and how to create effective lessons for each type of learner.

<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;">Also in the 21st century I have to ensure that I am being "futures orientated" (2010, as cited in Knight and Lynch, p.36). The demands and challenges now are different to what they used to be and the mindset of 'one-size fits all' does not produce effective learning for all learners. To counteract this requires utilising effective strategies and pedagogies that each learner can connect with in order to be successful.

<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;">Lastly I engage in critical reflection. Critical reflection of each learning experience - which involves evaluating what went well / what did not go so well / did learning occur and why or why not these things happened. For my reflections to be critical and effective, I use a 'critical reflection plan' by Ambrosetti (as cited in Knight and Lynch, 2010), which is great to have to refer back to when designing the next learning experience, and gives me information on what worked / did not work in the classroom.

<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;"> ** Leigh: ** <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;">Research has shown that teachers and as a consequence, their students, benefit greatly from professional development days. Associate Professor Janette Bobis from the university of Sydney suggests that by helping teachers develop their identity as self-directed teacher- learner they they are preparing teachers to know how to learn. This means that we are now helping teachers understand the processes and theoretical knowledge involved with how children learn, how, and in some cases where, learning best occurs to benefit all students to in their learning journey.

<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;">** Leigh: ** <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;">Sarah what does lifelong learning mean to you and how does it affect your role as a learning manager?


 * <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;">Sarah: **<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;"> Well as a learning manager I am constantly updating my knowledge and searching for new information to benefit my learners and myself. I take responsibility for my own learning to ensure it is ongoing throughout my career. Having a university degree is great, but the learning process does not stop there. I go to Professional Workshops and any Professional Development opportunities that arise to enhance my career. I also try and be aware of my own strengths and weaknesses - and what I can do to improve these to ensure success for my learners.

<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;">** Laura ** <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;">: But don’t these teachers already have a teaching degree? Surely that is enough?

<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;">** Leigh ** <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;">: After listening to our guests this morning, and I think our audience would agree that “it is unrealistic to believe that teachers graduate with all the knowledge they will require for the rest of their teaching careers. This is the ever-changing 21st century, information, technology,curriculum requirements,etc are continually being updated. Therefore wouldn't you want your child to be taught the most current knowledge available?


 * <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;">Laura: **<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;"> yes, that’s very true Leigh, you would. Unfortunately that’s all we have time for today, but if you would like to participate in our online poll, or email your opinions we would love to hear from you, thank you to Rachelle and Sarah for joining us for this eye opening segment. Please join us after this break for the morning sports announcements.

//Just thought of some more questions that may be useful (Leigh 25/03/12)//

Q. I mentioned before achieving the best possible outcomes? Could you reiterate further on this please?

Q. Sarah what are some of the new approaches that you as are teacher are implementing in your classroom?

Q. In today’s classrooms there are a diverse range of students all with differing needs. How do you cope?