Today I presented a seminar on 'The Joy of Teaching' to teachers from around Nikolaev. We used our new title 'Wider World' as a great example of how to follow key principles which will lead us to successful outcomes.
We discussed:
- Having specific aims in each lesson
- Engaging the students before trying to teach them
- How to differentiate activities for classes with mixed abilities
- Comparing students to their past selves, not other students.
- And many more classroom activities!
Wider World is a book designed around these key principles with a clear one page, one lesson format; each individual page has its own specific lesson objective and each lesson comes with its own engaging activity, which reduces planning and leads to successful outcomes!
I'd like to say thank you to all those who attended for their enthusiasm and keen interest in the world of teaching. It was a pleasure to meet so many great teachers. Thank you also to Ira, the city methodologist, for her fantastic organisation of the whole event.
Please leave any comments or photos in the comments below.
Happy Teaching!
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