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How to conduct evening self study or assisted self study classes in residential schools? - By Uttam Chatterjee

ROLE OF HOSTEL TUTORS: 1.   Check whether the children are using a communicator for noting homework or not? 2. Ensure the Home Work indicated in the Communicator is completed as expected. 3.   Comply with the remarks given by the teacher for parents in communicator. 4. Ensure student has Class Work Note Books, Text Books, Writing Material and a PRACTICE NOTEBOOK. 5. Inscribe the culture of using the word PRACTICE WORK & PRACTICE NOTE BOOK instead of ROUGH NOTEBOOK or ROUGH WORK . 6. Ensure students do their Practice Work like re-writing the question – answers repeated spelling practice and handwriting practice. TODO: 1. Maintain Hostel Tuition Log Book/ Register mentioning Topics taught to particular group / class/ individual. 2. Maintain a report related to – Availability of the Learning Materials like text book, notebook, writing materials. 3. Maintain a report of such students who Needs Counseling by Deputy Principal. 4. Share the report with Deputy Pr...

How to make conduct remedial teaching ? - By Uttam Chatterjee

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 make students develop habit of learning to make them do good in academics? - By Uttam Chatterjee.

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 overall academic improvement? - By Uttam Chatterjee

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 teachers who seeks undivided attention. Students should not keep C.W & Practice Work Pending. Pro...

How to make a simple and the most effective lesson plan ? - By Uttam Chatterjee

LESSON PLAN SUBJECT Std Ch. No., Chapter’s Name & Book DURATION OF WEEK FROM TO NAME OF THE TEACHER HOLIDAYS / OTHER ENGAGEMENTS IF ANY : EFFECTIVE NUMBER OF PERIODS AVAILABLE DURING THE WEEK : A Test of Pre-Knowledge : Written test Oral test/Discussion Activity Based Task. ü ü ü v   . v   . v   B Learning Objectives: After the teaching process the students will be able to perform following tasks. 1 2 3 4 5 6 SECTION C Steps of Achieving the Objectives   :   Teacher’s activity ...