miércoles, 20 de septiembre de 2017

Students

 Hi, classmates! What a wonderful day. Spring is just around the corner. Today’s post is about how to cope with different kinds of students. I think it’s interesting to learn what types of students we are going to find, in the classroom.
This year is my first time teaching in secondary school. My students are amazing both in secondary and primary. I’m not an experienced teacher, so I can’t talk a lot about my experience. So, the next post is (more) about the investigation I have to do for this assignment.
The Clams
The clams are students that are indifferent. They have this “I don’t care attitude.” Clam students need teachers who really care. The teacher’s attitude is crucial here. If the teacher tries to get to them, they eventually will change. If the teacher does nothing, he/ she will prolong this attitude. No matter how frustrated their attitude can be, one should never give up on them. We have to understand that it’s not personal. So, if teachers really try it, students will show interest. Teachers can try to find their interests and passion. If students feel you care, they will, little by little, participate. Do not expect they become active students from one day to the other. This process will take time and patience.
Here some ideas you can try with these kinds of students

Turn Their Weaknesses Into Strengths

  • Create projects that tap into their innate desire to make a difference in their world.
  • This generation loves to interact. Capitalize on that by integrating instant messaging (MSN) and online bulletin boards into your assignments. They'll be so busy writing that they won't even realize they're learning!
Engage Students in Participation

  • Enlist students' opinions whenever possible. Involve them in the creation of assignment rubrics. Frequently seek their feedback concerning what is happening in your classroom.
  • Provide plenty of opportunities for student choice in the way they learn and in the ways they are allowed to demonstrate what they know. That will encourage them to take more ownership of their learning. Acquaint yourself with Howard Gardner's work in multiple intelligences and be open to project work that goes beyond the traditional.
Make Sure Structures Are in Place

  • Communicate clear, reachable expectations. Routinely provide benchmarks and rubrics at the beginning of an assignment, so students know what they have to do to achieve.
Meet Their Emotional Needs 

  • Consider publishing student work online. Nothing seems to motivate students quite as much as knowing their work will have an extended audience.
  • Ensure that learning is meaningful to the student. Whenever possible, make connections between the curriculum and their lives. Doing so will enhance their interest and make the learning (and teaching) easier.
  • Teacher energy and enthusiasm can be significant to getting disinterested students engaged in learning. Nothing is quite as captivating as a teacher who is continually on the brink of new learning discoveries -- students can't help being enticed to jump on board for the learning ride ahead!

The Complainers

You are going to encounter with complainers like it or not. The real problem is when you have chronic complainers. Dr. Kenneth Shore shares some useful ideas for us:
Praise the student when she makes an effort to solve a problem. Just as you want to ignore her/him when she/he is complaining unceasingly, you want to praise her/him when she/he is trying to solve a problem rather than complaining about it.

Signal the student when she complains. Chronically complaining students might not be aware of how frequently they make negative comments. Set up a private non-verbal signal with the student that you can use in class to alert her when she/he is complaining and to help her/him become more aware of her/his behavior.

Monitor the student's complaints. Keep track of the number of times she/he complains each day. Use the results to demonstrate to her/him how often she/he complains and to determine if she/he is making progress in decreasing the behavior.



 Have a wonderful day! :) 


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