This is article isn’t pinpointing the negativity or critic towards teachers at all. Quite frankly, this is the learning curve. Please correct me, if I’m wrong. We all knew sometimes we plan for success. But we don’t know, what if? If something goes worse. We should also learn to visualize some of the hard lessons and mistakes. We can be optimistic about every profession. But we must learn to see the mistakes too. If we started knowing, what are the dos and don’ts? That would be great. I personally started learning, what are the impact and consequences on my profession that I had chosen? Knowing what to do and what not to do. Matter a lot. On every profession, if you started knowing few mistakes bit earlier. Far and fair enough.

Although, you cannot expect this methodology all-time. More often, you need to jump and you will realize the mistakes finally your rectifying starts.

So, please try to visualize, how can I do well simultaneously think what are the worst things that could happen?

This article on “Education Week Teacher” will talks more on 9 mistakes. I’m gonna paste the source link down below. I sincerely encourage you all to visit further.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Cristie Watson (@CristieWatson) is a National Board Certified teacher and member of the CTQ Collaboratory. She teaches 6th grade English language arts and social studies at Gravelly Hill Middle School in Efland, N.C.

“Ctrl+Z” is one of the greatest functions ever created. The ability to undo mistakes helps me, as I have a knack for accidentally deleting entire pages with a touch of my hand. Sometimes, I also need an undo button in my classroom, to alter a lesson that flopped or “delete” the way I snapped at a student. Certainly I could have used a reset button my first year of teaching, as I struggled to manage my classroom and meet my students’ needs. Now, 15 years later, I can reflect on that experience and recognize some common mistakes of first-time educators. As many of you are prepping and planning for your first classes, consider how you can avoid some of the errors I made.

1. Inconsistency

It’s difficult to manage a classroom without consistency and routine, yet it takes experience to establish what works best. In the meantime, borrow from the others’ expertise. Before school starts, talk with your grade level and content area teammates. What are their classroom expectations and procedures? What routines do they establish the first week of school? How do they start and end their lessons? Once you’ve determined some strategies for managing your classroom, be sure to practice them early on with your students and use them consistently.

2. Focusing on Lesson Planning Rather than Student Learning

My first year of teaching, I was desperate to keep my students busy. Prepared with work sheets on every topic, I’d lead 10 minutes of grammar instruction, followed by vocabulary work, then a class novel, and so on. This practice may have passed the time, but my lesson plans lacked purpose. Structure your class using essential standards, clearly stating the goal of each lesson, modeling tasks, and allowing time for students to practice. Then they know what they are learning, and you have evidence of their understanding. Avoid worrying about what your students will do in class, and think, “What do my kids need to learn?”

3. Grading Everything

I used to feel guilty when I assigned work, knowing I wasn’t going to grade it. I also used to intimidate students with grades when they were off task. As a result, I scrambled to collect and “grade” every assignment, though usually just for completion. Eventually I learned the foolishness of my thinking. Class activities and homework assignments should be opportunities for students to learn and practice new skills. And who would want to be judged on a first attempt when learning something new? Now I grade what my students actually know or can do. For instance, my students and I may spend a few days practicing using context clues. Then I assess their ability to do so independently through a “ticket-out-the-door,” short quiz, or conference. I grade fewer papers, yet provide more meaningful scores for students and their parents.

4. Avoiding Parent Contact

As a beginning teacher, I was uncomfortable calling parents. I was closer in age to the teens in my room than the adults on the line, and felt like a tattling child as I stammered out my reason for calling. When you call parents, make sure you are calm and able to speak with a positive tone. Describe the strategies you’ve tried in class, and ask for suggestions. Parent contact is most beneficial when it’s clear you are all on the same side, working in the child’s best interest. Consistent parent contact is important, too, whether it be a weekly newsletter, email, or updated website. It builds your credibility and makes further interactions with parents more productive.

5. Not Setting Boundaries With Students

We love our students and know the value of getting to know each one as individuals. However, you need to set some boundaries in the teacher-student relationship, beyond just setting your Instagram account to private. As the cool, young teacher, students may feel more comfortable around you, treating you as a confidante, but it’s important to remain professional. When a child drops by to see you, keep your door open. If they discuss personal information, such as feelings of depression or problems at home, contact a guidance counselor. Your interactions with students, in person or via email, should not be secret, and students should understand you have a duty to report sensitive information to the necessary school figures. Troubled kids may want you to be their friend, but they need you to be a responsible adult.

6. Being Afraid to Ask for Help

When struggling as a first-year teacher, it’s tempting to hide in your room. However, helpful solutions may be right down the hall. When asking for advice from teammates, mentors, or administrators, be specific and solution-oriented. You may also seek assistance in virtual communities. Participate in educational Twitter chats, or join the Center for Teaching Quality and post a question. Know that asking for help doesn’t mean you’re a bad teacher. Rather, it’s a sign that you’re being proactive and have a willingness to improve.

7. Being Afraid to Speak Up

Beginning teachers have much to offer their school communities, but may be hesitant to speak up among their veteran colleagues. Start your growth as a teacher-leader by actively participating in your professional learning community. Share your ideas and favorite technology tools. Gather assessment data and report what you’ve discovered. You may soon find other teachers approaching you for help! This past year, new teachers in my building led professional development sessions on setting up online classrooms and using standards-based grading.

8. Burning Out

Teaching requires a lot of time and energy. Learn to set limits for yourself and prioritize your well-being. If you are feeling overwhelmed by your to-do list, schedule some fun! Add a book club meeting, workout, dinner date, or even a few extra hours of sleep to your calendar. Taking care of yourself, physically and mentally, is an accomplishment worth checking off your list.

9. Forgetting the Joys of Teaching

The difficult realities of teaching hit hard in your first few years. Standardized testing, paperwork, and extracurricular duties can be overwhelming. Learning to focus on the positive experiences can help you power through tough days. Remember why you chose education in the first place. What we do matters, and sometimes remembering that simple fact can make all the difference.

Ultimately, educators at every level make mistakes. While there may not be a “Ctrl+Z” function for the classroom, each morning represents a chance to start fresh, make amends, and try again. Children are resilient and incredibly forgiving. Give your students your best, and you will be amazed at what you can accomplish year after year, imperfections and all.

 

SOURCE: https://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2015/08/04/9-mistakes-new-teachers-make.html

 

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I was curious and started knowing a bit more on the teaching and the teacher’s skills. Thinking a bit deeper on the teaching side such as skills and qualifications to become a teacher.

I found a piece of valuable information to share. These are the ten modern teaching skills. I’m gonna paste the source link down below.  I sincerely encourage you all to visit further.

Do you possess Modern Teaching Skills? As with most professions today, there are rapid developments in teaching that are being driven by social and technological changes. Keeping up to date with these developments within education will pay dividends with improved teaching skills. The skills needed to be a great teacher have now changed; modern teachers need to be competent in many new skill sets that were unknown to their predecessors. So here are, in our opinion, the 10 skills Modern Teachers need to know.

Traditional Teaching Skills

These first 6 teaching skills (in red in the image) are not new, but their importance has increased significantly for the modern teacher.

 

# 1 Commitment: It is essential that teachers are committed to their work and to the education of young people. The responsibility that lies in the hands of a teacher is huge, so a modern teacher must always be aware of this and be truly engaged in their profession.

 

# 2 Preparation: There used be a time when the right temperament enabled you to become a teacher. Nowadays it’s nigh on impossible to find a teacher without formal academic training. This requirement is increasing as education levels improve in society. The better prepared you are as a teacher, the more effective you’ll be, so you should pursue you studies with this ethos in mind.

 

# 3 Organization: Good organization and the planning of a course in advance are key factors for success. It is very important that a teacher organizes the lesson properly and allocates the time to cover it in its entirety. Students can tell a poorly planned class from a mile away and once they realise the teacher isn’t putting in the effort neither will they!

 

# 4 Tolerance: In an increasingly diverse and multicultural society, it is necessary for teachers to manage any prejudices they may have and to treat all their students equally without showing favouritism. It’s a very important teaching skill not to impose your world view on your students, instead you should openly discuss topics and let students decide for themselves.

 

#5 Story Telling: One of the best ways to teach and transfer ideas is through stories. The best teachers have used this method in their classes for centuries. Teaching a lesson by incorporating story-telling techniques is a fantastic teaching skill to develop at anytime. Utilizing it leaves your class wanting to find out what happens next. An engaged class is the best way to increase participation and collaboration.

 

#6 Open to Questions: Having discussions and collaborating in class are essential for encouraging students and implementing new teaching techniques. Teachers must be open to answering their students questions. Modern teachers truly listen to their students questions and answer them honestly, not just with a cursory or textbook response. It may sometimes occur that you don’t know the answer to a question or you don’t have the time! If this happens, don’t waffle or brush the question off, just explain that you will look in to it and get back to the student with a proper answer later.

New Teaching Skills

These new teaching skills complement the more traditional ones. These skills are associated with new technologies (in blue in the image). Incorporating these into your teaching repertoire will ensure you become a modern teacher.

 

# 7 Innovative: The modern teacher must be willing to innovate and try new things, both teaching skills and educational apps, ICT tools and electronic devices. The modern teacher must be an “early adopter”.

 

# 8 Tech Enthusiast: The modern teacher must not only be innovative but also be willing to explore new technologies. Whether it is iPads, apps or personal learning environments, modern teachers should be in constant search of new ICT solutions to implement in their classrooms.

 

# 9 Social: One of the traditional teaching skills was to be open to questions. The modern teacher should lead the conversation to social networks to explore possibilities outside of the class itself. We recommend our “Twitter in the Classroom: Ideas for teachers” to explore this idea in more depth.

 

# 10 Geek: We mean this in the best sense of the word. The internet is the greatest source of knowledge that humanity has ever known, so to be a modern teacher you must be a curious person and incorporate this resource at every available option. Trust me, your students are going to do it if you don’t! You need to be someone who is always researching and looking for new information to challenge your students and engage them in a dialogue both in class and online.

 

What is your favourite modern teacher skill? Would you add any others?

 

SOURCE: https://www.goconqr.com/en/examtime/blog/teaching-skills/

 

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When I started searching “Teachers documentary”, quite frankly I was surprised and I got a lot of videos on YouTube. I started paying more on attention to teaching over the last two years. Apart from subject preparation and teaching. I personally, need to know more about the reality of every teacher. I believe, there are certain things you need to know before becoming a teacher. I got 25 things. Teaching profession such a service/pure profession. Please correct me, if I’m wrong. Unless you feel like a writer, you cannot able to write. Once, if you started attaining a gut feeling, “I’m becoming a writer”. You could able to write. In any profession, foremost you have to prepare mentally and you need to visualize what you are gonna do with your profession.

A couple of months before, I wrote a blog post on “Art of being a professor”. It took me a while to write. The moment, I decided to become a life- long professor. The words started pouring from my heart. Quite honestly, I wrote, what my heart said. But there are still grammatical errors. That’s okay. It’s a memorable post for me.

I’m gonna paste my source link down below. I sincerely encourage you all to visit further.

Congratulations, you are going to enter one of the noble professions in the world.

Here are 25 things you should know ahead of time.

1. During the first week of school, your feet are going to hurt.
2. You will rediscover the joy of simple things, like smelly markers.
3. You will have teacher nightmares the month before you start teaching. It’s totally normal. We all get them.
4. But some of those nightmares will become a reality. Because you’re going to fail. Hard. But each mistake is another iteration closer to success. So, keep experimenting.
5. You will learn to hold your bladder for hours on end. If this were an Olympic sport, teachers would be gold medalists.
6. You will cry in your car. Or at your desk. Or maybe even both.
7. You’re going to put on weight. It’s like the freshman fifteen, except it might be 20 or 25.
8. You will yell at your class. You will apologize. And your students will amaze you when they forgive you on the spot.
9. But here’s the thing. You’re going to have amazing lessons and you’ll shock yourself with how awesome you are when you bring your A game.
10. You will leave your lunch at home and eat it from the vending machine. You’ll convince yourself that Cheez-Its and Cheetohs are a full portion of dairy.
11. You’re going to start carrying around hand sanitizer everywhere. Or, as the kids call it, “Hanitizer”
12. From this year forward, you are going to be stuck watching the same Bloodborne Pathogen video year after year after year. Welcome to the club.
13. You’re going to fall asleep at 5:00 in the evening with a half-empty carton of Ben and Jerry’s and a massive pile of papers.
14. You’re going to try to do too much and try too hard and that’s okay. Just give yourself permission to rest. Watch a movie. Read a book. Go out into nature. Take care of your health.
15. Your students are going to amaze you with their work and their ideas and their growth
16. You’ll feel like the luckiest person alive. And you are. But here’s the thing. So are your students.
17. You will worry about your students. You will have a student whose story breaks your heart and you will think about that child every day when you go home.
18. Then you will go back and you will listen to that child and affirm that child and teach that child and love that child even when they are difficult. Because you are a teacher and that’s what we do.
19. Someday the kids in your class will come back and invite you to their college graduation and hand you a thank you note and you’ll cry in your car just like you did in the first year of teaching.
20. Even on your worst days, you are going to think critically and promote justice and transform the teaching practice.
21. You will inspire students to be better people and
22. Empower them to be deeper thinkers.
23. They will feel safe and loved and challenged.
24. They will be the makers who build a better future.
25. And the world will be better place. Because of you.

SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukEKu3b2FD8

 

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I watch lots of documentaries such as entrepreneurial, historical, arts and several others. The moment I was watching, my mind strikes, I must search the writer’s documentary. I got a lot. One of the noteworthy documentaries was, J.K Rowling –A year in the life (TV, documentary, 2007). I just stumbled to see it. One the one hand, I felt motivated and excited. On the other hand, the real pain of a writer. When I was in my school days, I watched Harry Potter series such as Philosopher’s stone, Chamber of Secrets and Prisoner of Azkaban. In that time, I don’t know, there is a book available. But now, I got to know. Oh, Felt bad. Anyway, I gonna buy probably within the next two months.

One more, interesting and important moment to share, I had seen both the Harvard commencement speeches from Co-founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg and Co-founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates. Then, I started paying interests on a couple more speeches. The one, that catches to my eye, J.K Rowling’s Harvard speech. Absolutely, phenomenal. I sincerely encourage you all to listen least once or one more time.

Today, I decided to write, writing lesson from J.K. Rowling. Quite honestly, this content I was waiting to write. I just thinking, thinking and thinking over the last couple of months. When I decided to write, more often, a couple of contents arises. So, that makes to keep procrastinating. For me writing is everything. I write, write and write. Still looking forward to write better. Still looking. As usual, I was thinking quite a lot regarding how to convey my personal experiences to you all and started researching a bit more. As I do, I often feel inspired to share the lessons from successful people. I took two sources to share. These are the key-take-away for all the writers.

Eight lessons on writing and five things her commencement speech teaches us:

1. Use Your Own Voice
2. Make Time to Write and be Ruthless About it
3. Structure Your Writing (Map Out Your Novel)
4. On the Use of Adverbs
5. Give Your Characters Distinctive Traits
6. Pay Attention to Pace
7. Draw Your Characters and Inventions
8. Don’t Give Up

Five things on her commencement speech.

1. Other people will try to influence you
2. Passing examinations does not determine your success
3. No one likes failure, and we all fail
4. Imagination is crucial in life
5. Your friendships are important and should be valued

 

Sources: https://medium.com/publishous/8-lessons-on-writing-by-j-k-rowling-dffa4e43d52d

https://www.theodysseyonline.com/jk-rowlings-havard-commencement-speech

 

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When it comes to skills, I’m a volunteer to seek and learn more. Quite often I would say, updating your passionate skill is a tremendous one. But the relevant skills also absolutely required. Please correct me if I’m wrong, certain skills, maybe you have no idea to do. The industry requires you to do. That is actually very good. It is like a coin, on the side, you need to upgrade your likeable skill. On the other side, there is a requirement from the industry side or might be your mentor prefer you as well.

I personally, do what I like. I feel good and happy. But once, I got to know that at some point you need to learn what is required. Your boss or your co-founder might encourage you to learn some of the skills. So, nothing wrong. There is no end for upgrading yourself. Let’s learn, what we love. And let’s adapt our self and learn what is also needed.

But today, these eight skills are the most required one. I feel this is the right moment to equip more on these skills.

Here it is,

1. Speaking up.
2. Having confidence.
3. Listening wisely.
4. Know the real you.
5. Managing your time.
6. Stop whining.
7. Being consistent.
8. Being patient.

 

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Mindset matters. But the environment also pays off. If your workspace seems tidy and organized. Work will be smooth. So, I usually prefer to keep my places better organized. Precisely, my bookshelf and laptop table. Of course, there will be chaos. That’s okay. I will re-arrange it again. I kept on searching. So, I have chosen my five collections. Not exactly, which are shown in the pic. But quite honestly, I started creating this kind of workspace over a year. Even more, I started realizing, how important a workspace has to be. I would say, a workspace doesn’t look like gorgeous or lavish. Rather, you can select in your own way. You can choose, colour to paint on the wall, tables and chairs, stationeries, you can prioritize the files and papers, you can have your photo frame, any statue. Whatever you like.

I sincerely encourage you all to build your workspace for doing a productive and successful and most importantly a happy work. A happy feeling, while you are sitting in the room. That is absolutely required.

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When it comes to storytelling, I’m too careful to convey. I said my stories quite a lot in my earlier posts. But most often, I ask myself, will my storytelling ends with moral. I feel, whenever I share my personal experience as a “Lesson to learn” to the readers. It should sound meaningful. It must convey something. Whether it is my story or someone’s you are conveying doesn’t matter. It must end in a meaningful manner.

The biggest mistake I was doing is the art of conveying. I started lacking. I could not able to convey properly. I struggle with sentence fragmentation or grammar errors. Sometimes or quite often, I don’t have clarity at all. But I’m still looking forward to write. I started reading more fiction stories too. There is a lack of creativity within me also. I strongly believe in myself. I have a deliberate mindset to convey a story. I found two of the paths to convey a story too.

Rule number 1: I try to convey my personal experiences. Both good and bad/right and wrong of my stories. I will start and try to convey in a good manner.

Rule number 2: Repeat the Rule number 1.

A year before, I saved a Pinterest pic. Six ways to be a better storyteller. Of course, this pic is very important for me. I see storytelling is not a strategy. It is all about saying your personal story or someone’s or even beyond saying a creative story. Every reader has to feel/realize your story. Matters most.

I will paste the two source links down below. I sincerely encourage you all to visit further.

 

SOURCE: https://mollyhostudio.com/blog/6-ways-to-be-a-better-storyteller

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