Evaluation of the decision making process using a pedagogical lens.

I feel it is imperative to make decisions using a pedagogical lens.

Who is the one making these decisions? I am going to assume we are talking about a teacher making these decisions, in particular the decisions on teaching styles.

To be able to teach students, you need to first be able to distinguish the needs and wants of all of your students. And once you know what the students need, you then have to be able to guide them using the correct tools. This is where using a pedagogical lens comes into play.

If you can make a decision on your lesson plan based on the needs of your students, you must use a pedagogical approach to create the best possible outcome for all students in the class.

If you look through a pedagogical lens you then acknowledge that all students have different learning styles and learn in different ways, and knowing this you then must approach your lesson with all students learning styles in mind. Of course you physically cannot cater to every single student individually, as you simply don’t have the time, but you can take all students into consideration when planning your lessons.

Some students learn better through reading documents or textbooks, whilst other students are visual learners and learn best when watching demonstrations or videos, and then there are the students who learn best with hands on learning. Once you know which students fall under what category you then can start a strategy plan on the best possible lesson looking through a pedagogical lens.