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How to track the process to maintain discipline?

TRACKING THE PROCESS TO CONTROL DISCIPLINE - "MAINTAINING DISCIPLINE IS EVERYONE'S BUSINESS" S.No. Type of Discipline Levelled controlled measures I Control of late arrival 1 Restricted Entry for late comers 2 Separate quing and warning / Counselling 3 Seeking a letter of apology and recording 4 Maintaining anecdotal record in excel sheet 5 Information to parents 6 Calling parents and sending students home for the day II Frequent/unjustified absentism 1 Calling parents to know the reason 2 Sending written notes in the students dairy 3 Home visits and counselling student as well as parent  4 Correlating marks with absenteeism in PTM III Control of language and urge of verbal abuse 1 Counselling, confession, developing repentance. 2 Seeking apology letter and recording 3 Verbal warning...

How to check the correctness of the question papers?

How to check the correctness of the question papers? 1. Heading 2. Class 3. Subject 4. Time Allotted 5. Date 6. Full Marks 7. Font Size 8. Print quality 9. Typological error 10. Serial number 11. Number of question as per blue print 12. Balance of Knowledge, Skill, Application and Understanding. 13. Total of question’s marks allotted. 14. Justification of quantum of answer expected and marks given in each sub-question. 15. Over all logic and rationale of any question and it’s parity with syllabus and standard of students. 16. Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation Check. 17. The class/subject wise package is well labeled and materials put in are adequate in terms of stationeries, question paper, attendance sheet. 18. Invigilators duty list + 4-5 stand by teacher + 4-5 reliever...

How to make students revise and practice for examinations?

1.      Revision is the key to good learning outcomes in terms of marks. 2.      Guided revision work by motivating students for self-study is needed. 3.      Teachers must ensure, that students carry good quality practice notebook in the form of thick register, in which they solve pattern questions, concept building questions or examiners' favorite questions. 4.      Mentor teachers (class teachers/remedial teachers) can provide self-study time table in practice notebook. 5.      Mentor teachers (class teachers / remedial teachers) can provide a table of weekly revision practice work and can check them to be completed or not. 6.      Incase students don’t complete, then it has to be understood, whether students couldn’t do or didn’t do due to lack of focus. 7.      If ability is a constraint remedial teaching has to...

How to set up system for remedial teaching and home work?

Definition of REMEDIAL TEACHING: (i)           Re-teaching any topic on demand of the students if the topic was not understood by them during first round of teaching. (ii)         Followed by a diagnostic test (oral test) , filling up of the learning gaps and removing misconcepts cropped in the thoughtful mind of the students. (iii) Identification of Students with Special Needs and Learning difficulties and giving them guided drill work or practice work to uplift their level to ensure NO CHILD IS LEFT BEHIND (NCLB). (iv) A separate free form of remedial plan is to be maintained in the form of a register in which brief description of the remedial teaching is done with content taught , methods followed, effects in the form of observed learning outcome / abilities, remedial task given. Students should be suggested to maintain a thick register for practice work particularly for mathematics an...

How to find students who require mentors support ?

1.      Mentor Mentee Session is required for those children who don’t get parental guidance at home related to ensuring self study time and even nutrition. 2.      Mentor teacher first find out all the possible reason for lack of focus of the child first. Broadly the possible reasons and their solution are as follows : REASON SOLUTION IN CONTROL OF TEACHER Lack of Pre-Knowledge Provide easy to difficult worksheet using text book of previous class and bridge the gap, by close follow up, keeping parents informed and the same documented in the action analysis sheet and/or various record register. Loss of Learning Habit due to Previous Culture of Getting Marks in the examination with leniency for temporary satisfaction of the parents. Provide time bound practice work and ensure that minimum writing work in the form of practice of writing answers, handwriting or solving ...

How to set up Mentor Mentee Relationship for Less Motivated Students?

MENTOR – MENTEE RELATIONSHIP IS PROVING TO BE EFFECTIVE SYSTEM TO DEVELOP GOOD LEARNING STYLE AMONG THE STUDENTS To be able to write in the examination correctly practice is required, the practice should be done by writing repeatedly. The number of times a child should write is dependent upon the retention capacity of the brain which further depends upon concentration power. The recalling or remembering depends upon how many times a particular topic had been revised. Hence a good learning style of theoretical concepts must involve first READING SILENTLY WITH DICTIONARY IF REQUIRED, THEN READING ALOUD, THEN WRITING KEY TERMS, THEIR DEFINITION, DISTINGUISHING THE RELATED TERMS. While a discussion about why students are paying attention to the teacher some expectation from the teachers towards teacher and some expectations of students from teacher was noted. Expectation of teachers from students who needs undivided attention. Expectation of students from te...

How to manage the students of Nursery, LKG & UKG who become sad on being sent to school during initial days ?

INITIAL DAYS OF FIRST TIME SCHOOL COMING KIDS OF NUR, LKG & UKG. MANAGING EMOTIONAL REACTIONS OF KIDS STEPPING IN SCHOOL FOR THE FIRST TIME 1.     All parents to be requested to stay for 2 hours for one week. 2.     25% of students newly stepping into the school may cry for mothers or for going home. 3.     Rest 75% students should be engaged in the following ways with the Crying Students. STUDENTS WHO CRY STUDENTS WHO DO NOT CRY Mothers will acclimatize the child in the school by making playing with the child in the park. Mothers may sit for two hours in case the child feels lost out of home members (rarely may happen) CLASSIFY THE KIDS WHO CRY AND WHO DON’T CRY Crying students shouldn’t be instructed to keep quiet forcibly or by affection by anyone who is not MOTHER – It’s waste of time and effort (proven by educationists) Stable students shou...