Give explicit instructions online Generally speaking, teachers should always provide explicit instructions to guide students to obtain and demonstrate content knowledge and conceptual understanding. These instructions are often communicated orally in class and students have opportunities to ask questions and/or clarify their confusion. When moving to online teaching and learning model, it is paramount for …
How do we teach online? Schools in Thailand are not asked to close (yet). We are monitoring the situation very closely and making great efforts to ensure our school community members are safe and healthy, following all the guidelines. When it’s still possible, we want to stay operational as much as possible. Having said that, …
Why reflection? One of the goals for teaching is to help students transfer their learning and be able to apply their knowledge, concepts and skills in new contexts. We make an effort to implement a concept-based curriculum and hope this approach will help learners connect knowledge and develop understanding through different learning experiences. However, it …
What is in the name of O.R.E.O? Governments in different countries in the Asia Pacific have ordered schools to be closed (or to have extended holidays, depending on how you look at it) due to the coronavirus outbreak. Schools quickly have to put their online learning plans together to support students and families. If teachers …
Process portfolio This is a follow-up writing to my “Student Learning Portfolio” post. At my current school, MYP students create their learning portfolio using Google Site. The practice of allocating time and guiding students to build their learning portfolio is inconsistent and the quality of students’ reflections varies. In order to promote the use of learning portfolio, …
What do we mean by saying ‘Discussion’? Reading The Big List of Class Discussion Strategies written by Jennifer Gonzalez, I find myself in agreement with her statements as described below: “We will discuss actually meant the teacher would do most of the talking.” “…ultimately just a conversation between the teacher and a handful of extroverted students.” …
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