Teaching Strategies for Learners
Strategies used by Mr. Mock
First, Mr. Mock used cooperative/ collaborative learning to ensure all the students understood the concept of photosynthesis. In this approach, he asked the students to read the textbook in turns, and this provided the students had a chance to understand what the topic is all about. Cooperative learning builds the ability of the students to work together, and this, in the end, promotes the unity of purpose. Over time, collaborative learning imparts many benefits to the learners (Ott, Kephart, Stolle-McAllister, & LaCourse, 2018). Essentially, the strategy enables the learners to be focused on posting more achievements, and there are increased content retention and higher self-esteem. Besides, it provides more significant social support for the weak learners, improves attitudes of teachers towards students, and enhances positive relationships into a broader circle of friends.
Mr. Mock also employs the aspect of repetition. In this strategy, he first asks the pupils to read the text in turns, later on, asks them to put down what they understood, gives them a quiz on the same topic, and then gives them an assignment on the same topic. Repetition is crucial as it enables the transition of content from the conscious to the subconscious mind. In the course of repetition, a tough concept is looked at over and over, making it easy to unpack the complexities (Jung, Kim, & Murphy, 2017). As the pupils improve, they do not require to think about what they learned, and this frees up more mental resources for newer learning. The concept also allows the pupils to pick up any idea that they might have missed. Repetition goes well with the conventional connotation that practice makes perfect.
Model teaching is also evident in Mr. Mock’s approach to the topic. When he takes the pupils to the field trip, it is an opportunity for the learners to be imparted with practical skills based on what they learn in class. The practical experience allows the pupils to see real concepts and understand how theory and real-life connect.
How the strategy would work for English learners
The English language involves more and more reading, and this enforces comprehension. The cooperative learning where the pupils take turns when reading the content would work well for the English language learners to enhance content mastery and utilization. The model teaching approach used by Mr. Mock would not work well for English language learners since there are fewer instances of practice needed in language. Language is more of an art than science.
Cooperative/ collaborative learning would work well for students with disabilities. First, when they are incorporated into the team, they feel the warmth and their weakness/ self-esteem would improve, making them see beyond their incapability. Learners with a disability would find it hard to cope with others during field trips, while others may hate the experience.
Improving Mr. Mock’s content delivery
Mr. Mock should have used some visual aids in the classroom, for instance, pie charts and model plants. Through these, the pupils would be able to understand the concept of photosynthesis better. They would also be ready to have shared and agreeable answers on the sources of food for plants. The problem-based learning would also be incorporated in that the aspect of photosynthesis is approached as a whole concept, and the pupils are given a chance to interrogate and ask questions about it. In the problem-based approach, Mr. Mock also ought to have put the pupils in groups and then assigned them roles to play and then asked to obtain solutions for each of the problems.
Family and learning process
Family creates a conducive environment for learners. The parents are especially important in helping the pupils’ model proper learning habits that allow them to perform well in academics. Apart from being a social support group, the members of the family challenge the learners to work hard and grow more and more in terms of their careers. More, parents also give feedback concerning the conduct of the learners and how well they are cooperating with their school work. Importantly, the family provides the support resources that learners need to remain in class and perform as expected.
Role of community in supporting the learning process
The community acts as a source of learning and development, creating capacity for the pupils and groups of different age groups. Besides, the community’s challenge and motivation allow the learners to be of value in taking part in activities, for instance, democratic processes. Additionally, the community acts as a watchdog, and in the long run ensure the education is transformative and serves the people right to solve the existing community challenges (Kline et al., 2018). In other instances, the community partners with the parents and teachers to act as caregivers and then provide additional support services.