From the Key Resources, I  read on the section on " Specific teaching approaches"  which included the right way of Questioning, Assessing students' abilities, Assigning learners to groups or pair as well as Differentiating the learning tasks by offering them a variety of activities.

In my teaching context, I will differentiate tasks for learners according to their abilities to make sure all are involved.

My pick is on Differentiation of Learning.

This involves giving a variety of tasks and activities which accounts for individual learning needs of the learner there by making learning active and inclusive. Therefore teaching should revolve around activities and tasks according to individual needs. 

In my teaching I will give task such as research in an area and make class presentations. Learners can record their presentations and post on Learning management system which will cater for the shy students. Presenting written work would also be used to include those good in writing and also help those weak in this area learn more. 

From the key resources, I chose Assessment, this is because it helps me to develop a wide range of technique for formative assessment that will enable me to know each students strength and weakness, their hidden talents and shortfalls so as to be in a better position to respond to the students' individual needs.

The key resources i chose is using questioning to promote teaching. 

This involves asking the students questions to boost their teaching. one thing i like with this is that it encourages the students to read and read more so as to be able to answer questions in class. Also, i like the way the questioning is been carried out in the sense that it will do away with the idea of some set of students always been the ones responding to questions in class. The teacher should make sure all students are involved. Another thing is the way and manner the questions are been asked which helps the students to achieve more skills like the prompting and probing.

The key resources I chose is Questioning, Assessing students abilities, assigning learners to group or pair as well as differentiating the learning tasks by offering them various activities.

This involves asking the students questions, to give them a better understanding and to know their learning needs. In my context, differentiating their learning tasks will also help to give a kind of formative assessment of each learner to enable them know their strength and weaknesses. 

My pick is on using pair work. Pair work is something i really appreciate as fostering learner-centered education especially in large classes. it promotes inclusive learning by allowing the students to work together and share ideas for more understanding. 

The key resource I chose is group work. Being a science teacher, experiments are best done in groups of five.  With group work students are given instructions and the teacher can easily monitor the outcome of the various experiments.The students are given an opportunity to present their results to the class and this gives room for discussion of the results hence students come up with concrete analysis and conclusions.   

I selected Monitoring and Giving Feedback because it is a sure way of ascertaining learners progress and passing on information to a learner about how they performed in relation to stated goals.

I learned some of the techniques used in monitoring and giving effective feedback for learners such as observation, discussion and scrutiny of reading work and documents.

In an English class I will give a comprehension passage to a group of learners, give a written work, mark constructively and give feedback to learners for further improvements.

I pick Specific teaching Approaches.

I choose Differentiation and group work and pair work.

We have been reminded and saw couple of inclusive teaching practises were pair work or group is encouraged. Children learn and engage faster with their peers. Also providing the appropriate and right task for each groups helps the students to learn and share faster and their progress is successful.

In my teaching context I would certainly use  different task  for different groups because it will making the learning process more easier   and in their small groups they can freely express themselves amongst their peers. I would roam around and assist the small groups and make sure that no one is excluded but ALL included .As a teacher you would have to be flexible and always select the right approach at the right time if you keep reflecting on your practises.

Key Resources that I choose

1. Build Variety into your teaching- I selected this because as teachers we need to consider that children learn in different ways . Additional teaching should be geared towards how children learn, some children learn best when they work in pairs or in groups, some are good listeners, some are good writers, and to remember there are shy children in the classroom and not ask them questions during whole class discussion, but in a small group.

My pick would be use of positive language. At times as teachers we face challenges which students present. For example a student can be talking even when you are explaining something important to the rest of the class. I would interogate the student by asking them 'if they have something to share with the rest of the class regarding the lesson that we are learning' or create an emphasis that I will give some time for him/her to share with us his/her thoughts on the topic.

I will use inclusive teaching through the use of technology.

This is the use of assistive technologies and devices or services that increase learners independence, participation and promote an inclusive environment that accomodates all. 

I pick monitoring and feedback to ensure I understand by learners and I include all of them.

Key resource 3: Talk for learning

I learnt in this section that allowing students to talk helps them to make connections with their prior experiences thus helps them to develop critical thinking especially when the teacher uses probing questions or giving them tasks in pairs or groups 

I can use this idea in teacher education when teaching a skill in micro teaching for example after watching a video on a skill, they can talk about the strengths and weaknesses and why they think so.

I selected "Relate the work to everyday life." it speaks about relating what the students learn to their experiences. I believe that students will be given a chance to share their experiences in class. it show them how important the topic is to their everyday live. It may also motivate them to learn more.

I chose differentiated learning as it involves a variety  of ways to reach the students. In my experience, I use group work, research and any other tasks which will help the students better understand the topic of discussion.

From Key Resource 2- Approaches You Can Use All the Time

It came to mind the learning environment we need to prepare during this pandemic. We are at school and having our students in shifts for morning and afternoon session. We need to follow protocols and have our students safe. It is very essential to keep up with a safe environment for our students. Teaching them routines and reminding them of being safe from the virus is part of our teaching. 

some of the ideas is to paint lines around their areas  for them to adopt the 6ft distance. A bag with  their own materials ready for them to use to do activities or have games for them to play after a lesson. Project videos with songs they like and games they would play. Interactive games using recycle materials as counters, as flash cards can help them to keep in their areas. 

I am thankful that I am taking this course it is helping me to get ideas and add to our teaching strategies during this pandemic. 

Thank you 

On the  specific teaching approaches, I will pick  Differentiation. A variety of tasks and activities will cater for individual learning needs thus involving all.

I have picked Key Resource #10: Storytelling, Songs, Role Play and Drama. I have learned that this Resource is a good tool to encourage social interaction, self-expression, exploration of values, and a way to approach certain life problems.

The use of this resource in my own setting (ECCE) is extremely valuable as young children respond very well to stories, rhymes/songs, fingerplays and roleplay situations. Children at this age and stage have big imaginations and a sense of the 'pretend', so it stands to reason that teachers can use it as a resource in their instructions across the curriculum.