a ction p lan ms. maliza niazi the city school darakhshan campus-junior b english, grade 6
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ACTION PLAN
Ms. Maliza Niazi
The City School
Darakhshan Campus-Junior B
English, Grade 6
To adopt and implement 21st century Teaching and Learning approaches in order to enhance student productivity and ameliorate their linguistic skills.
LONG-TERM GOAL
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SHORT-TERM GOALS Involving and encouraging student
participation and practicing student-centered learning instead of teacher-centered learning.
Develop alternatives to enhance pupils creative writing and comprehension skills enabling them to learn and retain rich vocabulary (e.g. through flow chart writing).
Maximizing the use of technology, to support development of lessons.
Developing proficiency in English, both oral and written. 3
TOPICS TO BE COVERED
Subject: English Literature
Grade: VI
Novel: Matilda
Topics:
Roald Dahl-Author’s Biography
Character Sketches
Reference to Context (All Chapters)
Chapter summaries
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INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES AND TASKS
Adopt student-centered approach to ensure student participation
Encourage productive group discussions and idea sharing on topics that will promote higher-order thinking.
Confidence building and vocabulary enrichment.
Enhance overall linguistic skills.
Ask questions that encourage critical thinking. 5
Topics 21st Century Approaches
Techniques/Modes
Bloom’sApplication
Reading + discussion
ListeningSpeaking skills Questioning skills
Provide more opportunities for
discussion leading to
higher- order thinking.
KnowledgeSynthesisAnalysisApplicationEvaluation
Character sketch/ Book
Reviews/RTC
Giving directions skills Questioning skills Intervening skills Encouraging skills
Brainstorming and motivational techniques while embracing them
with the required
knowledge and skill.
KnowledgeComprehensionAnalysisSynthesisEvaluation
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SOLUTIONS TO ANTICIPATED CHALLENGES
Permission from the Principal. Parents may not approve of
the new methods Availability of Computer Lab Availability of subject
specialists/ coordinator for feedback .
Approval from the Head and Principal after a detailed discussion
Conduct a meeting with the parents informing them about the benefits of the new approach. Also mention the negatives and how they can be countered. Take their feedback.
integrating the curriculum with the ICT curriculum.
Forming a liaison with other English teachers to exchange resources and acquire feedback
Challenges Solutions
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NEWSLETTER SAMPLE
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TIMELINECreate
awareness regarding the
curriculum and the newly adopted
techniques/approaches.
Create multi intelligence groups/pairs
and emphasizing
collaboration ,
Successful adoption of 21st
Century Learning
Approaches.
Focusing on using technology for research and emphasize on the importance of reviewing and sharing.
Focus on developing
critical thinking through higher
order questions.
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RESOURCES
Colleagues/teachers teaching the same subject
Academic Coordinators Internet
http://www.roalddahlfans.com/games/quiz.php?quizID=16
http://www.funtrivia.com/submitquiz.cfm?passthrough=qid:84542
Multimedia http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=play
er_detailpage&v=VfJAvIA9aJY#t=7s
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FUNTRIVIA
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MATILDA- TRAILER
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CONCLUSION
21st Century Approaches will enable me to empower my students and promote critical thinking. They will learn to analyse the text read and formulate answers.
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