My Daily Experiences and Pedagogy

Laptop Computers are very important to businessmen. So with educators. Traditional way of teaching has gone. The new has come. Teaching methods is not just up to the use of board and chalk, of pen and white board! Power point presentation is one of the best type of applying the lesson guides. Nowadays, the use of this technology is rampant. During my college days we are reminded not to put limitation with regards to our teaching methods and materials.

I am a teacher and I want to give my best to my learners. Teaching is a very challenging task. Teacher’s creativity is employed! At this moment I’m imagining myself bringing with me a purple laptop bag/case. I love this color very much!The use of scanners is also a great help. If you’re not that good in drawing, you can scan an image and print a copy of this.I’m lucky because we bought one years ago. In nursery and elementary level, pictures matter to them. They’ll be bored if you’re talking in front of them and they can’t see any illustrations. We really have to catch their attention. The attention span of children is very short so we are challenge to think and apply the best technique in presenting our lesson.

A good teacher makes use of available materials to make his class participate and learn to the most.

In London, there’s a group of Filipino children who have their own band. I’m uncertain with the band’s name but it sound like “Silverdale”. It’s composed of James Cruz, Allan Panisales and Lester Calucag. They started as Maharlika Singing Ambassadors. These children are truly idols for Filipino kids. They show that they can become stars at young age!

These three kids grew up in England with their family. Although they’re not currently living in the Philippines, their parents are instilling the Filipino culture and values. What they did is they give emphasis on two cultures (Filipino&foreign). They’re teaching their kids Tagalog which is our national dialect. In addition, they show pictures from the Philippines. On how the Philippines look like. In their homes, they prepare Filipino dishes. Parents are doing these because they don’t want that their kids will forget their native land.

Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple or or * Intelligences includes musical intelligence. A child who’s got good hearing in rhythm and tones and able to play musical instruments is considered smart/intelligent. That’s why teachers would recommend or encourage the mommies to allow their child to play musical instruments if they assess that their child is exceptional.It’s expected that they can do it without so much struggles. They’ll learn easily with it.

To all parents who have kids, pay attention to these tips given by the parents of these 3 children stars in London, England.

1. Observe your child. Explore their skills and hidden talents.
2. Support child’s talents.
3. Let them participate in competition. That will help them develop their skills.
4. Don’t humiliate them if they can’t do what you want like in playing piano which they don’t like or can.
5. Don’t be pushy. Don’t force your child to do that they hate. Their interest is more important.
6. Prepare to accept that there are things that can’t do that other children can. Remember that we people differ. So with our development.
7. Help them in areas where they do good.

This morning I was able to apply the crossword puzzle as a comprehension check after discussing the topic of the day.I can hardly remember when was the last time that I had it. In the past I’m fond of answering some after I read a newspaper or if there’s a special book which contains crossword puzzles only. While we were checking I keep on thinking when did I last took it!jajajajaja LOL. Well giving it to your students is one way of keeping their cognitive skills to function. They’ll think that they’re also playing but the fact is they’re taking a seatwork!

Crossword puzzle allow learners to connect ideas, comprehend, enhance vocabulary skills and practice their pace in learning. Through it, they’re challenge to think critically and systematically to get the right answer. Well I observe that there are students who easily give up when they found no answers to it.If this will happen in a classroom environment the teacher should apply another strategy for these set of learners. This is time when group activity is applicable.  On the other hand, those who start answering it are the ones who are more interested and challenge.

Related readings: Who write better puzzles, humans or computers?

I just had my lunch with my family. I just got home from my work and I was talking with my sister. We both finished our bachelor degree in Education and we want to pursue our masters degrees. We have different majors though. Mine is communication arts and her concentration is Math. In addition, I’m in the elementary education while she’s with high school teachers.

This is a perfect timing for both of us! I just go to know about online master degree! You can search for which courses to master with. You can also browse for online colleges. We were discussing to take the civil service examination this November for eligibility purposes. We’re both licensed teacher though. I did plan to join my friends in taking that exam two years ago but I wasn’t able to prepare the requirements because I went to Manila with my family.That exam is helpful if you want to work in any government agencies.

Each professionals have different interest. In masters program online you’ll have what you’re looking for! Online teaching is not new to us. Nowadays we find it more convenient and challenging as well.If you haven’t tried online education, well it’s time for you to move forward and change the traditional way of learning! Experience it and you’ll see the difference.

Keep learning for it is a continuous process.

Toys and other stuffs for children are instruments in molding themselves. Playing for children is of course a source of fun but unknowingly they are learning at the same time! Parents should know the right kind of toys to give to their children. For lower years, it’s best to give them soft and flash toys. The characteristics of these toys will then help these young mind to understand basic shapes, color, texture etc.This will help in enhancing their motor skills. For higher ages, it’s good to give them stuffs to play with which are a bit complicated like blocks and a train with rail roads to build.This will help develop analytic skills, mind alertness and proper brain structure.

At the proper age, parents can somehow introduce to their children books and reading as well. If kids can understand or recognize pictures they’ll surely enjoy bed time stories. Start in doing simple ways. Your children will love reading if you expose them to reading materials at home.

As children grows, parents and guardians should understand that their kids are building their own interest in life. Parents may give toys that they can afford to buy and provide them everything but it’s not good of you restrict them to choose what they want because it’s one way of building self-interest, self-confidence and self-identity.

We should be aware of the Declaration on the Vital Importance of Toys.

Child’s world exploration begins in playing with toys.