adolescent learners

ADOLESCENT LEARNERS

ADOLESCENT LEARNERS-CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

PRESENTER:R.VIJAYALAKSHMI,

ACADEMIC SUPERVISOR,BIOLOGY DEPT,

SBOA SCHOOL AND JUNIOR COLLEGE,ANNA NAGAR,CHENNAI.

Teaching is the choicest of profession because

everybody who is anybody was taught how to be

somebody by a teacher

INTRODUCTION This paper is devoted to adolescents and their special needs in any educational environment.

ADOLESCENCE IS A SYNDROME

Chronic Adolescence Acute Adolescence Benign Adolescence

Malignant Adolescence

CRY OF AN ADOLESCENT“I feel like I'm on a road at a huge

intersection with thousand of streets yet I'm at a loss.

There is no one to tell me the way, I need a place to go.

Even if someone did tell me where to go, I wouldn't listen.

Sometimes I feel like I'm going nowhere. Sure I'm on the road, but where am I

going in life?"

“THE WONDER YEARS”

•Parents wonder if they will survive their child’s journey through puberty,• teachers wonder how to keep their

students focused on learning, and •adolescents themselves wonder if

they are normal. Yes, these are the wonder years

CHARACTERISTICS OF YOUNG ADOLESCENT PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT:

• Restlessness and fatigue due to hormonal changes

• A need for physical activity because of increased energy

• Developing sexual awareness• A concern with changes in body size and

shape

Today's youth and their challenges

HOW TEACHERS CAN SUPPORT THE PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG ADOLESCENT STUDENTS:

• Respect and understand the physical changes that students are going through.

• Vary instructional methods to allow for physical activity and movement.

• Allow for open and honest discussion about issues of development, puberty, and sexuality.

• Allow for stretch, bathroom, and snack breaks during long blocks of time.

• Allow ample time in the school schedule for developing physical fitness

HOW TEACHERS CAN SUPPORT THE INTELLECTUALDEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG ADOLESCENT STUDENTS

• Focus on complex thinking skills that ask students to apply their knowledge and skill to worthwhile tasks.

• Ask students to make choices and pursue their own interests.

• Provide cooperative learning opportunities, • Have regular student-teacher conferences.• Provide opportunities for individual

projects such as Expert Studies and Internet-Search papers.

SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS• Desires to make personal choices• Desires social acceptance• Seeks intense need to belong and be accepted

by their peers• Has more interest in relations with the

opposite sex• Tests limits of acceptable behaviors• Needs frequent reinforcement from significant

adults including parents care• Easily loses track of time• Likes fads, especially those shunned by adults

CHARACTERISTICS OF YOUNG ADOLESCENT EMOTIONAL

AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT

• Mood swings marked by peaks of intensity and by unpredictability

• Needing to release energy, with sudden outbursts of activity

• A desire to become independent and to search for adult identity and acceptance

• Self-consciousness and being sensitive to personal criticism

• Concern about physical growth and maturity

THE CRUCIAL ROLE OF TEACHERS

•What went smoothly?•What created challenges?•What strategies did or didn’t

work?

TEACHERS CAN HELP TEEN BUILD THEIR CONFIDENCE THROUGHOUT THEIR ADOLESCENCE BY FOLLOWING

THESE TIPS:

• firm but fair discipline. • Be trustworthy. • Give teen choices• Become a teen's biggest fan• Do not use criticism • Do not fix their problems for them. • Model a positive attitude • Praise your student when praise is due.• Spend time with your student

ADOLESCENT SLEEP PATTERN• Observe several classes in your middle or

high school, watching specifically for how awake students seem to be. Compare early morning to afternoon classes, and classes that get students involved and active to those with a lecture format.

• What did you observe? What changes in scheduling or teaching approach you should do to wake up students who sleep in class?

PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN EDUCATING ADOLESCENT

LEARNER.

• Working together as a team • parent+ student+ teacher =

academic success, will ensure a bright future for all students

TEACH HOW TO MANAGE STRESS IN ADOLESCENT LEARNERS

Young people become stressed for many reasons

• Increased arguments with parents • Trouble with brother or sister • Increased arguments between parents • Serious illness or injury of family member • Trouble with classmates • Trouble with teachers• Lower marks

REDUCE ACADEMIC STRESS AND MAKE LEARNING MORE MEANINGFUL.

Studies have suggested that yoga may have a positive effect on learning and memory

The Health Benefits of Yoga• Flexibility• Strength• Posture• Breathing• Less stress, more calm• Concentration and mood• Heart benefits

WISE TEACHERS CAPITALIZE ON TEENS' LOVE FOR INSTANT

DIGITAL COMMUNICATION.

INSPIRE TEENS

• Get Motivated! Believe in Yourself - Believe in Others!

•Motivation Starts With You!

REACH THEM TO TEACH THEM Teaching adolescents is

about relevance and challenge, affection and

respect.

THE INCREDIBLE POWER OF A TEACHER

• PERSIST. Because with an idea, determination, and the right tools, you can do great things. Let your instincts, your intellect, and your heart, guide you.

THE INCREDIBLE POWER OF A TEACHER

• TRUST. Believe in the incredible power of the human mind. Of doing something that makes a difference. Of working hard. Of laughing and hoping.

THE INCREDIBLE POWER OF A TEACHER

• The start of something new brings the hope of something great, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE.

I have a past that is rich in memories,

I have a present that is challenging, and fun because,

I SPEND MY DAYS WITH THE FUTURE

SUMMARY• THE WONDER YEARS-(CHARACTERISTICS OF ADOLESCENCE)

EFFECTIVE ADOLESCENT TEACHING• CONFIDENCE BLUIDING• ADOLESCENT SLEEP PATTERN• PARENTAL INVOLEMENT• STRESS MANAGEMENT IN ADOLESCENT LEARNERS• CAPITALIZE ON TEENS INVOLEMENT WITH TECHNOLOGY• TEACHER-TEEN RELATIONSHIP• INSIRE TEEN• REACH THEM AND TEACH THEM• THE POWER OF A TEACHER

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