Without looking at the definitions of Active and Pedagogy, here are the ideas that I have about each word...
Active: energetic, compassionate, movement, excitable, focused, attentive, curiosity
Pedagogy: teaching, more than teaching, concepts and ideas in teaching, learning how to teach, innovations in teaching, creativity in teaching, teaching as an art, teaching as valuable, teaching as a way of communicating creative ideas
So, some other ways I would say "Active Pedagogy" are...
- energetic concepts and ideas in teaching
- compassionate about learning how to teach
- movement and innovations in teaching
- excitability and creativity in teaching
- teaching as valuable and attentive
- teaching as an art that promotes curiosity
- teaching as a focused way of communicating creative ideas
These terms help to better understand the idea of Active Pedagogy, an idea which is valued in the ELOB philosophy. Teaching should be active and I believe that is takes a compassionate teacher to create a classroom. The teacher needs to be energetic for the children he or she is teaching - this will keep them interested and show them that their teacher is passionate and truly cares about the subjects they are teaching. Teachers should encourage the movement of ideas in the classroom, this will help keep the classroom as a whole excited and curious.
Teaching is so much more than a job. It is about being creative and understanding the value that teaching holds. I believe that teaching is an art and can be taught to an extent, but it takes compassion, creativity, love, curiosity, and a desire for children to grow to effectively teach a classroom.
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