Why Am I Losing My Posts?

I just hate it... I keep losing my posts...I just hate it that the spurt of my ideas was wasted because of some uncontrolled technical glitches...Hay...my discussion supposedly about Content-Based Instruction was a comprehensive one...but it was gone...gone...gone...

Integrative Teaching Strategies: Content-Based Instruction

Principles of Teaching: Integrative Teaching Strategies

I said on my previous post that I will just "copy-paste" some articles from the net. However, I was not satisfied by what I found especially about integrative teaching. Consequently, I'm back to giving my own perspective rather just "copy-pasting". And now let me present to you integrative teaching.

Integrative teaching is one of the emerging trends in education for the past years. It focuses on connections rather teaching isolated facts. For instance, a certain different subject may be integrated in teaching another subject (Like the content of Science be taught in teaching Language). With this, learners will be able to realize that subjects being taught to them are not separate and isolated field of knowledge, but are linked to each other in order to achieve understanding and concept attainment.

Furthermore, integrative teaching aims to connect what is learned in school to real life situations, thus it is more on developing problem solving and discussions of issues in the real world. Learners will learn to relate what they learn and apply it to their own daily lives.

In addition, integrative teaching involves consideration on the learners' individual differences. These include multiple intelligences and learning styles. The teacher therefore must present the lesson in various ways that can cater each learner's uniqueness.

Finally, when we say integrative teaching, we must remember the ABC domain of our objectives. The cognitive, behavioral and affective dimensions in teaching must be given balanced consideration. Values must be integrated in instruction across all subject areas. Through this, we are molding "integrated" learners, or well rounded individuals.

Examples of integrative teaching include Content-Based Instruction, Thematic Teaching, Focusing Inquiry and Generic Competency Model. Watch out for my post about these.

Problem with Browser

     As much as I want to post, I can't because there are some technical problems with my browser...You know I only use a trick in order for me to connect to the net but as for now the internet service provider is now shall I say, "clever". Maybe they are now trying to detect who are those who connect for free....hehehe...anyway I will just post some topics but forgive me if these are only "copy-paste"ed from the net...

Principles of Teaching

I would like to rest for awhile discussing educational psychology topics. For the past months since I started blogging, I only tackled about the psychological foundations of learning which are actually included in "Facilitating Learning" course for education students. Some people who have read my blog(again, as if...) might wonder or might ask about other courses like Principles of Teaching, The Teaching Profession, Assessment of Learning, etc. And now, this is the answer to your prayer(wehehehe). Since LET is about a month away, I will exert double effort to discuss the rest of the topics needed for one to pass the examinations. I hope that whoever among you who have read this blog and will be taking the LET, can share this with your friends, classmates, families and fellowmen.I thank you...bow...hehehe...