action plan prepared by: miss aisha nasir grade vi the city school gulshan junior girls
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Introduction
Miss Aisha NasirQualification: • O & A-levels from The City School.• BBA (HRM)• MBA (Mkt) Bahria University Karachi.Experience: Appointed in August 2009 (The City School)Subject of Expertise: English (LevelVI)
Aim To implement 21st century skills in our classrooms and enhance students’ learning,
vision and responsibility with the effective use of information technology in order to provide
convenience and support in learning based activities.
Targets of The Action Plan
Engage students in 21st century skills.
Reflect on professional and student-centered approaches in 21st century teaching.
Involve Information Technology in effective teaching.
Use shared vision and shared approaches in classrooms.
Inculcate critical thinking abilities in students.
Engaging in 21st Century Teaching
Using
Accountability and Adaptability
Effective Communication Skills
Developing Intellectual Curiosity
Demonstrating Teamwork using collaborative skills
Accepting the Social Responsibility
Adopting 21st Century Approaches in
ClassroomsStudents’ access
To unlimitedinformation
Group working And Shared
Goals
Students engageIn research on
The topics’Contents
Appreciation and Rewards
By the Teachers
Students know How they will be
assessed
Integration of All the subjects
taught
Generating Interest in the
topic
21st century classroom
Instructional Tasks
English Creative Writing
Letter Writing(formal)
InterviewsPoster Making
Descriptive Writing
Writing Poems
Time Line
Letter Writing (January)
Writing Interviews (February)
Poster Making (March)
Descriptive Writing (April)
Writing Poems (May)
Lesson Methodologies, Learning Outcomes
and Challenges Creative Writing Topics
Lesson Methodologie
s
Learning Outcomes
Challenges
Formal Letter Writing
Thinking of a situation where students need
to write a letter of complaint to the editor for some social issue.
sample
Students will engage themselves in
healthy discussions on concerns of the
society
involvement of each and
every student in discussion
Writing Interviews
Preparation of the questions for interview
through discussionInterview with the favourite teacher.
sample
To learn ways of conducting a proper
interview and present it in writing
Availability of the teacher.
Time Management
Poster Making Students asked to make beautiful attractive poster
and campaign for any children’s product.
sampleThey will be shown a few
samples in class.Advertisement acts in class
Students will learn to present effective campaign writing attractive jingles.
They will also learn to use appealing colours in their
posters.
Thinking of a product.
writing of a jingle
Creative Writing Topics
Lesson Methodologi
es
Learning Outcomes
Challenges
Flow chart Writing
Drawing attention on Web on board showing
all the activities in a process.
Example: Cleaning a messed up bedroom
sample
Students acquire skills of presenting
the information related to a process in a sequence flow.
They learn organization of
activities
students’ awareness on the process.
motivation of students
Writing Poems
Brainstorming on board and gather all
rhyming words related to school life.
sampleStudents will be asked
to think about their school and think of the
time when they will pass their school life.
Awareness on the need of poetry to relax mind and
cherish the good times in life.
learn the techniques of writing it.
creative thinking skills.
Students motivation
Lesson Methodologies, Learning Outcomes and Challenges (cont.)
Instructional Strategies for Poster Making
Topic Objective
Lesson Plan
Activities
Approach
Outcomes
Poster Making
To enable students make attractive posters with a message.
Students will be asked to make attractive posters giving a message. They will also be shown a sample message.
Role Play:Students will be asked to do campaigning for selling a product through attractive poster designingDebates:A healthy debate session Upon posters
group work and shared ideas. Assessment Criteria Showing of results Teacher will give certificate to the best posters
Students will learn to
present effective campaign
writing attractive
jingles.They will also learn
to use appealing colours in
their posters.
Poster Making The purpose of a poster is to outline a
work that stimulates interest.
The information in a poster should be presented as simply as possible, and
diagrams should be used where possible to keep down the amount of text.
A typical reader may spend only a few minutes looking at the poster, so there
should be a minimum of text and a maximum of informative statements and
attractive, enlightening graphics.
Challenges SolutionsPermission for activitiesStudents motivation
Letter for principal & parentsEncouragement and rewards
Management of classResources
Group workingPreparation of resources in the beginning of the year.
Time Management
EncouragementExtra personal time for writingTask Division
Access to Internet and Availability of Computer Lab
Make a time table which entails one lab period for English in one week.
Resources for Effective Teaching
Macmillan English 6 Language Book
English Curriculum 2010-2011
www.webenglishteacher.com/
www.world-english.org/
www.poetry.com/
Effective implementation of Intel Teach
Program
Ensuring 21st century teaching and learning approaches in lesson
planning and delivery and fostering creativity in students.
Teachers acting as facilitators
Contacting the Intel Team for added support whenever needed.
AcknowledgementsI pay gratitude to
Mrs. Sumera Junaid (Master Trainer)Mrs. Sehrish Ambreen (Master Trainer)Mrs. Afroz Zafar (Headmistress, Gulshan
Junior Girls)Mr. Umer Faheem ( District Intel Trainer)
For their continuous support for the accomplishment of this Intel Teach Program “Getting Started”