lunes, 30 de noviembre de 2009

Some tips for teachers

Review the curriculum. A good cooperating teacher should know what topics you will be responsible for and on or around you starting dates for these lessons.

Prepare a letter introducing yourself to your students and parents. This does not have to be lengthy, but it should include your role in the classroom, educational background, and it should stress your appreciation and availability to students and parents

Always give your students the same respect you want them to give you. Also, be careful to maintain a professional relationship and do not become “buddies“ with any of your students. If you do, there will eventually be problems because of it.

Put every student's name on a popsicle stick and store them in a coffee can. When you need volunteers, simply pull out a stick. That way there are no "favorites" and everyone gets a turn.

No matter what always keep a passion for what you do. Remember that children are a gift and teachers have the opportunity to make a positive impact in their lives.

Utilize many visual aids to help in teaching a skill, especially for elementary students.

It takes 21 days to form new habits, if you miss one day you have to start all over. Be consistent in everything you do, especially in the first few weeks. Consistency will ensure good classroom habits.

Have your lesson plans written in time blocks. Have all materials on hand. Make sure you attend to the smallest detail, for example: how the material will be distributed. Know your subject matter well and have more than one idea regarding how to impart the skill you want mastered.


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2 comentarios:

  1. Franny1 de diciembre de 2009 a las 16:42

    Hey Celia! I found this post very interesting. I'm gonna apply it when I become a teacher!

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  2. ceci01051 de diciembre de 2009 a las 17:21

    Thank you : ) You will become a good teacher Franny

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Explanation of the video lesson plan

This lesson plan is based on a video, it has three parts: pre-viewing, while-viewing and post- viewing.

Selected video

URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX54t1scUig

Length of video: Crime time: Under control

Creators (or published by): future thought

Previewing: Ask questions and use a short fill in the blanks about vocabulary of junk food, so they can become familiarized with the video.

Activity (or activities):

1-Let the students know about the purpose of the lesson by asking them questions about the topic. Example: What food do you like to eat? Do you like to eat at MC Donalds, KFC, Burger King…? Do you eat vegetables?

2- Then a little fill in the blanks about vocabulary of junk food.

Write the correct word to describe what is being shown in each picture. Choose from the list the correct Word.

COKE- HAMBURGER- DOG- POPCORN- FRIES- COMBO

NOTE: you can paste here the pictures that refer to each word. And make sentences that have a gap in each one.


Time: 5 min.

While-viewing: Watch the video. After watching the video a couple of times, the students are going to make a true/false exercises about the clip.

True and False exercise

Circle the T if its for TRUE or F if its for FALSE .

1- The police officer was eating donnuts at the beginning of the clip? F T

2- At the second day, the police was eating coffe with one cookie? F T

3- The thief always ran from the police officer? F T

4- The police officer could drive the aqua ski? F T

5- The third day the police officer was eating a burrito? F T

6- At the end of the clip the police officer could catch the thief? F T

7- The police officer was eating healthy food? F T

8- The police officer was eating junk food? F T

Time: 20 min.

Post-viewing: After students have completed watching the video. They have to write a short summary of what they understood of the video.

Activity (or activities): Write a short summary of what they understood of the video.

Time: 10 min