Selecting a collaborative process and activities to scaffold learning
There are many ways in which ISTEs can learn from a person who they have identified as having expertise that can help them to improve. This person’s role is to scaffold the learning, often using the same framework that has been chosen to analyse the data. ISTEs use different terms to describe this collaborative process. They include “critical friend”, “coach”, “mentor”, and “external partner” (see pages 126–130).
The questions listed on the bottom of page 46 are applicable whenever decisions are being made about how to scaffold learning. They include:
- Who can we work with?
- What activities will we engage in?
- What content will be embedded in the learning activities?
- How will we ensure that the content of the activities builds on our prior knowledge?
- How will we link the learning in one experience to the learning in the next one?
- What opportunities will there be to draw on new knowledge and practise new skills?
The text below describes some of the approaches ISTEs may use. They include:
- aligning beliefs with practice;
- learning from modelling by others;
- participating in role play;
- using a coach or mentor;
- working with a critical friend.
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