Saima AbediGrade 11

English Language The City School

Gulshan Boys Campus

• Long Term Goal

• Short Term Goals

• Bloom’s Taxonomy And 21st Century Approaches

• Timeline

• Instructional Strategies and Tasks

• Application of Bloom’s Taxonomy

• Solutions to Anticipated Challenges

• Resources

• Acknowledgement

• Conclusion

CONTENTS

Adopting 21st Century Teaching Approaches to equip the

pupils with effectual communication skills.

LONG TERM GOAL

OralPresentatio

nAudience

AwarenessCritical

Thinking Non-Verbal

Body Language

Facial ExpressionEye Contact

WrittenAcademic WritingCritical Reading

SHORT TERM GOALS Engaging higher order thinking

Promoting students’ collaboration

Enhancing Multimedia Communication

Encouraging students to apply iterative cycle.(plan, do, review and share)

BLOOM’S TAXONOMY AND 21st CENTURY APPROACHES

Higher Order Thinking Skills

Lower Order Thinking Skills

Collaboration is not a 21st Century Skill, it is a 21st Century Essential.

The key traits in 21st Century Employees is “Communication Skills and team work .”

Time Line

OCTOBERSAT Picture

Vocabulary &Blogs

AUGUSTInterview &

Debates

NOVEMBERVocabulary Games &Brochures

SEPTEMBERMultimedia

Presentation &Comic Strips

EFFECTUAL

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

DECEMBERDigital Story

Telling & Year Book

Instructional Strategies and TasksSUB TOPICS 21st CENTURY

APPROACHES21st CENTURY

SKILLS MODES

Oral and Non VerbalCommunication

Questioning SkillsObserving Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Interviews

Listening Skills Collaborative Skills

Multimedia Presentations

Intervening Skills

Critical Thinking Debate Competition

Usage of Word Processing Tools for Preparation of hand outs and worksheets.

HOW ARE YOU RATED DUR-ING THE INTERVIEW?

communication

Appearance

Attitude

MOCK INTERVIEW EVALUATIONINTERVIEWER: __________________________STUDENT: __________________________DATE OF INTERVIEW: __________________________

Rate the student interviewee on a scale of 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest) in the following areas of interviewing skill.

NONVERBAL BEHAVIOURS Dressed appropriately 1 2 3 4 5Maintained eye contact with interviewer 1 2 3 4 5 Maintained good posture 1 2 3 4 5

VERBAL BEHAVIOURS Listened closely to questions 1 2 3 4 5Answered questions completely, yet briefly 1 2 3 4 5 Display enthusiasm 1 2 3 4 5Focused on strengths; avoided weaknesses 1 2 3 4 5Acted in polite manner 1 2 3 4 5

INTERVIEWS

Questions Often Asked By Interviewer1. Tell me about yourself.

2. What are your short-range and long-range goals, and how are you preparing to achieve them?

3. Why did you choose this college or career?

4. What do you consider to be your greatest strengths? Weaknesses?

5. How has your school or college experience prepared you for your career?

6. How do you determine or evaluate success?

Collaboration

Presentation

MULTIMEDIA

PRESENTATION

Research Using Advance Search Option

Higher Order Thinking

PARLIAMENTAR

Y DEBATE

COMPETITION

http://engage.intel.com/docs/DOC-12500

Instructional Strategies and TasksSUB TOPICS 21st CENTURY

APPROACHES21st CENTURY

SKILLS MODES

Vocabulary Building

Encouraging Skills

Self Direction Online Vocabulary Games

Direction Skills Creativity and Intellectual Curiosity

SAT Picture Vocabulary

ONLINE

VOCABULARY

GAMES

Internet Browsing

Word processing Tools

SAT PICTURE

VOCABULARY

http://www.amazon.com/Vocabulary-Cartoons-SAT-Word-Power/dp/0965242234/ref=pd_sim_b_2

Instructional Strategies and TasksSUB TOPICS 21st CENTURY

APPROACHES21st CENTURY

SKILLS MODES

Written Communication

Intervening Skills Social Responsibility

Brochures

Observing Skills Problem Identification, formulation and Solutions

Blogs

Monitoring Skills Information and Media Literacy Skills

Digital Story Telling

Encouraging Skills Collaborative Skills

Year Book

Direction Skills Accountability and Adaptability

Comic Strip

Internet Browsing

Word processing

Tools

BROCHURES

Connect

Communicate

Collaborate

DIGITAL STORY TELLING

Iterative Cycle:• Plan your story.• Find  photos, music,

sound, video and create a story

• Review and make improvements

• Share it

BLOG

http://saimaabedi.blogspot.com/2011/05/guidelines-for-writing-summary-gce-o.html

Example of Digital Story Telling

http://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=9jgSI7KBUE4

YEAR BOOK

Application of Bloom’s Taxonomy

Topic Creative Writing: Comic Strip

Learning ObjectiveEnabling the students to enhance their written skills in a fun and creative manner

Learning OutcomeBy the end of this lesson, students will be able to create their own comic strips.

ValuesWhile working in groups, students will learn to respect others’ opinion.

LESSON PLANREMEMBERING

Memorise And Recall Facts

•Word processing tools

Activity: After explanation of different types of bubbles, solve the given worksheet.

http://engage.intel.com/docs/DOC-12491

LESSON PLAN

•Internet Browsing

Activity: Read a comic strip from online sources (www.comics.com) in pairs.

Explain the comic strip to the rest of the class.

UnderstandingInterpret Meaning

LESSON PLAN

•Internet Browsing

Activity: Complete the given comic strip in a group of 4, either write dialogues or draw suitable characters for the given bubbles.

ApplicationApply the knowledge to a

new situation

http://www.teachchildrenesl.com/filez8932/lesson%20plans/comic_strip.pdf

AnalysingExamine the Information

LESSON PLAN

Present the comic strip to the rest of the class and compare it for the effectiveness of communication skills.

EvaluatingJudge according to a set of

criteria

Critique of Teacher and students for improvement. Marks will be given and recorded.Best three comic strips will be chosen and awarded with certificates. http://engage.intel.com/docs/DOC-12492

CreatingCombine elements into a

new product

LESSON PLAN

CHARLIE’S EXPLORATION- The Haunted Castle

Create a comic strips online(in pair)

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/comic/

CHALLENGES SOLUTIONS

Time Constraints Completion of Task at home Collaboration through internet (email, social networking etc)

Behavioural Problems Motivation through intrinsic and extrinsic reward

Unavailability of Resources Application of Contingency plan ( Prepared work sheets or hand outs, downloaded documents etc)

Solutions to Anticipated Challenges

Students’ Achievements

Resources Books ( Step Ahead 1, Stepping Forward 4&5, Alan Etherton) Colleagues Intel Teach Program Getting Started Course Manual. Intel Trainers Word Processing, Multimedia And Spreadsheets Applications. Websiteshttp://engage.intel.comhttp://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Bloom's+Digital+Taxonomyhttp://www.teachchildrenesl.com/filez8932/lesson%20plans/comic_strip.pdf http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/comic/http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/learnshops/digital/movies/treasure.m4vhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jgSI7KBUE4http://www.freemake.com/free_video_downloader/http://www.everythingesl.net/inservices/blooms_taxonomy_language_learn_16902.php

http://saimaabedi.blogspot.com

Acknowledgement

Special words of gratitude to the Intel

Trainers and The City School

Management for providing me an

opportunity to augment my

teaching skills.

Conclusion

By implementing 21st

Century Approaches, students will be

empowered with the essential skills

of communication to encounter

future challenges.