ACTION PLAN
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ACTION PLAN
SADIA BANGASHThe City SchoolUrdu.Grade 5
LONG TERM GOALS
Execute and adopt 21st century skills to teachingCreating 21st century learning environment in
classFostering critical thinking and collaboration in
classroomFacilitate student centered classrooms that
encourage self direction and higher order thinking.
And thus making learning conducive for 21st century learners
SHORT TERM GOALS
Encourage my students to participate in reading / vocabulary competition.
Focus on the writing on different topics to enhance students to be able to write about different topics.
Help students understand the methods especially of be adaptable to write about any topic.
SOLUTIONS TO NEW CHALLENGES
Challenges
There may be some students who are weak in writing compositions.
Students may not be able to come up with different types of ideas to write a story.
Parents may think that the topics may be are not creative enough.
Solutions
These students will be given extra time and attention to help them.
For these students a lot of ideas will be discussed, to open their minds.
We can have meetings with the parents to find out do they have any other ideas? Maybe they might have brilliant topics to write on.
SOLUTIONS TO NEW CHALLENGES
Challenges
Parents will not understand my teaching strategies
The head mistress may not support my new approach
There are students of heterogeneous intellectual levels in my class
Solutions
Parents will be sent news letters and a pre emptive (beginning of the session) parent teacher meeting will help parents understand the importance of complying with the new teaching methodology
Through a discussion meeting based on the designed curriculum the head mistress will be acquainted with the necessity and effectiveness of the new teaching methodology
Individualized instructions will be given to slow learners. Plus an after school extra learning support class will help them catch up with the curriculum
SOLUTIONS TO NEW CHALLENGES
Challenges
Computer lab and audio visual room might not be available for all the sections
Time constraint may hinder the execution of interactive activities
Computers might not be available all the time
Solutions Prior permission will be
taken from the lab in charge and the availability shall be confirmed a week prior to the class
P.E.Periods and library periods can be utilized on the alternative basis.
The teachers and students will bring their own laptops, ipods and phones for the presentation
Bloom’s taxonomy and learning activities
Higher-
order thinking
Actions ActivitiesCreating
(Putting together ideas or elements to develop an original idea or engage in creative thinking).
DesigningConstructingPlanningProducingInventingDevisingMaking
FilmStoryProjectPlanSongMedia productAdvertisementPainting
Evaluating(Judging the value of ideas, materials and methods by developing and applying standards and criteria).
CheckingHypothesisingCritiquingExperimentingJudgingTestingDetectingMonitoring
DebatePanelReportEvaluationInvestigationVerdictConclusionPersuasive speech
Analysing(Breaking information down into its component elements).
ComparingOrganisingDeconstructingAttributingOutliningStructuringIntegrating
SurveyDatabaseAbstractReportGraphSpreadsheetsChartOutline
Bloom’s taxonomy and learning activities
Lower-order thinking
Actions Activities
Applying(Using strategies, concepts, principles and theories in new situations).
ImplementingCarrying outUsingExecuting
IllustrationDemonstrationPresentationInterviewPerformance
Understanding(Understanding of given information).
InterpretingExemplifyingSummarisingInferringParaphrasingClassifyingComparingExplaining
RecitationSummaryExplanationShow and tellExampleQuizListOutline
Remembering(Recall or recognition of specific information).
RecognisingListingDescribingIdentifyingRetrievingNamingLocatingFinding
QuizDefinitionFactWorksheetTestLabelListReproduction
TIMELINE
First termJanuary-
May
Jan 6th -May 14th
First parent-teacherMeetingMay-3rd
Formal assessment
May 6th-May 8th
INSTRUCTIONS AND TASKS
I would make sure I adopt the student-centered approach so that the students can participate in more group discussions, share ideas, and understand the topics easily .
I will try to make my students more confident to use a higher level of vocabulary.
I will try to have as much as brainstorming possible before letting the students write their Urdu compositions.
INSTRUCTIONS AND TASKS
I would give assignments on social problems on which my students will make mobile videos and present them in the class-I will encourage them to create, innovate and come up with their own ideas
To promote students to read correct Urdu and speak it fluently I assigned will have some time for short story recitals.
I will encourage my students and will try to give them choices in their assignments.
RESOURCES
InternetTeachers who are teaching Urdu to other
classes.Word Processing and Multimedia
Applications.Print outs of new vocabulary words for
students.http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Bloom's+-+Applyinghttp://www.21stcenturyschools.com/What_is_21st_Centur
y_Education.htmhttp://21stcenturylearning.typepad.com/http://www.21stcenturycollaborative.com/http://www.21learn.org/http://www.p21.org/index.php?option=com_content&task
=view&id=254&Itemid=120
CONCLUSIONS
By implementing my newly acquired teachings techniques and approaches I can empower my students and they will be able to gain a better knowledge of reading and writing skills.