Expect the unexpected

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While chalking out my programa nd session plans I thought fo what could be the elements that could throw me off balance while teaching and so I got my answer . Therefore I am preparing more than what I will need in case an activity goes more quickly than anticipated giving students too much free time - which is a danger. Another aspect is that during...

Tuesday, June 29, 2010 by Sonali Malhotra · 0 Comment/s

Planning with clarity

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I have spent time reviewing my plans again and again . I have solved many issues . My plan now has activites that are married up neatly to the aims and objectives . Every session has specific objectives and the assessment tools like rubrics , graphic organisers , self-checklists etc are part of the formative assessment . What I have done is that for...

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I am a new comer and I am very excited I can share my views with like minds. After attending my first session, I was little apprehensive about sharing my views but after a little push from CIDTT team Bangalore, Ms Asha I thought I should post my realizations.While doing the topic multiple intelligences, I realized that I have intrapersonal intelligence,...

Wednesday, June 23, 2010 by Usha · 1 Comment/s

Planning the program

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I have changed many parts of the rough program and session plan as I found that the activities didn't always end up achieving the objectives that I had in mind . Plus the end-of-the-course skills were not really clear and concise . This brought about a whole new approach and I decided to start planning backwards . So now I am thinking of the whole...

Friday, June 18, 2010 by Sonali Malhotra · 0 Comment/s

My roles & responsibilities

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As a future primary teacher I am thinking along the following lines about my roles and responsibilties .1. Planning, lessons that cater for the needs of the whole ability range within the class2. Organizing the classroom and learning resources to create a positive learning environment.3. Working with other colleagues to plan and coordinate...

Tuesday, June 8, 2010 by Sonali Malhotra · 0 Comment/s

Thinking about my future learners

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Having already visited the school and observing the future 4th grade students has encouraged me to do all the spade work . I am not copying the current schools ways of identifying learner needs . I am thinking on how I can do that on my own . I am making a list of my own resources . I think whatever work I do will be honest and will be tallied with...

Sunday, June 6, 2010 by Sonali Malhotra · 0 Comment/s

Age no bar

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I have an assignment of  show casing my school's football team , and the accolades they have won. This is in lieu of the Football world cup coming up. I was browsing for a couple of things to go along with my video and stumbled upon this great piece. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/africa/10176759.stm This is part of the BBC school ...

Thursday, June 3, 2010 by vanee gopalan · 0 Comment/s

The Impact of CIDTT

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I am so proud to say that there has a been a huge impact of the ways and methods that I have learnt to conduct or even for that matter plan a class because of  CIDTT. Since  my school re-opend for the 2010-2011 academic session the past week , I have been working on  Art and Craft module for classes 1 & 2. Although these...

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My growth as a teacher

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My new batch of Phonics and Language coaching will start from Monday and I am all set for it. I have been teaching preschoolers for the last seven years, where I have used the blend of Montessori Method and Nursery training. It was mostly material and observation based, taking into consideration individual need of each child. Thanks to CIDTT, my entire...

Wednesday, June 2, 2010 by Sucheta Satkar · 0 Comment/s

Identifying my learners needs

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There are some key questions that have been given in the CIDTT guide . I have phrased a few of my own .For e.g - What kind of activities do they like or don’t like ?What kind of “intelligences ”are popular ?What are the cultural distribution levels ?What kind of technology...

Tuesday, June 1, 2010 by Sonali Malhotra · 0 Comment/s