الأربعاء، 26 نوفمبر 2014
الثلاثاء، 25 نوفمبر 2014
Teaching at its most literal level --- educating, imparting knowledge --- is the most fundamental part of a teacher’s job. It is more obvious than (though just as important as) inspiring, motivating and forming relationships.
But just like many other elements of the job, the act of teaching is personal. No two teachers are the same. The way you teach is unique to you and by teaching you bring yourself to the classroom: your personality, your experiences and your ambitions. Your pedagogy --- your teaching style --- is shaped by these characteristics, influenced by your own education, and becomes the guide you use to teach your students.
But learning is a cooperative effort, requiring engagement on the parts of both students and teachers. Each student also has their own learning style: They learn at their own pace and in their own ways. While it is important to establish your teaching style, you should also be flexible enough to take the learning styles of your students into account. You can be guided by a general pedagogy while also being considerate of your students varying needs. Great teachers find balance between a curriculum-centered and a student-centered approach.
?So, what kind of teacher are you
| http://teach.com/what/teachers-teach |
الأحد، 23 نوفمبر 2014
الخميس، 20 نوفمبر 2014
24 Things Successful Teachers Do Differently
by Julie DuNeen
If you ask a
student what makes him or her successful in school, you probably won’t hear
about some fantastic new book or video lecture series. Most likely you will
hear something like, “It was all Mr. Jones. He just never gave up on me.”
What
students take away from a successful education usually centers on a personal
connection with a teacher who instilled passion and inspiration for their
subject. It’s difficult to measure success, and in the world of academia,
educators are continually re-evaluating how to quantify learning. But the first
and most important question to ask is:
Are teachers
reaching their students? Here are 25 things successful educators do
differently.
24 Things Successful Teachers Do Differently
1. Successful teachers have clear objectives
How do you
know if you are driving the right way when you are traveling somewhere new? You
use the road signs and a map (although nowadays it might be SIRI or a GPS). In
the world of education, your objectives for your students act as road signs to
your destination. Your plan is the map. Making a plan does not suggest a lack
of creativity in your curriculum but rather, gives creativity a framework in
which to flourish.
2. Successful teachers have a sense of purpose
We can’t all
be blessed with “epic” workdays all the time. Sometimes, life is just mundane
and tedious. Teachers with a sense of purpose that are able to see the big
picture can ride above the hard and boring days because their eye is on
something further down the road.
3. Successful teachers are able to live without immediate feedback
There is
nothing worse than sweating over a lesson plan only to have your students walk
out of class without so much as a smile or a, “Great job teach!” It’s hard to
give 100% and not see immediate results. Teachers who rely on that instant
gratification will get burned out and disillusioned. Learning, relationships,
and education are a messy endeavor, much like nurturing a garden. It takes
time, and some dirt, to grow.
4. Successful teachers know when to listen to students and when to ignore them
Right on the
heels of the above tip is the concept of discernment with student feedback. A
teacher who never listens to his/her students will ultimately fail. A teacher
who always listens to his/her students will ultimately fail. It is no simple
endeavor to know when to listen and adapt, and when to say, “No- we’re going
this way because I am the teacher and I see the long term picture.”
5. Successful teachers have a positive attitude
Negative
energy zaps creativity and it makes a nice breeding ground for fear of failure.
Good teachers have an upbeat mood, a sense of vitality and energy, and see past
momentary setbacks to the end goal. Positivity breeds creativity.
6. Successful teachers expect their students to succeed
This concept
is similar for parents as well. Students need someone to believe in them. They
need a wiser and older person to put stock in their abilities. Set the bar high
and then create an environment where it’s okay to fail. This will motivate your
students to keep trying until they reach the expectation you’ve set for them.
7. Successful teachers have a sense of humor
Humor and
wit make a lasting impression. It reduces stress and frustration, and gives
people a chance to look at their circumstances from another point of view. If
you interviewed 1000 students about their favorite teacher, I’ll bet 95% of
them were hysterical.
8. Successful teachers use praise authentically
Students
need encouragement yes, but real encouragement. It does no good to praise their
work when you know it is only 50% of what they are capable of. You don’t want
to create an environment where there is no praise or recognition; you want to
create one where the praise that you offer is valuable BECAUSE you use it
judiciously.
9. Successful teachers are consistent
Consistency
is not to be confused with “stuck.” Consistency means that you do what you say
you will do, you don’t change your rules based on your mood, and your students
can rely on you when they are in need. Teachers who are stuck in their outdated
methods may boast consistency, when in fact it is cleverly-masked stubbornness.
10. Successful teachers are reflective
In order to
avoid becoming the stuck and stubborn teacher, successful educators take time
to reflect on their methods, their delivery, and the way they connect with
their students. Reflection is necessary to uncover those weaknesses that can be
strengthened with a bit of resolve and understanding.
11. Successful teachers seek out mentors of their own
Reflective
teachers can easily get disheartened if they don’t have someone a bit older and
wiser offering support. You are never too old or wise for a mentor. Mentors can
be that voice that says, “Yes your reflections are correct,” or “No, you are
off because….” and provide you with a different perspective.
12. Successful teachers communicate with parents
Collaboration
between parents and teachers is absolutely crucial to a student’s success.
Create an open path of communication so parents can come to you with concerns
and you can do the same. When a teacher and parents present a united front,
there is a lower chance that your student will fall through the cracks.
13. Successful teachers enjoy their work
It is easy
to spot a teacher who loves their work. They seem to emanate contagious energy.
Even if it on a subject like advanced calculus, the subject comes alive. If you
don’t love your work or your subject, it will come through in your teaching.
Try to figure out why you feel so unmotivated and uninspired. It might have
nothing to do with the subject, but your expectations. Adjust them a bit and
you might find your love of teaching come flooding back.
14. Successful teachers adapt to student needs
Classrooms
are like an ever-evolving dynamic organism. Depending on the day, the
attendance roster, and the phase of the moon, you might have to change up your
plans or your schedule to accommodate your students. As they grow and change,
your methods might have to as well. If your goal is to promote a curriculum or
method, it will feel like a personal insult when you have to modify it. Make
connecting with your student your goal and you’ll have no trouble changing it
up as time moves on.
15. Successful teachers welcome change in the classroom
This relates
to the above tip, but in a slightly different way. Have you ever been so bored
with your house or your bedroom, only to rearrange it and have it feel like a
new room? Change ignites the brain with excitement and adventure. Change your
classroom to keep your students on their toes. Simple changes like rearranging
desks and routines can breathe new life in the middle of a long year.
16. Successful teachers take time to explore new tools
With the
advance of technology, there are fresh new resources and tools that can add
great functionality to your classroom and curriculum. There is no doubt that
the students you are teaching (far younger than you) probably already use
technologies you haven’t tapped into yet. Don’t be afraid to push for
technology in the classroom. It is often an underfunded area but in this
current world and climate, your students will be growing up in a world where technology
is everywhere. Give them a headstart and use technology in your classroom.
17. Successful teachers give their students emotional support
There are
days when your students will need your emotional support more than a piece of
information. Connecting to your students on an emotional level makes it more
likely that they will listen to your counsel and take your advice to heart.
Students need mentors as much as they need teachers.
18. Successful teachers are comfortable with the unknown
It’s
difficult to teach in an environment where you don’t know the future of your
classroom budget, the involvement of your student’s parents, or the outcome of
all your hard work. On a more philosophical level, educators who teach the
higher grades are tasked with teaching students principles that have a lot of
unknowns (i.e. physics). How comfortable are you with not having all the
answers? Good teachers are able to function without everything tied up neatly
in a bow.
19. Successful teachers are not threatened by parent advocacy
Unfortunately,
parents and teachers are sometimes threatened by one another. A teacher who is
insecure will see parent advocacy as a threat. While there are plenty of
over-involved helicopter parents waiting to point out a teacher’s mistakes, most
parents just want what’s best for their child. Successful educators are
confident in their abilities and not threatened when parents want to get into
the classroom and make their opinions known. Good teachers also know they don’t
have to follow what the parent recommends!
20. Successful teachers bring fun into the classroom
Don’t be too
serious. Some days, “fun” should be the goal. When students feel and see your
humanness, it builds a foundation of trust and respect. Fun and educational
aren’t mutually exclusive either. Using humor can make even the most mundane
topic more interesting.
21. Successful teachers teach holistically
Learning
does not happen in a vacuum. Depression, anxiety, and mental stress have a
severe impact on the educational process. It’s crucial that educators (and the
educational model) take the whole person into account. You can have the
funniest and most innovative lesson on algebra, but if your student has just
been told his parents are getting a divorce, you will not reach him.
22. Successful teachers never stop learning
Good
teachers find time in their schedule to learn themselves. Not only does it help
bolster your knowledge in a certain subject matter, it also puts you in the
position of student. This gives you a perspective about the learning process
that you can easily forget when you’re always in teaching mode.
23. Successful teachers break out of the box
It may be a
self-made box. “Oh I could never do that,” you say to yourself. Perhaps you
promised you’d never become the teacher who would let students grade each other
(maybe you had a bad experience as a kid). Sometimes the biggest obstacle to
growth is us. Have you built a box around your teaching methods? Good teachers
know when it’s time to break out of it.
24. Successful teachers are masters of their subject
Good
teachers need to know their craft. In addition to the methodology of
“teaching”, you need to master your subject area. Learn, learn, and never stop
learning. Successful educators stay curious.
الأربعاء، 19 نوفمبر 2014
Our initial reaction when seeing the following infographic from Mia
MacMeekin was to think about instructional design rather than classroom
management.
That is, work backwards from a student-centered, inquiry-based, self-directed, and inherently personalized learning model where students, while plugged in to relevant digital and physical communities and working closely with mentors and peers, solved important and authentic problems through a mix of design, creativity, and macro critical thinking.
Then we awoke from our naps, wiped the drool from our lips, and realized that for many teachers, the reality they face each day is very traditional:
1. Establish a learning target
2. Create lesson for students to practice mastery of said target
3. Assess
4. Repeat
And in that model, being able to redirect students, get their attention, and refocus them on the lesson is the job of the teacher–and one an expert teacher deftly integrates into the assessment, time management, unit design, and all of the on-the-fly adjustments therein.
following image: 27 Ways To Respond When Students Don’t Pay Attention.
That is, work backwards from a student-centered, inquiry-based, self-directed, and inherently personalized learning model where students, while plugged in to relevant digital and physical communities and working closely with mentors and peers, solved important and authentic problems through a mix of design, creativity, and macro critical thinking.
Then we awoke from our naps, wiped the drool from our lips, and realized that for many teachers, the reality they face each day is very traditional:
1. Establish a learning target
2. Create lesson for students to practice mastery of said target
3. Assess
4. Repeat
And in that model, being able to redirect students, get their attention, and refocus them on the lesson is the job of the teacher–and one an expert teacher deftly integrates into the assessment, time management, unit design, and all of the on-the-fly adjustments therein.
following image: 27 Ways To Respond When Students Don’t Pay Attention.
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شعبة اللغة الإنجليزية
خطة معالجة التدني في التحصيل الدراسي
أختي معلمة اللغة الإنجليزية ...
تعد قضية
التحصيل الدراسي قضية شائكة ذات أبعاد مختلفة تربوية واجتماعية واقتصادية ينبغي أن
ينظر إليها كاستراتيجية تتطلب تضافر جهود الكل للارتقاء بالمتعلمين إلى سلم التفوق
والتميز .
لذا
ينبغي علينا أن نجعل أهم وأسمى عملنا أن نرتقي بالمستوى العلمي والتربوي لهذا
النشء الذي سنسأل عنه أمام الله يوم القيامة وأن نتخذ جميع التدابير للحيلولة دون
وقوع الضعف علمياً وتربوياً مع استنفاذ جميع الجهود للوصول إلى أعلى النتائج
وأفضلها وعدم الاستسلام للصعوبات والمعوقات.
فيما
يلي نورد لك بعض الأفكار والاقتراحات لمساعدتك على تحقيق الأهداف المرجوة بإذن
الله في محاولة جاهدة منا للقضاء على التدني النوعي والكمي في مادة اللغة
الإنجليزية.
يجب
حصر الطالبات الضعيفات و معرفة أسباب الضعف زيادة الاهتمام بهذه الفئة من الطالبات
وتحفيزهن على المشاركة الصفية . إرسال خطابات لوليات أمور الطالبات الضعيفات
للحضور ومناقشة أسباب الضعف وطرق العلاج المتابعة المستمرة والموجهة لأداء الطالبة مشاركة ولية الأمر عمل مقابلة شخصية مع ولية الأمر لتوضيح كيفية
مساعدة الطالبة على إثارة دافعيتها ووسائل تحفيزها التربوية عمل مقابلات شخصية للتعرف على المشكلات إسباغ مزيد من العطف والحنان على الطالبة بث روح الثقة المتبادلة بين المعلمة وبين
الطالبة تصميم أوراق عمل تراعي التدرج من الأسهل إلى
السهل تقديم الحوافز المشجعة والتعزيز المعنوي لأي
إنجاز للطالبة المتابعة المستمرة والموجهة لوجود الكتاب
المدرسي ودفاتر الصف لدى هؤلاء الطالبات وضع العلاج المناسب عن طريق تكليفهن بأعمال
إدارية وقيادية مع إظهار الاهتمام بما تحققهن من إنجاز استخدام جميع الوسائل والأجهزة التعليمية
لتسهيل الفهم والاستيعاب إثارة اهتمام
الطالبة وتشويقها للموضوع عن طريق توظيف وسائل التقنيات الحديثة متابعة التقويم المستمر للضعف ومعرفة مدى
التقدم وتشجيعهن الاستمرارية عند تقويم مستوى أداء الطالبة عمل برنامج التقوية الداخلي أثناء الدوام
الرسمي متابعة حصص التقوية مع الطالبات الضعيفات
باستمرار ومعرفة التقدم وتشجيعهن متابعة الطالبات الضعيفات من قبل لجنة التوجيه
والإرشاد متابعة نتائج الطالبات الضعيفات في الاختبار
النصفي ونهاية الفترة الأولى والثانية والثالثة إفراد الطالبات ببرنامج رعاية خاصة الإعداد الجيد المسبق للحصة مع تقديم المعلومة
بطريقة سهلة وبسيطة وواضحة وضع خطة مدرسية دائمة لتكريم المتحسنات منهن
لتشجيع وتحفيز البقية . المساهمة في حل مشاكل الطالبات التي قد تكون
سبباً في تدني مستواهن خاصة لو لوحظ هذا التدني فجأة
إعادة
الاختبار أكثر من مرة في حالة تدني الدرجة (ست درجات فأقل)
حصر الأخطاء
الشائعة لدى الطالبات ومناقشتها وتوضيحها
إبراز
الجوانب التي تتميز فيها الطالبات والتركيز عليها ومدحهن والإشادة بهن
مراعاة
الفروق الفردية بين الطالبات وقياس نجاحهن بقدراتهن وليس بقدرات زميلاتهن
فهم خصائص
النمو العمرية للطالبات لكل مرحلة
الاهتمام
بالتغذية الراجعة قبل نهاية الحصة فهي التي تكشف نقاط الضعف
وضع برنامج
زمني وعملي للمراجعة بحيث تكون شاملة لجميع الدروس والفقرات ويوزع بشكل رسمي وموثق
عند توزيع المقرر على الأشهر والأسابيع
الحرص
على تحبيب الطالبات في المادة وإثارة روح التنافس الشريف بينهن
عدم إعطاء
أي أفكار سلبية عن المادة أو الدروس أو الوحدات والموضوعات
إعداد
أوراق عمل متنوعة ومختلفة (تشخيصية – علاجية – تقويمية) وتحديد أوقات استخدامها حسب
الحاجة لها
تدريب
الطالبات على جميع أنماط الأسئلة خلال العام الدراسي
تغيير
أماكن جلوس الطالبات الضعيفات بحيث يجلسن بجانب طالبات مميزات وممتازات في المادة
إعطاء حصص تقوية للطالبات الضعيفات
قسم اللغة الإنجليزية بمكتب التربية
والتعليم الجنوب الغربي
