To be an INNOVATIVE TEACHER

D.Arnold Robinson, Meston College of Education

Be a MAXIM(iZED) TEACHER

Experienced, Good teacher & Trusted guide

Teaching is an art & a science. Teacher require two things

1. Knowledge 2.Process of teaching.

In actual classroom, teacher required to manage the class with experience & decisions in form of Maxims.

For successful & effective teaching , teacher must know & use maxims of teaching.

Maxims of teaching

Benefits of Maxims of teachingSimplify the process of teachingJoyful teaching & learning environmentPurposeful teachingTo create creativity among studentsTo analysis & synthesis by studentsTo develop scientific attitudeLearning by doing To develop critical thinking

Maxims of teaching

Known

Unknown

Known to unknown

Unknown – Feared, not in mind, not imaginedKnown – trustworthy, always help to teach

unknownKnown friendUnknown friend

Wise teacher always plan with the principle of known to unknown.

What about you?..........

Known to Unknown

Everyone trust the tested or definite

Definite

Indefinite

Definite to IndefiniteDefinite thingsConceptsEventsKnowledge

Easy to understand

Maxims of teaching

Whole Parts

Whole to parts Whole is greater than the parts More understandable Motivating Effective

Begin with wholeStep by step move to partsParts of a flower

Maxims of teaching

Simple Complex

Simple to Complex

to finish earlier To give clear ideaTo avoid unnecessary difficulties To give appropriate learning To motivateTo achieveTo set a recordTo give more reinforcement

Learning order or sequence

Start with simple

Maxims of teaching

Actual

Representatives

Actual to RepresentativesActual

Real ObjectA piece of KnowledgePrinciple

RepresentativesNot realimaginative

Cleaver teacher always moves from real to imaginative

Maxims of Teaching

Analysis

Synthesis

ANALYSIS TO SYNTHESISAnalysis – Process of Breaking or separating out a thing into simpler parts

Synthesis – Opposite to Analysis & Process of combining different element

Maxims of teaching

SEEN TO UNSEEN

PSYCHOLOGICAL to LOGICAL

Child is the centreoInterestoNeedsoAbilities

Based on this plan and organize

Example (logical)

Ascending order – A is 1st letter so Small

to Big

Descending order – D is 4th letter so Big to Small

Wise teacher always cares for a beautiful integration of

Psychological principle and logical agreement in his/ her

teaching

Be a reflective maxim teacher

Thanks for listening