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Sunday, 14 July 2019
Saturday, 13 July 2019
Starter Teachers: A methodology course for the classroom.
Blandine Akoue, Jean-Clair Nguemba Ndong, Justine Okomo Allogo, Adrian Tennant
’Starter Teachers: A methodology course for the classroom’ is aimed at equipping teacher trainers in low-resource contexts with skills and techniques they can use to play an active role in starter teachers’ continuous professional development. The book is the work of participants from a Hornby Regional School held by British Council Senegal in Libreville, Gabon in September 2014.
Friday, 12 July 2019
PREVENT BULLYING AT SCHOOL
BULLYING: Prevention at School
Bullying can threaten students’ physical and emotional safety at school and can negatively impact their ability to learn. The best way to address bullying is to stop it before it starts. There are a number of things school staff can do to make schools safer and prevent bullying.
Training school staff and students to prevent and address bullying can help sustain bullying prevention efforts over time. There are no federal mandates for bullying curricula or staff training. The following are some examples of options schools can consider.
Activities to Teach Students About Bullying
Schools don’t always need formal programs to help students learn about bullying prevention. Schools can incorporate the topic of bullying prevention in lessons and activities. Examples of activities to teach about bullying include:
- Internet or library research, such as looking up types of bullying, how to prevent it, and how kids should respond
- Presentations, such as a speech or role-play on stopping bullying
- Discussions about topics like reporting bullying
- Creative writing, such as a poem speaking out against bullying or a story or skit teaching bystanders how to help
- Artistic works, such as a collage about respect or the effects of bullying
- Classroom meetings to talk about peer relations
Evidence-Based Programs and Curricula
Schools may choose to implement formal evidence-based programs or curricula. Many evaluated programs that address bullying are designed for use in elementary and middle schools. Fewer programs exist for high schools and non-school settings. There are many considerations in selecting a program, including the school’s demographics, capacity, and resources.
Staff Training on Bullying Prevention
To ensure that bullying prevention efforts are successful, all school staff need to be trained on what bullying is, what the school’s policies and rules are, and how to enforce the rules. Training may take many forms: staff meetings, one-day training sessions, and teaching through modeling preferred behavior. Schools may choose any combination of these training options based on available funding, staff resources, and time.
Training can be successful when staff are engaged in developing messages and content, and when they feel that their voices are heard. Learning should be relevant to their roles and responsibilities to help build buy-in.
The Olympians-Get to know them!
How well do you know the Olympians? Find out!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hesjdnl_36dwcOFAeTme6M1TqhAZ6HNYrsbn1owXDOY/edit?usp=sharing
Tuesday, 9 July 2019
The 15th Foreign Languages Forum & Book Exhibition
The 15th Foreign Languages Forum & Book Exhibition
28 August 2019 | Capsis Hotel
The Foreign Languages Forum is one of the main events in the Greek English Language Teaching calendar. Attended by more than 650 ELT professionals, it features a 1-day programme of commercial and professional talks as well as workshops.
The Forum will take place on 28 August 2019 at the Capsis Hotel and features educational sessions covering a wide range of topics.
In addition, a large resource and book exhibition will give you the opportunity to see the latest ELT publications and services.
More info: https://eltnews.gr/thessaloniki
Register onine: https://eltnews.gr/thessaloniki/participation-form-thessaloniki
You may also like the following events from ELT News:
Next month, 31st August, 10:00 am, The 15th Foreign Languages Forum & Book Exhibition in Glyfada
This September, 29th September, 10:00 am, H Επανάσταση του Νευρογλωσσικού Προγραμματισμού (NLP) στην Εκπαί in Glyfada
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Monday, 8 July 2019
Disciplinary methods
Disciplinary Methods
Back in the day, teachers used to discipline students for bad behavior in couple of different ways. Way in the past, there used to be a bit of corporal punishment for unruly behavior that would consist of a ruler across the knuckles or a spanking with a wooden board. You might think that this style of punishment is archaic, but most of us can remember it being done back when we were in school. It didn’t matter if the kid was a high school or elementary student, teachers were trained to discipline students only in these ways.
After a while, schools started changing over more towards less physical punishment and explored other styles of discipline. A common one is to keep the student after school when they are misbehaving. For younger students, it might be having the child miss recess instead. And for those students that are very troubled, suspending the students for a few days in another alternative. However, with the times changing, parents are asking teachers to discipline students in different ways. Below is a list of ways you can incorporate into your teaching style to discipline your students without the usual punishment of staying after school or trips to the principal’s office.
Behavior Chart
This is often used in elementary school for certain students that are having some difficulties in the classroom. Behavior charts are really only effective when you have the student around you most of the day. They don’t usually work well when you just have them for an hour a day because you can’t hold them accountable for their behavior when it is a small fraction of their school day.
Quite a few behavior charts are the type that include a three strikes rule. This gives the student a couple of chances to fix their behavior before they get into some sort of trouble. Now what can that discipline be like if you can’t send them to the office or take away recess time?
Let’s face it, sometimes students just don’t know how to act properly because their parents have failed to teach them. If they have gone ten years without being disciplined for bad behavior, it could be very difficult for them to change their ways overnight. Plus, they may not even know what the correct behavior is in the first place. This means that you have to impart some wisdom educating the students on proper conduct. This may be done with the whole class at once or bringing the student in to have lunch in the classroom where you can tutor them on behavior and attitude one-on-one.
Find Alternatives
Sometimes students just get a bit hyper or involved in the moment and don’t take the time to calm down before they act. The key is to get them thinking about what they could have done differently at that moment instead of behaving poorly like they did. A good idea is to give a homework assignment to discipline students. The assignment is to write a page on other proper ways they could have acted instead of the way they did. This will get them thinking, hopefully, so the next time some similar situation comes around, they will be better prepared to do the right thing.
Trying to discipline students without punishing them is an odd concept for most educators since they have a whole classroom of 30 students to keep in check at once. It is much easier to hand out punishments quickly to individual students without considering there could be better options. It all comes down to what blends in well with your own teaching style. This could be quite an adjustment for you, but having other options at your disposal could come in handy down the road.
Wednesday, 3 July 2019
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