RABYA ESBHANI

The City SchoolDarakhshan campus Jr. A

Mathematics Grade IV

LONG TERM GOALS

To adopt the 21st century teaching approaches and create an environment which makes the students life long learners with critical thinking

SHORT TERM GOALSTo create interest of students in science by doing practical experiments in the classto adopt the student centered approach so the learning of the students is not based on instructions given by the teacher but on their own thinking To encourage students to participate in the class by giving them opportunities to show their understanding of different topicsTo reward those who excelled in the grade through rewards and encouragementTo develop independence and confidence in studentsTo enhance the understanding of the students about the subject through real life examples To take the creativity of the students one step higher by giving them opportunities in the form of projects and reports on science topics of their own choice

Bloom’s taxonomy

INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES AND TASKS:

I will give tasks to the students which will be done in groups ,so they can have the opportunities to learn from their peers and do some self teachingI will ask them to gather information related to the chapter about to be done in the class so they can be well equipped about a particular concept beforehandProjects and reports on different topics would be done on a monthly basis to constantly evolve the creativity of the studentsI will create a science club in which a different group of students will prepare a presentation every week on a topic from their course and present it in front of their fellow studentsI will reward the students on a weekly basis through verbal encouragement in front of others, certificates or badges with captions like “scientist of the week” written on themStudents would be asked to prepare different charts and posters for a science board which would be displayed outside each class according to the topic being currently doneReinforcement of the topics which have already been taught would be done on a weekly basis to check the understanding of the students

SOLUTIONS TO ANTICIPATED CHALLENGES

Challenges:The head mistress might not approve of the new teaching methodsThe parents might not be too keen about the projects being done so frequently and the extra time being utilized in the science activitiesSome students might not have internet facilities at homeThe time allocation of the subject is too less to cover so many activities

Solution:A detailed report would be discussed about the benefits of this approachThe parents would be given the report on how these opportunities have helped their child to blossom academically and personallyI would personally sit with the student after school in the computer lab and help him/her to get the informationI would request the head mistress to revise the timetable

TIME LINECreate

awareness about the

curriculum and introduction of

the subjectAugust September

October December

Aiming towards creating a

student who can understand the subject, think critically and

work independently

Take assessments to check the

understanding of the students and

constant reinforcement of

the topics covered

Start with the activities and experiments related to the

chapters

November

Encourage students to

gather information from the internet and

develop this habit in them

RESOURCESScience coordinatorsInternetTeacher’s guideMicrosoft word, spread sheets and multimediaResource books

CONCLUSION

The change in the teaching methods would further enhance the academic

performance of the students. The added benefit of the 21st century approach would be the positive change in the personality of the students as they would be critical thinkers who work

independently towards achieving their goals in life.