Teach Me How To... (Blogging 101)

After 2 blog entries, someone takes notice of it and started to coach me since he (Dr. Leonides Son) is a blogger himself.

Here are some of the things I learned:

1. Your blog should always answer the Most essential question of the readers: "What can I learn from this?"

2. Maximum of 250 characters. (Not too short,not too long)

3. Avoid run-on sentences. (Short is sweet)

4. When you raise a question, answer it. When you say "NO", give a "YES".(Don't leave them hanging)

5. State your point clearly.

Neglect one of this and you'll receive a comment: "Nice Try!"

Happy Blogging! :D

Learning to Learn

"How do my students learn?” is one of the most important questions of a teacher as she prepares each lesson. Truth is people learn differently regardless of their age level. 

I believe that every person is unique and as a teacher it is a responsibility to bring out that uniqueness and not suppress them. Not because adults are ADULTS, teachers always use lecture method and less variety of activities. They should also receive the same effort just as how the preschool teachers prepare for their lessons and what better ways to do it is to discover their learning styles.

Every teacher would like students to learn at their best at the most minimal time and to learn “how they learn?” will pave the way for students to achieve short and long-term learning.

As Benjamin Franklin said “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.”

For me, I would rather incorporate the learning styles which kinesthetic, visual and auditory are the most common in order for my students to learn at their best.

As one study in University in Texas found that people remember (Metcalf 1997):  

10 percent of what they read;

20 percent of what they hear;

30 percent of what they see;

50 percent of what they see and hear;

70 percent of what they say; and

90 percent of what they do and say

 

*source: Metcalf, T. (1997) Listening to your clients, Life Association News, 92(7) p16 - 18

first things first

Every new beginning will make us realize that there is more to learn than what we already know especially for teachers who always need continuous learning. 

In a generation where technology is fast evolving, every teacher should be abreast in order to relate well with students.

My first session (this would be the last time I would mention the number of sessions, only this time) with Mr. Son in Teaching Methods and Techniques proves that I’m getting behind since part of it is to blog. Like this. 

I was silently laughing at myself because he was mentioning different (mobile) applications which I do not know, and what struck me most is when he said we have to force ourselves to learn in order to be at phase with the present. I could not agree more.

He gave us a glimpse of what the subject is and what is going to happen for the semester as my classmates and I got the chance to introduce each other and are able to voice out each one’s expectations on the subject. The first three hours in this course made us all excited and expectant to our next session.

Every teacher should be open to new learning in order to become a better person as they continue to inspire and influence others.

For now, I am officially a blogger. *bow