Action planAction plan

Ms SAMINA ALIMs SAMINA ALITHE CITYTHE CITY SCHOOLSCHOOL

THE THE ENVIRONMENT OF ENVIRONMENT OF

PAKISTANPAKISTAN

Grade: Senior I Grade: Senior I

To enhance appreciation of To enhance appreciation of the subject by adopting 21the subject by adopting 21stst

century teaching century teaching approaches which enable approaches which enable

students to work on students to work on challenging tasks that challenging tasks that

require them to think deeply require them to think deeply

about the subject matter.about the subject matter.

Long-Term GoalsLong-Term Goals

Short-Term GoalShort-Term Goal

I will concentrate on student based learning rather than giving direct instructions.

I will maximize the use of technology, to support development of lessons.

I will focus on motivating & encouraging students instead of praising them

I will focus more on research work and encourage collaboration amongst students.

I will enable students to develop deeper understanding of the text.

TimelineMonths TargetsAug-September Get students acquainted with each other. Focus on

encouragement & motivation instead of praising. Group work, class discussions

October Work on creating & collaborating groups/pairs

November Giving them more research work. Focusing on reviewing and sharing.

December Focus on using technology for research work & for pairing and sharing.

January Focus on developing their critical thinking through higher order questions.

February Successfully adopt all the 21st century approaches in my class room

March Start reinforcement of all the topics taught

Topic21st

century Approach

Techniques/Modes

Bloom’s Application

•Research Work

On different topics

•Giving directions skills•Encouraging skills•Questioning skills

•Discussions•Collection of data•Presentations

•Understanding•Application•Analyzing

•Group Work and presentations

•Giving directions skills•Encouraging skills•Listening skills•Speaking skills

•Discussions•Sharing of projects

with other groups

•Understanding•Application•Analyzing•Evaluation•creation

•Comprehension •Questioning skills •Listening skills

•Critical reading of given text•Attempting questions

•Understanding application•analyzing

•Picture Interpretation

•Giving directions skills•Observing skills

•Identifying pictures•Attempting answers

•Understanding•Analyzing•application

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Topic 21st Century Approach used

21st Century Skill Developed

Problems Solutions

Agriculture

(A video will be shown)

•Questioning skill

•Observing and Monitoring Skills

•Encouraging Skills

•Intervening Skills

•Giving Directions skills, Iistening and speaking skills

•Listening and speaking skills

•Questioning skills

•Unavailability of Multimedia

•Unavailability of Electricity

•Settlement of students

•Prior requisition to Computer Lab In- charge

•Permission from principal to use generator

•Prior instructions and guidance to the students

• Agriculture in Pakistan.FLV

• Topic : Water Resources• Teaching Methodology : Research Work and Presentation by students.

• Remembering : Reading and remembering facts• Understanding : Collection of data• Analyses : Students will explore relevant • information• Evaluation Extracting Final result• Creation : Compilation of report • Learning Objectives: By the end of the session students will be able to: 1. compile final report for presentation 2. collect relevant data regarding the

topic.• Learning Outcomes: Students will develop understanding of the topic in a better way as the information is

explored by the students themselves.• Values students will realize the importance of water resources

Application of Bloom’s Taxonomy

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High Order ThinkingHigh Order Thinking

• The concept of higher order thinking skills became a major educational agenda item with the 1956 publication of Bloom's taxonomy of educational objectives.

• The simplest thinking skills are learning facts and recall, while higher order skills include critical thinking, analysis and problem solving.

• Including higher order thinking skills (HOTS) in learning outcomes is a very common feature of standards based education reform

Solutions• Randomly assigned groups to the students

and give them time to introduce themselves to break the ice.

• Sending a circular to take feedback.

• Counseling session before the beginning if the task.

• Having meeting with principal to highlight the importance of the task.

Problems• There may be some

students who are unwilling to work with some particular group or pair

• Parents may not support new method.

• Motivation among students.

• Availability of resources

Resources

• Reference books• Multi-media• Internet• DVD’s• Library• Computer• www.google.com• www.ask.com

• The aim of education should be to teach us rather how to think, than what to think - rather to improve our minds, so as to enable us to think for ourselves, than to load the memory with thoughts of other men’.

• Bill Beattie

AcknowledgementAcknowledgement

• I would like to thank my Master Trainers Ms Saira Zaman and Ms Sana Adnan for their untiring effort to conduct Intel Teach Programme which was quiet effective and has enhanced our I.T skills in true sense. I am also thankful to Computer Lab Assistant Mr. Kashif for his contribution to resolve technical problems when required. Last but not the least I am thankful to Ms Sana Dabeer for her availability in times of need whenever required.

ConclusionConclusion

• By implementing newly acquired 21st century teaching approaches, students will be able to think critically and be empowered to better comprehend the subject.

Thank you