ACTION PLAN

Ms. Maliza Niazi

The City School

Darakhshan Campus-Junior B

English, Grade 6

To adopt and implement 21st century Teaching and Learning approaches in order to enhance student productivity and ameliorate their linguistic skills.

LONG-TERM GOAL

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SHORT-TERM GOALS Involving and encouraging student

participation and practicing student-centered learning instead of teacher-centered learning.

Develop alternatives to enhance pupils creative writing and comprehension skills enabling them to learn and retain rich vocabulary (e.g. through flow chart writing).

Maximizing the use of technology, to support development of lessons.

Developing proficiency in English, both oral and written. 3

TOPICS TO BE COVERED

Subject: English Literature

Grade: VI

Novel: Matilda

Topics:

Roald Dahl-Author’s Biography

Character Sketches

Reference to Context (All Chapters)

Chapter summaries

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INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES AND TASKS

Adopt student-centered approach to ensure student participation

Encourage productive group discussions and idea sharing on topics that will promote higher-order thinking.

Confidence building and vocabulary enrichment.

Enhance overall linguistic skills.

Ask questions that encourage critical thinking. 5

Topics 21st Century Approaches

Techniques/Modes

Bloom’sApplication

Reading + discussion

ListeningSpeaking skills Questioning skills

Provide more opportunities for

discussion leading to

higher- order thinking.

KnowledgeSynthesisAnalysisApplicationEvaluation

Character sketch/ Book

Reviews/RTC

Giving directions skills Questioning skills Intervening skills Encouraging skills

Brainstorming and motivational techniques while embracing them

with the required

knowledge and skill.

KnowledgeComprehensionAnalysisSynthesisEvaluation

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SOLUTIONS TO ANTICIPATED CHALLENGES

Permission from the Principal. Parents may not approve of

the new methods Availability of Computer Lab Availability of subject

specialists/ coordinator for feedback .

Approval from the Head and Principal after a detailed discussion

Conduct a meeting with the parents informing them about the benefits of the new approach. Also mention the negatives and how they can be countered. Take their feedback.

integrating the curriculum with the ICT curriculum.

Forming a liaison with other English teachers to exchange resources and acquire feedback

Challenges Solutions

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NEWSLETTER SAMPLE

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TIMELINECreate

awareness regarding the

curriculum and the newly adopted

techniques/approaches.

Create multi intelligence groups/pairs

and emphasizing

collaboration ,

Successful adoption of 21st

Century Learning

Approaches.

Focusing on using technology for research and emphasize on the importance of reviewing and sharing.

Focus on developing

critical thinking through higher

order questions.

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RESOURCES

Colleagues/teachers teaching the same subject

Academic Coordinators Internet

http://www.roalddahlfans.com/games/quiz.php?quizID=16

http://www.funtrivia.com/submitquiz.cfm?passthrough=qid:84542

Multimedia http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=play

er_detailpage&v=VfJAvIA9aJY#t=7s

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FUNTRIVIA

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MATILDA- TRAILER

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CONCLUSION

21st Century Approaches will enable me to empower my students and promote critical thinking. They will learn to analyse the text read and formulate answers.

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