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LEARNING TEACHING LEARNING TEACHING Adapted from Jim Adapted from Jim Scrivener. Scrivener.

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LEARNING TEACHINGLEARNING TEACHING

Adapted from Jim Scrivener.Adapted from Jim Scrivener.

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FEEDBACK and FEEDBACK and REFLECTIONREFLECTION

Teaching English - very exciting.Teaching English - very exciting.

After two years the demands of:After two years the demands of:- Getting to grips with subject matters.Getting to grips with subject matters.- Techniques.Techniques.- Organization.Organization.- School politics.School politics.- Students.Students. IT CAN BECOME VERY STRESSFUL AND IT CAN BECOME VERY STRESSFUL AND

TIRING.TIRING.

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IDEALS and ENTHUSIASM may IDEALS and ENTHUSIASM may fade away.fade away.

As time goes on, teachers have:As time goes on, teachers have:- More experience to lean on.More experience to lean on.- More tried and tested lessons in More tried and tested lessons in

the bag to recycle endlessly.the bag to recycle endlessly.

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But…..repeated down well-travelled But…..repeated down well-travelled roads leads sooner or later to roads leads sooner or later to boredom, to fossilization of boredom, to fossilization of routines, to increasing routines, to increasing defensiveness and fear of change.defensiveness and fear of change.

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A QUESTION COMES:A QUESTION COMES:

HOW CAN I KEEP MOVING?HOW CAN I KEEP MOVING?

OrOr HOW CAN I BECOME THE BEST HOW CAN I BECOME THE BEST

TEACHER THAT I CAN BE?TEACHER THAT I CAN BE?

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The first important steps towards The first important steps towards becoming a better teacher becoming a better teacher involved an increased awareness involved an increased awareness about what I do now and an about what I do now and an openness to the possibility of openness to the possibility of change.change.

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If I want to move forward , I have to If I want to move forward , I have to be clear about what it is that I do be clear about what it is that I do now.now.

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Do I actually know what I am doing in class?Do I actually know what I am doing in class? Do I ever stop and examine my actions , my Do I ever stop and examine my actions , my

intention, my motives, my attitudes?intention, my motives, my attitudes? What did happen in that class?What did happen in that class? What was I like as a teacher?What was I like as a teacher? Did I enable learning or prevent it?Did I enable learning or prevent it? Why did I do the things I did?Why did I do the things I did? What were the other options- the ones that What were the other options- the ones that

I didn’t take?I didn’t take?

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Teachers can get:Teachers can get:

Feedback from LEARNERS.Feedback from LEARNERS. Feedback from THEMSELVES.Feedback from THEMSELVES. Feedback from COLLEAGUES.Feedback from COLLEAGUES.

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Jim Scrivener Jim Scrivener considers that:considers that: Observation of other teachers is Observation of other teachers is

an excellent way of helping an excellent way of helping oneself to become more aware of oneself to become more aware of options and possibilities.options and possibilities.

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He suggests a collection of He suggests a collection of Lesson Observation Tasks:Lesson Observation Tasks:

- OPTIONS and DECISIONS.OPTIONS and DECISIONS.- STAGING.STAGING.- THE LEARNERS.THE LEARNERS.- FEEDBACK TO LEARNERS.FEEDBACK TO LEARNERS.- THOUGHTS and QUESTIONS.THOUGHTS and QUESTIONS.- STOLEN GOODS.STOLEN GOODS.

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We can teach and teach.We can teach and teach.

Or we can TEACH and LEARN.Or we can TEACH and LEARN.

Teachers can say: I know it all. I Teachers can say: I know it all. I can relax for the rest of my can relax for the rest of my career.career.

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LEARNING TEACHING-LEARNING TEACHING-

It is a desire to move forward, to keep learning It is a desire to move forward, to keep learning from what happens.from what happens.

It involves feedback from others and from It involves feedback from others and from ourselves about what happened.ourselves about what happened.

It involves reflection on what happened, It involves reflection on what happened, together with an excitement about trying a together with an excitement about trying a slightly different option next time.slightly different option next time.

It is an aware and active use of the experiential It is an aware and active use of the experiential learning cycle in one’s own life and work and learning cycle in one’s own life and work and work.work.

LEARNING TEACHING IS A BELIEF THAT LEARNING TEACHING IS A BELIEF THAT CREATIVITY , UNDERSTANDING, EXPERIENCE CREATIVITY , UNDERSTANDING, EXPERIENCE AND CHARACTER CONTINUE GROWING AND CHARACTER CONTINUE GROWING THROUGHOUT ONE’S LIFE.THROUGHOUT ONE’S LIFE.

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