how could i become an effective teacher

HOW COULD I BECOME AN EFFECTIVE TEACHER ?

BY RAVINDRA RANASINHA

ravindraranasinha@yahoo.com

HOW COULD I BECOME AN EFFECTIVE TEACHER ?

BY RAVINDRA RANASINHA

ravindraranasinha@yahoo.com

What is my vision?

What is my vision?

• I need to bring my students to the highest level that I expect them to reach.

I need to be a soul-mate.I need to be a soul-mate.

My LOVE to the children is what matters in the classroom.

My LOVE to the children is what matters in the classroom.

Love alone is insufficient.Love alone is insufficient.

•You need to look for the overall growth of the child.

mental & physical

•You need to look for the overall growth of the child.

mental & physical

Nutritional FoodNutritional Food• The primary need of the child.• This should be there for the child

right from the conception.• The neurons of the brain

develops only with the nutrition the child recieves.

• The primary need of the child.• This should be there for the child

right from the conception.• The neurons of the brain

develops only with the nutrition the child recieves.

NUTRITION FOR EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL GROWTH OF THE CHILD.

Physical ExercisesPhysical Exercises

•A must for children.• They need to engage in

cooking, washing, sweeping.• They need to PLAY.

•A must for children.• They need to engage in

cooking, washing, sweeping.• They need to PLAY.

PLAYPLAY

Play and ExperiencePlay and Experience• Relationships• Team work• Sharing• Bearing of win or loss• To be helpful• Caring the other• Smile

• Relationships• Team work• Sharing• Bearing of win or loss• To be helpful• Caring the other• Smile

Experience is not mere Knowledge

Experience is not mere Knowledge

• Classroom knowledge or subject knowledge is limited.

• Subject knowledge does not make the child to be an inquirer or a researcher.

• Knowledge is merely what is written on books and does not help the child to explore.

• Classroom knowledge or subject knowledge is limited.

• Subject knowledge does not make the child to be an inquirer or a researcher.

• Knowledge is merely what is written on books and does not help the child to explore.

Experience is the attitudinal change that is caused in a child.

Experience is the attitudinal change that is caused in a child.

The child must be inspired to explore and enjoy.

The child must be inspired to explore and enjoy.

Exploration and Enjoyment builds WISDOM.

Exploration and Enjoyment builds WISDOM.

• Wisdom is a joy.• It is the pleasure in turning knowledge

into experience.• Wisdom helps the child’s conscious

sensory performance.• Wisdom comes with the ability of

understanding and appreciation.

• Wisdom is a joy.• It is the pleasure in turning knowledge

into experience.• Wisdom helps the child’s conscious

sensory performance.• Wisdom comes with the ability of

understanding and appreciation.

Child becomes creative and innovative with the wisdom that grows in him.

Child becomes creative and innovative with the wisdom that grows in him.

Expectation of the teacher is to see this fully creative child with wisdom.Expectation of the teacher is to see

this fully creative child with wisdom.

This is the CHANGE or the making of the WHOLE MAN.

This is the CHANGE or the making of the WHOLE MAN.

•MIND•BODY•SPIRIT

•MIND•BODY•SPIRIT

Teacher is effective only if he/she can truly commit to build this CHANGE.

Teacher is effective only if he/she can truly commit to build this CHANGE.

Reflect on your classroom action….Reflect on your classroom action….

• Have you really made an effort to identify your student’s abilities and weaknesses?

• Have you made an effort to bring all children to the expected levels?

• Have you got the children to experience TOGETHERNESS?

• Have you made an effort to build a progressive community in the classroom?

• Have you really made an effort to identify your student’s abilities and weaknesses?

• Have you made an effort to bring all children to the expected levels?

• Have you got the children to experience TOGETHERNESS?

• Have you made an effort to build a progressive community in the classroom?

IF YOU HAVE FAILED…….

• Work today itself to change your attitudes.• Work ‘with’ the children not with the

‘books’.• Work to bring ‘your’ potentials out.• Work not because you get a ‘pay’ but

because you love the ‘work’.• Work to build COMPASSION.• Work to feel yourself a ‘HUMAN’.

YOU HAVE BECOME A TEACHER TO

HUMANIZE YOUR ENVIRONMENT.

YOU HAVE BECOME A TEACHER TO

HUMANIZE YOUR ENVIRONMENT.

Have you ever thought of humanizing your environment?

Have you ever thought of humanizing your environment?

• All good work depends on how capable you are in building ‘good relationships’.• Relationship with children.• Relationship with nature.• Relationship with yourself.

• All good work depends on how capable you are in building ‘good relationships’.• Relationship with children.• Relationship with nature.• Relationship with yourself.

THE WHOLE PERSON IS VISIBLE WHEN YOUR SOUL IS ‘WHOLE’.

THE WHOLE PERSON IS VISIBLE WHEN YOUR SOUL IS ‘WHOLE’.

AN EFFECTIVE TEACHER IS A

‘WHOLE TEACHER’.

AN EFFECTIVE TEACHER IS A

‘WHOLE TEACHER’.

• WISH YOU GOOD LUCK!• WISH YOU GOOD LUCK!