Teaching Skills Input Session 7: Running a Class – Before, During & After
What do you need to do before going into class?
Achieving Your Aims during the Class
Activities
- Setting up activities
- Giving instructions
- Monitoring activities
- Timing activities (and the lesson as a whole)
- Bringing activities to an end
Authority
- Gathering and holding attention
- Deciding who does what (ie answer a question, make a decisión, etc.)
- Establishing or relinquishing authority as appropriate
- Geting someone to do something
Grouping & Seating
- Forming Groupings (singles, pairs, groups, mingle, plenary)
- Arranging and rearranging seating
- Deciding where you will stand or sit
- Reforming class as a whole group after activities
Critical Moments
- Starting the lesson
- Dealing with unexpected problems
- Maintaining appropriate discipline
- Finishing the lesson
It has been estimated that a teacher needs to make over 1000 decisions during a 45-minute lesson!
Dealing with the Unexpected
Take a Moment to RATE the Question
R_________
A_________
T_________
E_________
After the Class
