2. BECOMIN G A SMARTER TEACHER By Arshian-e-Orooj

3. OBJECTIVE IDENTIFY THE CHALLENGES WHICH 21 ST CENTURY TEACHERS ARE FACING. EXPLORE THE WAYS OF BECOMING A SMARTER TEACHER. SUGGEST THE WAYS TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN TEACHER AND STUDENTS IN A DIGITAL AGE.

4. LET’S PONDER WHAT IS MEANT BY BEING SMART?

5. SMART MEANS  VERY GOOD AT LEARNING OR THINKING ABOUT THINGS: INTELLIGENT  SHOWING INTELLIGENCE OR GOOD JUDGMENT: WISE  BEHAVING OR TALKING IN A RUDE OR IMPOLITE WAY: SHOWING A LACK OF RESPECT  STYLISH AND FASHIONABLE  VERY NEAT AND CLEAN  VERY QUICK AND ENERGETIC  (MACHINES) CONTROLLED BY COMPUTERS

6. QUESTION WHOM DO WE CALL A SMART PERSON?

7. A SMART PERSON A SMART PERSON IS THE ONE WHO  HAS A LOT OF COMMON SENSE  HAS HIS OWN INDEPENDENT STATE OF MIND  ISN’T STUBBORN AND ACTUALLY LISTENS AND UNDERSTANDS

8. A SMART PERSON A SMART PERSON IS THE ONE WHO KNOWS  HOW TO TAKE THE RIGHT DECISION  HOW TO DEAL WITH DIFFERENT SITUATIONS  WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE WORLD  THAT THERE ARE MANY TYPES OF PERSONS TO DEAL WITH

9. LET’S PONDER WHOM DO WE CALL A SMART TEACHER?

10. A SMART TEACHER A SMART TEACHER IS THE ONE WHO 1.WANTS TO ADVANCE, DEVELOP AND IMPROVE 2.IS A MOTIVATED TO SUCCEED 3.CAN TEACHER/EDUCATE WITH EXCITEMENT 4.IS A TRUE PROFESSIONAL 5.IS THE RESEARCHER; ALWAYS IN A CONSTANT SEARCH OF NEW TECHNIQUES/WAYS 6.???

11. FIRST ACTIVITY IDENTIFY THE CHALLENGES WHICH 21 ST CENTURY TEACHERS ARE FACING. FIRST FIND AT LEAST THREE SUCH CHALLENGES INDIVIDUALLY. SHARE WITH THE REMAINING MEMBERS OF THE GROUP, PRIORITIZE THEM AND THEN COMPILE A LIST OF AT LEAST FIVE SUCH CHALLENGES. SHARE WITH REST OF THE PARTICIPANTS.

12. VIDEO NO. 1 HOW TO CREATE CHOCOLATE OUT OF NOTHING?

13. LOVE WHAT YOU DO!  ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT INGREDIENTS OF TEACHING IS “LOVING IT”.  IF YOU DON’T LIVE WHAT YOU DO (TEACHING AND LEARNING; LEARNING AND TEACHING), MAYBE YOU’RE IN THE WRONG BUSINESS.

15. VIDEO NO. 2 EVERY KID NEEDS A CHAMPIONS (PUT THE VIDEO WITH ENGLISH/URDU SUB-TITLE)

16. KNOW THY STUDENTS  KNOW WHOM WE ARE TEACHING.  HAVE A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR:  TALENTS,  INTERESTS,  WEAKNESSES,  PRIOR EXPERIENCES, AND  NEEDS

18. PRESENT:- THE PAST OF FUTURE o WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE PRESENT IS NOTHING MORE THAN THE PAST OF THE FUTURE. o IF YOU DIDN’T KNOW WHERE YOU WERE AND WHERE YOU WERE GOING, THEN WHERE WOULD YOU END UP? o FIRST WE HAVE TO IDENTIFY WHAT OUR STUDENTS WOULD NEED IN THE WORLD OF TOMORROW. o THEN AND ONLY THEN WE WILL BE ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO GET THEM THERE.

19. If We Teach Today’s Students As we taught Yesterday’s, We rob them of Tomorrow.

20. IT’S NOT ABOUT US; IT’S ABOUT THEM  Some of us see ourselves as “the expert” and think that our role is to “impart knowledge”.  We need to understand ……………… it’s not about us; it’s about them.  We need to see ourselves as “guides.”  We only share what we know and then we encourage them to know more.

22. DEPENDENCY TO SELF- RELIANCE  If throughout the entire educational experience of a student, our primary focus continues to be on the content and memorization rather than thinking, then as grownups they still remain dependent on someone to tell them what they need to do.  We are responsible for helping them move from dependency to self-reliance.

24. THE EXPERT TEACHER  The difference between a good teacher and a great one isn’t in subject expertise.  It is in genuine passion and enthusiasm to learn and to teach.  A teacher devoid of passion for learning and teaching is bound to lose the students.

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27. “5W1H”  A great teacher is able to break down complex ideas and make them simple  A teacher must be able to empower the students to understand the “5W1H” of each and every concepts.

29. EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS  The essence of teaching and learning process is communication  It should be so effective that each student should feel that we are speaking directly to her/him.

31. LEARNING VIA QUESTIONING  Effective teachers understand that learning is about exploring which begins with questions.  We need to ask questions  that spark lively discussions  which are doors to deeper understanding.  Our concern should be the thinking behind the answers rather than the answer itself

33. MEMORIZATION VS UNDERSTANDING  Academic success based on memorization is not the same as understanding.  In our “information era”, learning is not just about recall.  It’s more about what one can perceive from information and apply that information within the context of real-time, real-life experiences.

35. THE CONVENIENCE OF THE LEARNER  Everyone can learn, but differently; and at a different pace.  ›Some are visual learners, some grasp the abstract while some learn best by reading.  Thus we need to utilize multidimensional approaches.  ›It’s about the convenience of the learner, rather than the teacher.

37. TEACHER; A PERPETUAL LEARNER  As a teacher we don’t have to appear tough all the time and give the illusion that we are “know it all”.  Sometimes the best answer a teacher can give is, “I don’t know” because admitting that “we don’t know” indicates that we’re still learning.

39. SECOND ACTIVITY  Identify the skills which 21 st century teachers should learn  First find at least three such skills individually.  Share with the remaining members of the group, prioritize them and then compile a list of at least five such skills.  Share with rest of the participants.

40. THINKING ON THEIR OWN  Smarter teachers help students learn how to think on their own rather than telling them what to think.  They talk less and listen more because they know that teaching/learning is a two-way street. Rather than a monologue, it’s a dialogue.

41. I Cannot Teach Anybody Anything, I Can Only Make Them Think. Socrates

42. RIGIDLY FLEXIBLE/FLEXIBLY RIGID  Smart teachers are rigidly flexible/flexibly rigid. For them lesson plans are vital but only to a certain extent.  They know that if one becomes too entrenched in lesson plans and worksheets, they may miss out on some important teachable moments.  They are flexible enough to explore a meaningful discussion with the students on an appropriate topic that interests them.

44. RESPECT; THE BEST RULE  Too many rules are too easy to forget  Most classroom rules can be summed up to one word “Respect”.  A smart teacher first respects the students, then expects their respect.

46. SO WHO WANTS TO BE …………………. A SMART TEACHER?  We don’t just have to stand in front of students and show them how smart we are. Rather, we have to help the students to  Discover how smart they are and how much smarter they can become. ›Become capable of thinking out of the box ›Develop the skills they possess.  Become independent thinkers.

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