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Action Plan. Naila Riaz The City School Gulshan Junior F English Grade IV. We need to be the authors of our own life .' Peter Senge. Quote:.
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Action Plan Naila Riaz The City School Gulshan Junior F English Grade IV
Quote: • The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn. __ Alvin Toffler
Long Term Goals : • To enable the students to gain a sense of achievement by being confident enough to face the ever-changing and fast paced environment in this 21st century world order.
Short Term Goals: • Be the facilitator, and let the students use their analytical skills to arrive at solutions. • Promote enquiry -based and research -based learning rather than blind acceptance of whatever is taught in the classroom. • Use 21st century technologies to engage in transforming and creating new ideas and solutions • Create an atmosphere where the students can work with collaboration to review, share and change ideas to create better ones.
Howard Gardner’s Theory ofMultiple Intelligences • A more balanced curriculum that incorporates the arts, self-awareness, communication, and physical education along with the verbal-linguistic and logical mathematical intelligences are useful in schools in order to leverage the intelligences that some students may have.
Application of Bloom’s Taxonomy in Teaching Techniques: TOPIC:Subject/Object
Instructional strategies and tasks • Students will be provided more opportunities to answer questions that require higher order thinking. • Challenging questions that require students to explain how they arrived at an answer will be put forth . • Students will be provided with more opportunities for group discussions and projects. • Students to be assigned groups or pairs randomly to discuss a play ,its plot and various possible outcomes.
General Units:10-18 • Open Day • Celebrating Success • The Flying House • Hurricane Harry • It’s a Knockout • Olympic Games • The Martian and the Supermarket • The Visit • What is a Friend
Grammar and Language building: • Singular/ Plural • Conditional Sentences • Question Tags • Adverbs > time/place • Direct / Reported Speech • Too/Enough • Present Perfect Tense • Ever/never • Just/yet • Subject/Object • Exclamations • Making Offers and suggestions • Possessives >Adjectives >nouns >pronouns • Relative Clause
Spelling and Vocabulary: • Prefixes/Suffixes • Silent Letters • Synonyms/Antonyms • Homonyms • Spellings/Words-Meanings
Creative Expression: Continuing a Play Script Writing a Biography Shape Poem Newspaper Report Planning and writing a Story Sequel Continuing a Story Acrostic Poem Rhyming Poem Writing a Recount
Observing and Monitoring approach 'Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail'. Ralph Waldo Emerson Listening and speaking approach Intervening Approach: In order to develop the above skills the following 21st century approaches will be applied: Encouraging approach Giving direction approach Questioning approach
SKILL S: • Communication skills • Analytical skills • Intellectual curiosity • Critical thinking Reading and Comprehension • SOLUTIONS : • Provision of Appropriate books from our library • Plan and prepare resources beforehand(CD players , CDs) • Appreciation • Incentives • RESOURCES : • Books • Computer/Internet . • CD players/CDs • Flashcards. • Reading Competitions • Role play • Dictionary/Thesaurus TECHNIQUES: • CHALLENGES : • Fluency/pronunciation • Lack of good reading habits due to time constraints, • Vocabulary/spelling • Power shortages • Availability of computer/CD players , CDs
SKILL S: • Communication skills • Analytical skills • Intellectual curiosity • Critical thinking • SOLUTIONS : • Start with basics (at times) • Plan and prepare resources • Assessments • Appreciation • Incentives • TECHNIQUE: • Judge • Question • Categorize • Analyze Grammar and Language building • RESOURCES : • Books • Computer/Internet ..\My Documents\ADVERBS 2intel.docx • Worksheets. • Flashcards. • Role play • Dictionary/Thesaurus • CHALLENGES : • Lack of previous knowledge • Preparation of resources-worksheets, props, books. • Distractions/Lack of concentration
SKILL S: • Communication skills • Analytical skills • Critical thinking Spelling and Vocabulary • SOLUTIONS : • Start with basics (at times) • Plan and prepare resources beforehand • Appreciation • Incentives • TECHNIQUE: • Judge • Question • Categorize • Analyze • RESOURCES : • Books • Computer/Internet • Wordlists/Handouts • Worksheets. • Flashcards. • Dictionary/Thesaurus • CHALLENGES : • Lack of previous knowledge • Preparation of resources-worksheets, lists, books. • Distractions/Lack of concentration
SKILL S: • Communication skills • Accountability and Adaptability • Analytical skills • Intellectual curiosity • Critical thinking • Social Responsibility Creative Expression • SOLUTIONS : • Assessments • Incentives • Encouragement • Plan and prepare resources beforehand • Appreciation • TECHNIQUE: • Judge • Imagine • Analyze • Criticize • Compose • CHALLENGES : • Preparation of resources-worksheets, props , pictures , prompts, books, samples • Lack of appropriate vocabulary. • Time Management. • RESOURCES : • Books • Computer/Internet . • Pictures, props, samples • Newspapers • Worksheets. • Flashcards. • Role play • Dictionary/Thesaurus
DESCRIBING 16 HABITS OF MIND Arthur L. Costa, Ed. D. and Bena Kallick, Ph.D. By definition, a problem is any stimulus, question, task, phenomenon , or discrepancy, the explanation for which is not immediately known. Thus, we are interested in focusing on student performance under those challenging conditions that demand strategic reasoning, insightfulness, perseverance, creativity, and craftsmanship to resolve a complex problem. Not only are we interested in how many answers students know, but also in knowing how to behave when they DON'T know. Habits of Mind are performed in response to those questions and problems ,the answers to which are NOT immediately known. We are interested in observing how students produce knowledge rather than how they merely reproduce knowledge. The critical attribute of intelligent human beings is not only having information, but also knowing how to act on it.
The 16 Habits of Mind identified by Costa and Kallick include : Persisting Thinking and communicating with clarity and precision Managing impulsivity Gathering data through all senses Listening with understanding and empathy Creating, imagining, innovating Thinking flexibly Responding with wonderment and awe Thinking about thinking (metacognition) Taking responsible risks Striving for accuracy Finding humor Questioning and posing problems Thinking interdependently Applying past knowledge to new situations Remaining open to continuous learning
Conclusion: A rolling stone gathers no moss --forward on the road to change and success , there’s no stopping………
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: “The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he is capable of receiving.” • Headmistress. Library Teacher. Admin Officer. • Debate competition judges • English faculty teachers • Extempore competition judges • Authentic Websites--http://grammar.about.com/od/basicsentencegrammar/a/sentenceunit.htm • http://www.teachitworld.com/index. • http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar_quiz/finding_subjects_verbs_1.asp • http://www.google.com.pk/imgres?imgurl=http://pkab.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/le-intelligenze-multiple-di-h-gardner-large.jpg&imgrefurl=http://pkab.wor • http://www.ccsnh.edu/documents/CCSNH%20MLC%20HABITS%20OF%20MIND%20COSTA-KALLICK%20DESCRIPTION%201-8-10.pdf
Acknowledgements: "When eating a fruit, think of the person who planted the tree." - Vietnamese Proverb • Ms Soofia Shahzad (HM Gulshan Jr F) • Ms Sadaf Kashif (Master Trainer) • Ms Marium Jilani (Master Trainer) • Mr Kamran Moneer (Computer-lab Assistant • My family