Let me learn in-service training : a teacher’s experience

Abstract

This paper zooms in on the story of a classroom teacher who participated in the Let Me Learn professional staff development programme. It aims to illustrate how the LML process served as a “liberating experience” for the young teacher and, in particular, for one of her pupils. Through the voice of the teacher, as expressed in her professional journal, this paper portrays the growth experienced by this teacher in terms of her intentionality in the choice of appropriate strategies of success. The paper will show how through the adoption of LML, this teacher has sharpened her skill in analyzing tasks and students’ needs and demands through a metacognitive reflective process and through applying personalized responsive strategies. The student improved conception of the learning environment, and motivation to behave better and perform in academic tasks was also noted.