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ADOLESCENT LEARNERS
ADOLESCENT LEARNERS-CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
PRESENTER:R.VIJAYALAKSHMI,
ACADEMIC SUPERVISOR,BIOLOGY DEPT,
SBOA SCHOOL AND JUNIOR COLLEGE,ANNA NAGAR,CHENNAI.
Teaching is the choicest of profession because
everybody who is anybody was taught how to be
somebody by a teacher
INTRODUCTION This paper is devoted to adolescents and their special needs in any educational environment.
ADOLESCENCE IS A SYNDROME
Chronic Adolescence Acute Adolescence Benign Adolescence
Malignant Adolescence
CRY OF AN ADOLESCENT“I feel like I'm on a road at a huge
intersection with thousand of streets yet I'm at a loss.
There is no one to tell me the way, I need a place to go.
Even if someone did tell me where to go, I wouldn't listen.
Sometimes I feel like I'm going nowhere. Sure I'm on the road, but where am I
going in life?"
“THE WONDER YEARS”
•Parents wonder if they will survive their child’s journey through puberty,• teachers wonder how to keep their
students focused on learning, and •adolescents themselves wonder if
they are normal. Yes, these are the wonder years
CHARACTERISTICS OF YOUNG ADOLESCENT PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT:
• Restlessness and fatigue due to hormonal changes
• A need for physical activity because of increased energy
• Developing sexual awareness• A concern with changes in body size and
shape
Today's youth and their challenges
HOW TEACHERS CAN SUPPORT THE PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG ADOLESCENT STUDENTS:
• Respect and understand the physical changes that students are going through.
• Vary instructional methods to allow for physical activity and movement.
• Allow for open and honest discussion about issues of development, puberty, and sexuality.
• Allow for stretch, bathroom, and snack breaks during long blocks of time.
• Allow ample time in the school schedule for developing physical fitness
HOW TEACHERS CAN SUPPORT THE INTELLECTUALDEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG ADOLESCENT STUDENTS
• Focus on complex thinking skills that ask students to apply their knowledge and skill to worthwhile tasks.
• Ask students to make choices and pursue their own interests.
• Provide cooperative learning opportunities, • Have regular student-teacher conferences.• Provide opportunities for individual
projects such as Expert Studies and Internet-Search papers.
SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS• Desires to make personal choices• Desires social acceptance• Seeks intense need to belong and be accepted
by their peers• Has more interest in relations with the
opposite sex• Tests limits of acceptable behaviors• Needs frequent reinforcement from significant
adults including parents care• Easily loses track of time• Likes fads, especially those shunned by adults
CHARACTERISTICS OF YOUNG ADOLESCENT EMOTIONAL
AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT
• Mood swings marked by peaks of intensity and by unpredictability
• Needing to release energy, with sudden outbursts of activity
• A desire to become independent and to search for adult identity and acceptance
• Self-consciousness and being sensitive to personal criticism
• Concern about physical growth and maturity
THE CRUCIAL ROLE OF TEACHERS
•What went smoothly?•What created challenges?•What strategies did or didn’t
work?
TEACHERS CAN HELP TEEN BUILD THEIR CONFIDENCE THROUGHOUT THEIR ADOLESCENCE BY FOLLOWING
THESE TIPS:
• firm but fair discipline. • Be trustworthy. • Give teen choices• Become a teen's biggest fan• Do not use criticism • Do not fix their problems for them. • Model a positive attitude • Praise your student when praise is due.• Spend time with your student
ADOLESCENT SLEEP PATTERN• Observe several classes in your middle or
high school, watching specifically for how awake students seem to be. Compare early morning to afternoon classes, and classes that get students involved and active to those with a lecture format.
• What did you observe? What changes in scheduling or teaching approach you should do to wake up students who sleep in class?
PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN EDUCATING ADOLESCENT
LEARNER.
• Working together as a team • parent+ student+ teacher =
academic success, will ensure a bright future for all students
TEACH HOW TO MANAGE STRESS IN ADOLESCENT LEARNERS
Young people become stressed for many reasons
• Increased arguments with parents • Trouble with brother or sister • Increased arguments between parents • Serious illness or injury of family member • Trouble with classmates • Trouble with teachers• Lower marks
REDUCE ACADEMIC STRESS AND MAKE LEARNING MORE MEANINGFUL.
Studies have suggested that yoga may have a positive effect on learning and memory
The Health Benefits of Yoga• Flexibility• Strength• Posture• Breathing• Less stress, more calm• Concentration and mood• Heart benefits
WISE TEACHERS CAPITALIZE ON TEENS' LOVE FOR INSTANT
DIGITAL COMMUNICATION.
INSPIRE TEENS
• Get Motivated! Believe in Yourself - Believe in Others!
•Motivation Starts With You!
REACH THEM TO TEACH THEM Teaching adolescents is
about relevance and challenge, affection and
respect.
THE INCREDIBLE POWER OF A TEACHER
• PERSIST. Because with an idea, determination, and the right tools, you can do great things. Let your instincts, your intellect, and your heart, guide you.
THE INCREDIBLE POWER OF A TEACHER
• TRUST. Believe in the incredible power of the human mind. Of doing something that makes a difference. Of working hard. Of laughing and hoping.
THE INCREDIBLE POWER OF A TEACHER
• The start of something new brings the hope of something great, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE.
I have a past that is rich in memories,
I have a present that is challenging, and fun because,
I SPEND MY DAYS WITH THE FUTURE
SUMMARY• THE WONDER YEARS-(CHARACTERISTICS OF ADOLESCENCE)
EFFECTIVE ADOLESCENT TEACHING• CONFIDENCE BLUIDING• ADOLESCENT SLEEP PATTERN• PARENTAL INVOLEMENT• STRESS MANAGEMENT IN ADOLESCENT LEARNERS• CAPITALIZE ON TEENS INVOLEMENT WITH TECHNOLOGY• TEACHER-TEEN RELATIONSHIP• INSIRE TEEN• REACH THEM AND TEACH THEM• THE POWER OF A TEACHER
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