Infusing the PCs into teaching focuses on the ‘way’ children learn, stimulating active, motivating and engaging learning. They are encouraged them to think of themselves as ‘active learners’. Recent DfES publications have outlined how these important skills and capabilities enhance learning by creating more cooperative, creative and inclusive environments. Significant links can be made with the 12 Key Aspects of Learning Materials (Excellence & Enjoyment, DfES 2004).
It is the responsibility of all teachers, teaching assistants, senior managers, parents/carers to help progress children’s self awareness and personal responsibility. This can be achieved by modelling the Personal Capabilities and using appropriate language, stories, games, science and subject based activities.
The Personal Capabilities enhance children’s opportunities to be scientifically capable and responsible learners – not only knowledgeable and skilled but is also able to draw together and apply her/his resources of knowledge and skill, creatively and with sensitivity, in response to an issue, problem or phenomenon. (Hodson 2002) |
