Action planMS.ZAREEN AHMED

DAPS SEAVIEWENGLISH, GRADE 8

LONG TERM GOAL

Adopt 21st century teaching approaches to enhance and build interest in students for appreciation of literature and poetry.

SHORT TERM GOALSI would change my questioning strategy with the

students to promote their critical thinking ability.For any research work or any good outcome for

students they would be encouraged rather than just being praised , that would play a role of motivation for other students.

More research based tasks will be given to students in form of groups.

this would develop the habit of working together and helping each other.

Instructional strategies and tasks

More opportunities will be given for students to answer questions that require high-order thinking.

Group work will be promoted

I will asks questions that require students to give their answers with logics and proves.

Students will be allowed to gather randomly in assigned groups or pair to discuss from where and how they have collected their information.

How I would face the possible challenges

Challenges

A. My head may not agree with this new approach.

B. Parents may also raise objection on this new way of teaching they might not understand it

C. I will have to make myself more computer literate

Sollutions

A. I will discuss and share all my notes and information with my principle

B. A news letter will be sent to parents to inform them about this new method

C. I will sit in my school computer lab to learn the computer skills in my free time

News letter class 8by ms . Zareen Ahmed july21,2011

Class activities done in this week

In literature Shakespeare's Othello was started

In mathematics they did numerical this week.

In science they studied about vertebrates

Next week’s plan An educational trip to PAF

museum has been planned

In geography they will be starting land forms

We have a classroom drama performance on Othello on Thursday remind your child to practice for that

Time line AUGUST• I WILL FOCUS

ON IMPROVING CRITICAL THINKING SKILL

SEPTEMBER• ENCOURAGEM

ENT INSTEAD OF PRAISING WOULD BE GIVEN

NOVEMBER•A SUUCCESSFULL TASK OF ADOPTING 21ST CENTURY SKILLS WOULD BE ACCOMPLISHED

OCTOBER• GROUP WORK

WOULD BE ENCOURAGED

RESOURCESColleagues and friends who are also teaching the

same grades within the school and from other schools too

Internet

Library

Multimedia, word processing and spreadsheets

Intel teach programmers Getting started course

Conclusion

By implementing my newly acquired 21st century teaching approaches ,

students will be empowered and will appreciate and gain a better

knowledge of English language and literature!!!!