Development Journal: Unit 5: Teaching

Reflect on your own board work

Assif is a teacher in Mozambique. He teaches in a large school in Maputo. He is interested in improving his board work by reflecting on it. He uses a blackboard with chalk. After each lesson he goes to the back of his classroom, copies his board into his notebook and makes notes. Look at his notebook and notes. o you agree with his reflections!

Good points " organised the board in clear sections #new words, form, etc.$ %tudents used the board too #not &ust me$ " included pronunciation #intonation patterns$ " used a 'menu( for the lesson

Points to work on My writing was not always straight " didn(t show the weak forms in the question " wrote some new vocabulary too small and it was difficult for the students to see

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" only used words 4 there were no visuals like pictures or flashcards

*ake a picture of your board at the end of a lesson. "f you don(t have a camera you can copy the board into your notebook. *ry to copy e5actly what you can see. 0pload your picture #or description$ to 0nit 6 in your evelopment 7ournal. Make some notes so your trainer can understand the different things on the board. 8eflect on your board work. 2hat was good about it! 2hat can you improve! 2rite about your reflections. 2rite four good things and four things to improve. Good points

Points to work on

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