REFLECTION 7: 5 THINGS I WILL TAKE NOTE WHEN I AM IN TEACHING WORLD

There are few things that I will take note when I'm in the real world of teaching.

• Be ready and well prepared before entering the class. This is because the students might ask questions to teachers to answer. 
• Set rules and regulations so that the students respect the teacher.
• Provide a rotational seating for all students. Means that, every students will rotate their seats weekly and will not be seating at the same place everyday. This will make satisfaction among the students.
• Remember all the students' name. This is because the students will realize that teachers do take care of them and this will increase the respects towards the teacher.
• Carry out class activity which makes the students to be focused. For example, the teachers can conduct mini games in the class like crossword puzzles, hangman, and quizzes.

REFLECTION 6: THE BEST MOCK TEACHING

Hello Everyone!

In this reflection, we are assigned to chose the best mock teaching teacher. It's really hard for me to choose one because each and every teacher have done their best. Each of them had their own unique strengths that captured our attention during their respective mock teaching. Some of them have come out with interesting games and songs, even some of them are good in voice projection, rewards such as Toblerone Chocolate and also homework😬. Hurrmmm....I'm in hard time now to choose who's is the best presenter for mock teaching. In my point of view, I think Sivasangakary was the best presenter for the mock teaching. Here is the picture of her during the mock teaching.

The reasons why I love her teaching was because of her voice projection and the way she conducts the class without letting us to feel the boringness. She begins her teaching with a crossword puzzle as a hook for the students' attention and from there she introduced the topic that she is going to teach. Besides that, the pedagogical methods used by her was really awesome. The chapter that she chooses to teach was Sets. She drew the diagrams of sets on a Mahjong paper and start to teach. She showed some examples of sets. She also used PowerPoint slides to explain what is sets. Below are the pictures taken during her mock teaching.

She also carried out a class activity where all of us are divided into two groups. After completing the activity, she asked us to paste it at the whiteboard and then discussed the questions with us. Siva had the best teaching pedagogy-shows that she has the potential of being a great teacher. I really liked how she was well prepared, her confidence level was high and the best thing was she gave us an enjoyable experience. Great job Siva ! 👍

GROUP ACTIVITY

DISCUSSING THE ACTIVITY WITH EVERYONE

Yet, other presenters also have done their best. I wish everyone all the best and believe all of us will achieve our goals one day.

Thank you 😃

REFLECTION: CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

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I'm back with a new topic after a long time and would like to share some information on effective classroom management.What is classroom management?

          Classroom management is the process of establishing an elderly, productive, and harmonious educational setting.  If the teacher’s goals are compliant, the methods used to achieve that goal will differ from proactive methods, which emphasize student responsibility. Proactive classroom management aims to help students become self-directed in their learning and behavior. Proactive teachers are reflective. They continually examine and renew their mini-theories about how to bring out the best in their students. While educational researchers and practitioners borrow from many theories, psychodynamic, behaviorism, biophysical, and developmental theories are the most influential. Proactive teachers use classroom structure, instruction, and discipline methods to promote student responsibility.

Structure

• Establish routines for all daily tasks and needs
• Orchestrate smooth transitions and continuity of momentum throughout the day
• Multitask

Instruction

• Strike a balance between variety and challenge in student activities
• Increase student engagement in learning and make good use of every instructional moment

Discipline

• Use consistent, proactive disciplinary practices
• Have a heightened awareness of all actions and activities in the classroom
• Include the use of space and proximity or movement around the classroom for nearness to trouble spots and to encourage attention
• Anticipate potential problems to limit disruptions
• Resolve minor inattention and disruptions before they become major problems

         
          To achieve these ends, proactive teachers structure procedures and routines that build community. They understand the power of group dynamics to influence individual behavior, and they recognize that the best way to prevent problem behaviors is to motivate and engage their students. Finally, proactive teachers practice positive behavior supports. They teach students with persistent discipline problems new, constructive social skills.


KEY COMPONENTS OF EFFECTIVE CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT


There is increasing agreement among researchers regarding the type of school and classroom environments needed to support positive behavior among a wide range of students. Current research indicates five components of effective, comprehensive classroom management:

• Understanding students’ personal and psychological needs 
• Creating an affirmative classroom climate and a community of support by establishing positive teacher–student and peer relationships and maintaining constructive involvement with students’ caregivers 
• Involving students in developing and committing to behavior standards that promote on-task behavior and help support a calm, safe learning environment 
• Using instructional methods that facilitate optimal learning by responding to the academic needs of individual students and the classroom group 
• Implementing responses to unproductive student behavior that treat students respectfully and help them develop skills for working effectively in the classroom and school settings

Thank you 🙂

REFLECTION 5: EXPERIENCE ON MOCK TEACHING PREPARATION

Hello Everyone!

I'm here today to share my experience on mock teaching preparation. What is mock teaching actually? Mock teaching is something that you going to teach ( it might be any topics that you master at ) in given time to the students. Mock teaching provides the teachers a safe environment to practice teaching , how to give and receive constructive feedback and provides a platform for a better understanding of the content of educational lessons.

What do I Feel?

When I recalled back my past on mock teaching, I realized that I have gone through the hardship. At first, I was very excited about mock teaching because it would be my first teaching lesson ever in my life. As time pass by, I feel so nervous when my turn is in next week ( 15 December 2016 ). Till now I haven't decide the topic that I'm going to teach for mock teaching😕. Since my major is Mathematics, I choose to teach Percentages. After choosing the topic, I begin to plan my lesson plan. Besides lesson plan, I also have to prepare a PowerPoint presentation, notes and homework for the students and also a class activity. The activity that I planned to do for mock teaching is a game that uses the idea of domino game. That game basically will be related to the topic that I'm going to teach. I hope this activity will make the students to understand well about the topic. This activity also will make me easier to evaluate the students whether they understand or not what I have taught.

This is what I have planned for my mock teaching. I hope everything goes fine next week. With the God's grace and blessings from my late grandpa, hope I can do my best.

Thank you😊

WEEK 7- What Did I Discover?

USING POWERPOINT FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING

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I'm here today to share what I have discovered in week 7. Hope you guys will enjoy reading it.
Well in week 7, my lecturer Dr Ng have discussed on how to use and apply PowerPoint presentation for teaching and learning. In my previous blog, I have shared about the effective use of PowerPoint in teaching and learning. As a continuum of it, I'm going to talk about the Do's and Don'ts when preparing a PowerPoint slides.

CRITERIA	DO’S	DON’TS
Font	Font size should range between 18 to 48 (according to importance) Use fonts that are easy to read, such as Arial, Tahoma, Times New Roman Use uppercase letters for the first letter Leave space between the lines of text Use statements, not sentences Use keywords to help the audience to focus on your message	Do not include too many details and data Do not crowd the information, do not use flash and curvy fonts Do not use all uppercase (they are difficult to read and will appear to your audience that you are yelling) Do not use abbreviation Do not use too many font types and colour in a slide
Colour	Use appropriate colour Use high contrast colour (light background with dark texts or vice-versa) Use colour that will stand out and will be easy on the eyes (dark background with light text is the best combination) Use PowerPoint colour scheme Limit the use of colours to 2 to 4 colours/shades Use complementary colours	Do not have multiple colour scheme Do not use dark colours on a dark background (red, blue and black should not be used together as text and background) Do not use too bright colours Do not use yellow on blue and red on green
Images, shapes and graphs	Include graphs and charts that shows relationships, changes and growth Use relevant images and graphics Use 1 to 2 images per slide Use shapes to illustrate complex topics	Do not use too many shapes and charts Do not use too many graphics and images (this can be distracting) Do not use low quality images Do not use meaningless graphs that are difficult to read
Special effect	Use sounds to help convey, complement and enhance the message Keep transitions to a minimum Use the same transition or variation of the transition Use appropriate animation if needed	Do not use sounds when they are not appropriate Avoid flashy transitions (too much movements will distract your audience) Avoid using random slide transition Avoid meaningless animation

Remember, PowerPoint is a tool to enhance your presentation. Don't let it overwhelm you and your message!

Thank you 😊😊