breezemsa
07-02-2010, 03:52 PM
:girl face (192):hi-----------teachers
The teacher as a teaching aid
Although we now live in a high tech world and have access to a variety of teaching aids there is one aid that is convenient . portable .uses no electricity. Can be used effectively in light or dark and is available all the time. Yes .the teacher him or herself !
Movement
Sitting behind a desk or standing on a dais creates a ( distance ) between the teacher and the students. Try to have an aisle and enough space between the rows so that youcan easily reach those at the back. This way you can talk to individual students .allow the shy ones to ask questions quietly without the fear of embarrassment as well as check their work and help them
Use body language
Your body should be in your control. Hold it in such a way that you look alert and awake .avoid slumping and sagging .just as too little movement is boring .too much movement can be a distraction.
When your posture is erect it puts the you in control of the situation and the students realize this . it also encourages the students subconsciously .to become alert as well. You may notice the lazy ones sitting up and paying more attention to what is happening around them
Eye contact
Make an effort to keep eyes lively .aware and interested. Move them around to take in everything. Fix them on specific students .but not for so long that they become uncomfortable ! avoid focusing on the worst or best students.
An effective teacher can control class behaviour to a great extent by the expression of his or her eyes.
Make sure that you make eye contact with each student. So that it seems you are talking to him or her individually.
Student talk
Break the monotony and give students plenty of time to talk! It will keep them alert . make small jokes .be friendly
Names
Call students by their name . it sounds warmer and friendlier and lessens the distance between the teacher and learner.
Gestures
Arms and hands are a very expressive visual aid .they can be used to describe shapes . actions. Movements etc. but remember to keep still while listening to a a student. Otherwise the message sent to the student is that he is being longwinded or boring.
Speech
Have you ever heard yourself speak ? do you know what your voice sounds like to others? A low monotone or a high-pitched voice can be difficult to understand or grating to the ears . does the sound of your voice send students to sleep or running for earplugs?
Be critical of yourself . try taping your voice-listen to yourself. Where are you slipping up ?
The teacher is the best teaching aid . be sure that you are using yourself to the full effect.
:small:
do you agree?
so>>>>>>>>do it
from my supervisor
The teacher as a teaching aid
Although we now live in a high tech world and have access to a variety of teaching aids there is one aid that is convenient . portable .uses no electricity. Can be used effectively in light or dark and is available all the time. Yes .the teacher him or herself !
Movement
Sitting behind a desk or standing on a dais creates a ( distance ) between the teacher and the students. Try to have an aisle and enough space between the rows so that youcan easily reach those at the back. This way you can talk to individual students .allow the shy ones to ask questions quietly without the fear of embarrassment as well as check their work and help them
Use body language
Your body should be in your control. Hold it in such a way that you look alert and awake .avoid slumping and sagging .just as too little movement is boring .too much movement can be a distraction.
When your posture is erect it puts the you in control of the situation and the students realize this . it also encourages the students subconsciously .to become alert as well. You may notice the lazy ones sitting up and paying more attention to what is happening around them
Eye contact
Make an effort to keep eyes lively .aware and interested. Move them around to take in everything. Fix them on specific students .but not for so long that they become uncomfortable ! avoid focusing on the worst or best students.
An effective teacher can control class behaviour to a great extent by the expression of his or her eyes.
Make sure that you make eye contact with each student. So that it seems you are talking to him or her individually.
Student talk
Break the monotony and give students plenty of time to talk! It will keep them alert . make small jokes .be friendly
Names
Call students by their name . it sounds warmer and friendlier and lessens the distance between the teacher and learner.
Gestures
Arms and hands are a very expressive visual aid .they can be used to describe shapes . actions. Movements etc. but remember to keep still while listening to a a student. Otherwise the message sent to the student is that he is being longwinded or boring.
Speech
Have you ever heard yourself speak ? do you know what your voice sounds like to others? A low monotone or a high-pitched voice can be difficult to understand or grating to the ears . does the sound of your voice send students to sleep or running for earplugs?
Be critical of yourself . try taping your voice-listen to yourself. Where are you slipping up ?
The teacher is the best teaching aid . be sure that you are using yourself to the full effect.
:small:
do you agree?
so>>>>>>>>do it
from my supervisor