The Jr. Learner by https://padlet.com/tanferracci/kxodet2zazkd en-us 2019-01-23 15:52:00 UTC 2026-01-22 00:41:11 UTC hello@padlet.com According to the section Grade 4: Critical Year states that students experience an innovative set of “demands and responsibilities” as they become exposed to ”reading and writing longer texts involving a more complex subject matter” (Ontario Education)Ontario education provides a framework for helping teachers implement a variety of teaching strategies in order to ensure that students are interested and engaged. One particular requirement that I reflected on says: “include anecdotes, mysteries, humour, word play, facts puns, riddles, fiction, inquiry, and research on a range of topics”.As educators it is our responsibility to find out what our students strengths are and build upon them. (I realized that this is especially crucial for the Jr. Learner) I made sure that when I’m about to assigning a task I reflect upon a variety of topics that I can include. On the first day of class, I give out a questionnaire to find out students interest/goals and from there I build upon that. I realize that I need to be more current and find out what students are interested in. Next semester I am assigned a section in Religion, which I haven’t taught in a very long time. In fact my Religion binder is 8 years old; after reading this I realize that I need to recreate the content by selecting fun/engaging material where students can relate. What I learned about the Jr. learner is the amount of organization/structure that they need. It is important to spend several lessons teaching, “time management skills, promoting independence and how to handle pressure”. As a high school teacher I have realized that the majority of students do not know basic organizational skills that is hindering their success. I have reflected upon this in the past and I will continue to start my class off with some tips for becoming organized. I actually went as far as making “the agenda book” part of the uniform for grade 9s. tanferracci https://padlet.com/tanferracci/kxodet2zazkd/wish/323514859 2019-01-23 15:53:52 UTC https://padlet.com/tanferracci/kxodet2zazkd/wish/323514859