So
far I have not updated much on this blog because of busy schedule.
This is an oversight on my part, as a Hod, last month was one of the
most interesting parts of my job. I could visit my colleagues classed
and observe their teaching learning process inside the classroom.
There are many teachers they have good calibre and exceptional
teaching skills.
They
were very energetic, and used very creative ideas ,teaching tools,
teaching methods like group discussion, jigsaw ,debate etc..
My
usual approach to observation is to sit at the back of the class with
my ledger
notebook. Next time I would like to use laptop:
so
that I
can type far more quickly than I can write by hand, and trainees
would actually be able to receive
through mail !
We
do a great deal of work at mentor training on observations: above all
else, we want to prioritise the historical learning taking place in
the lesson. Are the pupils in this lesson learning any decent
history? What is the trainee doing which makes this happen? What
signs of this are there? Where does the focus of the lesson slip?
Were does this lesson not fit smoothly into what went before and
after? Although I do comment in observations on more generic matters
(behaviour management, use of reinforcement,
activities
and
so on.
