A day in the life of a teacher might vary greatly depending on the subject and grade level the teacher teaches. However, teaching is not the only task for a teacher to do in school. The ability of a teacher to deliver a lesson successfully is actually largely depends on his or her classroom management skill. There are many criteria for a teacher to meet in order to conduct a high quality lesson effectively. According to Stronge (2007), several teacher responsibilities, such as classroom management and organization, planning and organizing of instruction, implementation of instruction as well as monitoring pupils’ progress, are the main aspects that contribute directly to effective teaching. Hence, it is significant for teacher to make sure
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In this case, teacher has maintained pupils’ involvement in learning through effective and efficient approaches such as engaging lessons. As Jones’ Model of Positive Classroom Discipline emphasized on the teaching of ‘See, Say and Do’, teacher will focus on pupils’ correct performance rather than remembering what was said. (as cited in Larson, 2012) The key component of a lesson should be targeting on opportunity for pupils to practice the knowledge learnt. In the video, teacher has utilized realia such as table cloth, plates and vase to create an environment like a restaurant for pupils to practice the correct usage of words when they need to make order on food. In this case, pupils were provided with an opportunity to practice what they have learnt in the presentation stage and therefore decrease the chances of misbehaving in the lesson as they are occupied with work. According to Jones & Jones (2013), ‘Say, See and Do’ teaching makes pupils to be responsible in engaging themselves in learning activity while the teacher checks for understanding. In this case, the interaction between teacher and pupils as well as and pupils’ output will be increased and therefore create an enriching lesson rather than a tedious one. Consequently, pupils will not feel irrelevant and thus misbehave when teacher introduces the topic as it is related to them directly. Therefore, it is essential for teacher to establish an authentic, practical and relevant learning environment for pupils to acquire the knowledge effectively. The teacher in the video has established an experiential learning environment for pupils to learn and practice the language in an authentic way. The reason of the choice of Model of Positive Classroom Discipline might be due to its effectiveness of connecting vocabulary to real life. Teacher, who incorporates learning experiences and content relevant to pupils’ personal
In this case, teacher has maintained pupils’ involvement in learning through effective and efficient approaches such as engaging lessons. As Jones’ Model of Positive Classroom Discipline emphasized on the teaching of ‘See, Say and Do’, teacher will focus on pupils’ correct performance rather than remembering what was said. (as cited in Larson, 2012) The key component of a lesson should be targeting on opportunity for pupils to practice the knowledge learnt. In the video, teacher has utilized realia such as table cloth, plates and vase to create an environment like a restaurant for pupils to practice the correct usage of words when they need to make order on food. In this case, pupils were provided with an opportunity to practice what they have learnt in the presentation stage and therefore decrease the chances of misbehaving in the lesson as they are occupied with work. According to Jones & Jones (2013), ‘Say, See and Do’ teaching makes pupils to be responsible in engaging themselves in learning activity while the teacher checks for understanding. In this case, the interaction between teacher and pupils as well as and pupils’ output will be increased and therefore create an enriching lesson rather than a tedious one. Consequently, pupils will not feel irrelevant and thus misbehave when teacher introduces the topic as it is related to them directly. Therefore, it is essential for teacher to establish an authentic, practical and relevant learning environment for pupils to acquire the knowledge effectively. The teacher in the video has established an experiential learning environment for pupils to learn and practice the language in an authentic way. The reason of the choice of Model of Positive Classroom Discipline might be due to its effectiveness of connecting vocabulary to real life. Teacher, who incorporates learning experiences and content relevant to pupils’ personal