Educators will benefit if they train students to develop their educational skills. Skills which can facilitate a student's success in school. Skills which help students become better educated by knowing how to study, learn, and teach. As educators we can properly train students to develop these skills.
How can students practice educational training?
The practice stage of Educational Training has two components: Drills and Application. Students can practice educational training by taking part in drills that develop a Core Central Knowledge from which ideas and concepts radiate, and by applying such knowledge, ideas, and concepts to produce educational work.
Educational Drills can be designed to develop a Core Central Knowledge through the use of various sources and samples. If the core central knowledge we want to design a drill for is addition, we begin by defining it, demonstrating its use, and allowing students to try it on their own. Addition can then radiate to other concepts like adding negatives, fractions, real numbers, polynomials, etc.
Educational Application can be designed by educators to have students Produce Work by having them draw on their understanding of core knowledge. After doing drills on addition, students can produce work that demonstrates their understanding of this concept by applying it to doing projects, presentation, group work, and they can challenge themselves by pursuing further understanding of addition in mathematics.
Author: Manuel R. CortezRodas - Educator
