How We Should Treat Our Students?

Many teachers thinks: "I'm the teacher, i'm the boss". None of the students have the right to oppose me in the class no matter what the situation is. Many teacher's believe in this, but they forgot that their role in class is more than giving information and leaving, they have to think that their role is being a great model to their students, they have to treat their students in a respectful way, listen to them, acknowledge them, listen to their  interests and praise them when needed. You as a teacher should encourage them through a 3 messages :" This is important , I know you can do it, I won't give up on you." Sending such messages, will make student more encourage to work, they will feel they are in a safe environment and the most important thing is that their productivity will be enhanced. So be careful in the way you are  treating you're students, they will imitate you in any situation you act with them.

Cooperative Learning and Student's Achievement

Cooperative learning helps to raise achievement of students, build a positive relationships among students, which is important for creating a learning community that values diversity. In addition, it provides experiences that develop both good learning skills and social skills. Research shows cooperative learning helps to produce higher achievement, increased retention, more positive relationships and a wider circle of friends, also it increases self esteem, greater social support. for example, if students are working toward a common goal, academic work becomes an activity valued by peers, students become more motivated to help one another to learn; if a student need  any help, his /her partner explain to him certain idea and this will strengthen their own learning.

Bloom's Taxonomy

Bloom's taxonomy is a set of three hierarchical models used to classify educational learning objectives into levels of  complexity and specificity. The three lists include cognitive, affective and psychomotor  domains. the cognitive domain is broken into six levels: Understanding, applying, analyzing, evaluating and creating. However affective domain is broken into five levels: Receiving, responding, valuing, organizing and characterizing  where in every level student's response differ according to each situation. Going to the last category which is the psychomotor which describes the ability to physically manipulate a tool or instrument. Psychomotor objectives focus on change and or development in behavior and or skills. It is also divided to levels as the other domains, these levels include: Perception which is the ability to use sensory cues, set which is the readiness to act, guided response which is the early stages of learning a complex skill, mechanism which is the intermediate stage in learning a complex skill, adaptation and organization. To sum up, bloom's taxonomy serves as backbone of many teaching educators, mainly those who lean more towards skills rather than content.

Intelligence

There are two theories regarding innate ability and it's relationship to performance and achievement. One theory is called "Innate Ability Theory", and the other one is called "The Effort Based Ability Theory". The innate theory demonstrates that the intellectual ability is innate, fixed through out lifetime. However, the effort based ability is very opposite to that innate, in the effort based theory they posits that all children are born with sufficient innate ability to achieve anything asked to them in school and that this ability is malleable through effective effort. Another way of summarizing this theory is that " Smart is not something you are, smart is something you get by working hard and through effective strategies".It is very normal that a teacher finds different levels in her class, differences in reading, readiness, in speed, in learning, and also on students who are way behind the others, but we have to keep in mind that incrementalist ( effort based theory) believes that all children have the intellectual capacity to learn and to achieve.

Personal Relationship Building

Geneva Gay (2000) writes, " I think interpersonal relations have a tremendous impact on the quality of teaching and learning. Students perform much better in environments where they feel comfortable and valued. therefore I work hard at creating a classroom environment and ambiance of warmth,support, caring and dignity". Positive teacher-student relationships are important to student achievement because they impact the climate and management of a classroom, they inform instructional design and delivery, and also influence student effort and academic engagement. A teacher who invests time and energy in building good relationships with students signals to them they are respected and valued, which in turn, student will participate and contribute positively to the classroom. In addition, students more readily accept rules, comments, procedures and disciplinary actions. On the other hand, in case of a negative relationships between teachers and their students, students will be less likely encourage to participate or engage during instruction.

Learning Styles

Refer to a range of competing and contested theories that aim to account for differences in individuals' learning.These theories propose that all people can be classified according to their style of learning, although the various theories present differing views on how the styles should be defined and categorized. The term "learning styles" speaks to the understanding that every student learns differently. An individual's learning style refers to the preferential way in which student absorbs, processes, comprehend and retains information. For instance, when learning how to build a clock or a house, some students understand the process by following verbal instructions, however others have to physically manipulate the clock themselves. This notion of individualized learning style has gained widespread recognition in education theory and classroom management. It is important for educators to understand the differences in their students' learning style, so they can implement best practice strategies into their daily activities.

Teacher's Role In Education

Its very important  for teachers to know their role in teaching students before entering the educational system in schools or universities. For example a professional teacher should know how to deal with students and with curriculum as well. To be a good and a professional teacher, this means that you have to know where and when to say your idea's and not just memorizing certain concepts, and telling them in front of your students randomly. Also you should be aware of how to organize the curriculum and manage the chapters in order. In addition,teacher's play important role in classroom, they set the tone of their classrooms, they build a warm environment, if the teacher prepares a warm and happy environment, students are more likely to be happy, encourage for further achievement, so it's the teachers' role which set a positive or negative environment, also its teacher's role who  mentor's and nurture students, become role models and listen and look for signs of trouble.

Fall Semester 2018-2019

Hello,

Im Yumna Saleh, i have done my bachelor degree in biology the previous semester.

I attended LIU this semester again to finish my Teaching Diploma studies and so far i have gain an interesting information about the courses im going to deal with the whole year. I have registered 4 courses and all of thses im interesting in studyig them.