Instruction
3a. Communication with Students
3b. Using questioning and Discussion techniques
3c. Engaging students in Learning
3d. Using assessment in Instruction
3e. Demonstrate Flexibility and Responsiveness
Being clear is important[H1] . It is especially important when it comes to creating project instructions. I concept that I learned is to not assume prior knowledge. This means that I can not assume that students know what to do, even if this is an activity they have done time and time again. It is important to be absolutely clear about expectation and instructions so there are no questions.
Besides being clear when it comes to instructions, it is also important for students to know that you can be approached to speak about issues[H2] . I am available to my students during all office hours and via e-mail communication. I do my best to reply promptly, so that the students are clear before a due date comes.
Designing student questions is important. For Colegio Americano, the IB curriculum which is follows emphasizes command terms[H3] . Command terms are question words that tell the student how to answer a question. Reflection questions asked use these terms to make sure they are familiar with the term before they see it on their coming exam. Then, when questions like these are asked, an impromptu Socratic seminar [H4] can take place and the students discuss the response. Environmental Systems relies heavily on application to society, so during these discussions, students are making those connections. This engages that student not only in the conversation but in the material as well. [H5]
Now, when planning, everything is perfect on paper. However, there is always a day where an activity runs long, or a discussion did not take off like it was hoped, so being able to change the plan of the day is important. I always have the back pocket assignment [H6] of creating vocabulary cards for the terms learned in class. ESS is based in vocabulary and it is not easy vocabulary. So the vocab. cards are designed to make the student manipulate the terms in a way that they have to build connections between them. This is teaching tactic learned from colleagues in the science department of my high school.
[H1]3a. communication with students
[H2]3a. communication with students
[H3]3b. using question and discussion techniques
[H4]3b. using questioning and discussion techniques
[H5]3c. engaging students in their learning
[H6]3e. being flexible and responsive to change
3a. Communication with Students
3b. Using questioning and Discussion techniques
3c. Engaging students in Learning
3d. Using assessment in Instruction
3e. Demonstrate Flexibility and Responsiveness
Being clear is important[H1] . It is especially important when it comes to creating project instructions. I concept that I learned is to not assume prior knowledge. This means that I can not assume that students know what to do, even if this is an activity they have done time and time again. It is important to be absolutely clear about expectation and instructions so there are no questions.
Besides being clear when it comes to instructions, it is also important for students to know that you can be approached to speak about issues[H2] . I am available to my students during all office hours and via e-mail communication. I do my best to reply promptly, so that the students are clear before a due date comes.
Designing student questions is important. For Colegio Americano, the IB curriculum which is follows emphasizes command terms[H3] . Command terms are question words that tell the student how to answer a question. Reflection questions asked use these terms to make sure they are familiar with the term before they see it on their coming exam. Then, when questions like these are asked, an impromptu Socratic seminar [H4] can take place and the students discuss the response. Environmental Systems relies heavily on application to society, so during these discussions, students are making those connections. This engages that student not only in the conversation but in the material as well. [H5]
Now, when planning, everything is perfect on paper. However, there is always a day where an activity runs long, or a discussion did not take off like it was hoped, so being able to change the plan of the day is important. I always have the back pocket assignment [H6] of creating vocabulary cards for the terms learned in class. ESS is based in vocabulary and it is not easy vocabulary. So the vocab. cards are designed to make the student manipulate the terms in a way that they have to build connections between them. This is teaching tactic learned from colleagues in the science department of my high school.
[H1]3a. communication with students
[H2]3a. communication with students
[H3]3b. using question and discussion techniques
[H4]3b. using questioning and discussion techniques
[H5]3c. engaging students in their learning
[H6]3e. being flexible and responsive to change