Georgecehd.gmu.edu/assets/docs/cie/fall08_portfolios/nuruzzaman.pdfMY PORTFOLIO [2008] G.M. Nuruzzaman, TEA Fellow, IREX, USA. Bangladesh/2008 Page | 2 Table of contents – 1.Introduction

George Mason University

2008

MY PORTFOLIO G.M. Nuruzzaman, Bangladesh

Fellow ,TEACHING EXCELLENCE AND ACHIVEMENT PROGRAM

Organised by US Department of States through IREX

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Table of contents –

1.Introduction

1.1 General

1.2 About Myself

1.3 About my country

2.Reflection

2.1 Personal Reflections 2.2 Fieldwork Reflections 2.3 Reflection on George Mason University 2.4 Field Trip Reflection

3. Lesson plans

3.1 Own lesson plans

3.2 Shared lesson plans

4. Strategy sheets

4.1 Own strategy Sheet

4.3 Shared Strategy Sheet

5. Use of Technology and audio‐visual aid in education

6. Comparing and Contrasting

7. My Future Plan

8. Conclusion

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1.Introduction

1.1 General A portfolio contains a persons previous records, Present doing and future work plans and guidelines. As a teacher one must have owed a portfolio to reflect on teaching, students learning and over all education system. It is also needed to asses myself. Depending on portfolio I can take decisions what I need to do and what not. Looking at my portfolio one can easily understand me. It will help myself that Who am I and about my working. I can be easily evaluated by my portfolio. 1.2 About myself I am G.M.Nuruzzaman, age – 36 , Nationality – Bangladeshi, grauate in Social Science having English as a foreign language and also graduate in Education. I have been serving as an English teacher for the last 9 (nine) years. I also work as a teacher educator for the last two years in a NGO named BRAC. I enjoy teaching. As a teacher I believe that teaching is not only a profession but also a noble austerity. Teacher is the nation builder so I have many responsibilities. To discharge those responsibilities a teacher must have good qualities. Through extensive training program one can become a skillful teacher. I have been receiving training also. To get chance, visit to the USA and receive training through IREX at George Mason University is a great opportunity for me. I am trying my level best to develop myself as a good teacher.

1.3 About my country

The name of my country is Bangladesh. It is situated in the south East Asia. It is a revering country. We have six seasons. The maximum temperature is 380c and minimum is 70c . We have to face a lot of natural calamity, like flood, cyclone, storm almost every year. We have a huge population of 15 millions. The area of our country is 55,500 square miles. Over 1,500 people live in a square mile. In our country we have a good education system. They are compulsory primary education, Secondary education, Higher Secondary education and Higher Education or University education. Here primary education is free for all. In secondary education girls are free. Higher education is highly competitive. Students have to take part in competitive examination. University degree is

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the highest qualification in our country. We have also have a option of National Technical education system.

2. Reflection

2.1Personal Reflections I live in a rural area of Bangladesh. I teach there English at a Secondary level School. I

enjoy my profession. I have taken part several training program in my country as a trainee. Through an open competition I have got the chance to join the US government funded TEA program through IREX. Coming here I could have understood that Teaching is a wide ranging matter and it has various strategy. This program has given me the opportunity to learn those teaching related strategies.

# Life styles inventory ‐

LSI 1

My self‐Improvement Plan

G.M. Nuruzzaman, TEA fellow, Bangladesh

Step ‐ 1

Primary Competitive 9 o’clock position

Backup Avoidance 6 o’clock position

Step ‐2

The style I have chosen to work is Humanistic‐Encouraging (1 o’clock position).

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What does this style mean to you?

My score for the Humanistic‐Encouraging style means I tend to believe that I usually place unnecessarily limit on my relationships, want to live alone most of the time and feel free. I usually remain preoccupied with my needs so I could not show concern to the other people. Some how I tend to detach from the people.

Step ‐3

Significant Person – My Maternal uncle

Ideas/ behaviors You might have learned –

My uncle is a Doctor. He is a very honest man in every regards. Such as patient dealing, duty to the family, keeps relation with his friends and help them in almost every regards, in his society’s duty he is loved by all. But some things are those he speaks less than other, he doesn’t laugh frequently with his family and relatives it is out of question to do so in a public place. In our society people think that to be reserve is the mark of personality. My uncle is also accepted by all for his such kind of job. I was highly inspired from my boyhood to be a person like him.

Step ‐4

Personally –

Positive consequence –

• I have the facilities to do my personal and family works comfortably. • I need not to mix with other people. • I can live my personal life independently.

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Self‐Defeating Consequences –

• General people think that usually I don’t like people and want to mix with them. • I want to mix with the general people but I can’t. • I have the desire and ability to help people but sometimes I can’t. • I usually try to do all the works for me by own so usually I get stressed.

Professionally –

Positive Consequences –

• As I am a teacher my students love me. • As I am gentle in manner so my school supervisor love me and give me extra creative

things to do. • I’m very punctual and try to finish my duties in time. • Some colleagues and staffs love me.

Self‐Defeating Consequences –

• Some colleagues usually say some thing behind me and they don’t like me. • I can’t share my personal problems with my colleagues. • Working alone I often commit mistakes. • I can understand a particular thing very well but some times I can’t share with them.

Step – 5

Some positive difference –

• Increase my interest around people. • Learn to accept all the people. • Get more opportunity to interact with my students and colleagues. • More respect from other. • Work effectively as mentor.

Some negative difference –

• I’ll lose my personal and free time. • Close relationship can make me bored.

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• Opening feelings and satisfaction to people will be able to find my areas of weakness. • I have to talk more and listen less. • I have to unfold myself to all.

2.2 Fieldwork Reflections In the month septemer.08 we reached Washington and then the TEA fellows were sent

to different universities for their course. I am lucky enough that I have got the chance to do my course at George Mason University. We were sent to different schools for our internship and fieldworks. I am doing my field work at POE Middle School, 7000 Cindy lane, Annandale. This is a nice institution with unique school building and other surrounding environment.

The office : Well decorated office room with good behaving staffs. They have all modern facilities. The staffs are very helpful to the Students, guardians and other people.

Classrooms : About classroom first thing is that here are teacher centered classroom – teacher will remain in the class and students will come one class after another to take lessons. All the classrooms are well decorated with modern facilities. The class room is full of teaching materials. For audio visual learning Tv, Cassette and CD player, OHP, Computer and projector. One interesting thing is Students need not to bring their books in the classroom it is provided by the school. The sitting arrangements are with tables and chairs.

My Mentor Teacher: My mentor teacher is Mrs. Emily Maksymonko. She is the Chairman of ESOL of the school. She is a experienced teacher with pleasant personality. She teaches her Ss with great care. Using the teaching materials she makes the lesson interesting. For me she is very helpful. She helps me to understand the lessons and other staffs. She teaches me how to cope with the situation in the classes.

Materials From Mentor Teacher : From the very beginning of my field works my Mentor Teacher was very helpful to me. She is always giving me instruction about the teaching materials in the USA and let me know. At the first she presented me a text book named “Stone fox’’. The classes I,ve joined with her she has given me the almost all lesson plans and let me know about the strategy. I have also collected Some materials of language games, Flash card, Word arranging (Bingo) etc.

2.3 Reflection on George Mason University I am lucky in another way that I have got the chance and working at George Mason

University. It is one of the famous and modern university of USA. It has many enrich faculty. The school of education is one of them. I have the good luck to work and receive lesson from some learned and experienced professors. Every professors has spatiality and they teach different subjects. Here are they –

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a. Dr.Sheery Steely b. Dr.Farnoosh Shahrokhi c. George Flower d. Dr. Bev Shaklee e. Dr. Woody f. Mr. Mohon g. Mr. Sumon h. Mr.Bell Here we have been taught about reflective practice and goals, educational leadership and assessment, Research question and solution. At DoIT we learn Microsoft Office – 2007 and the fundamentals. The internet browsing and webpage opening were very interesting thing. They make us understand the course very well. 2.4 Field Trip Reflection

In this course I have got some great opportunities to visit some places. After reaching

the Washington DC we were very busy with our registration and different types of works. On

the next day there was a tour around the Washington DC. In the Washington DC we visited the

White House, Parliament hall, National Art Gallery, National Air and space museum, National

Monument, Pentagon and many other things. Such as Baltimore sea harbor and Annapolis the

capital city of Maryland. There we visited National aquarium and National Museum. An exciting

thing was the Dolphin Show. We also visit Philadelphia the first capital city of USA. There we

saw the liberty bell and many achievement of Benjamin Franklin . We also visited the museum

of pirates. All these things were really amazing. The visit to the home of George Washington,

the former president was very good. We went there with GMU group moved around the hole

area and took lunch at a restaurant. On one Sunday one of my friends took us for a different

type of trip we started in the morning explored around the Washington DC and we said our

prayer at different mosque. It was a amazing tour.

2.5 Reflection on Visiting Host Family

Before coming to the USA I have a messy idea about the host family visit but coming here I see

this is a very good matter to exchange and scope to learn about the culture about the USA. At

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the beginning of my visit I went to Dr. Steely’s house, there we passed a very good time. She

arranged a party for the IREX fellows. We enjoyed a nice branch with great joy. After that she

took us for a shopping to a good shopping mall. There all the day round we talked about many

important things like education, family, culture, economy, politics etc. It was a nice day of

enjoyment and outing as well. On 1st of November we the IREX team had been to a visit to the

Palace Dr. Farnoosh Sharokhi. We joined there at a lunch party. There were many delicious but

halal food. We met Dr. Sharokhi’s mother – I think she is an ideal mother ever since I

remember. Her husband, 3 years old daughter entertained us a lot with great care. We are

almost at the end of the course without visiting there you can’t imagine about a American

family how gently they are living, how strong their family ties are? They took us to a famous

shopping mall named Tyson’s Corner for shopping loving people.

Nuruzzaman, in front of POE Middle School,Annandle,Virginia

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IREX Family, Washington Senator’s Hall, Washington DC

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A saying of Michael Collins A visit to the National AIR AND SPACE MEUSEAM

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At Candlewood Suites where we stayed for sixweeks Baltimore Sea port

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Pirates the real Patriots Visiting Dr. Steely’s House

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Mount Vernon, The Place of George Washington Principal, Madams of POE Middle School, Annandle and Bangladeshi TEA fellows

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Graduation ceremony of Computer, Nuruzzaman with Bell, Mohan and Suman Lunch at Dr.Sharokhi’s Place

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3.Lesson Plans 3.1 Own lesson plan

LESSON PLAN ‐ 01

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PLANNING PHASE

Identify Performance Objectives

1.Students will be able to make a list of things they can do on the net.

2. Students will be able to read a web page and found correct statement.

3. Students will be able to Formed questions and written description.

Lesson Outline

Content‐ On the Net, class ‐ ix and x grade (Text book)

National Standards

TEACHING PHASE

Preparation

Warm‐up activity‐

Section ‐A

Ask Ss to read the advertisement on the internet. Tell them that people can do different things on the internet. Tell them to make a list that people can do with the internet.

Prior knowledge – The students are familiar with the computers and they can use MS‐word.

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Language Goals (vocabulary/structure/communicative language/functional language)

Focus ‐

Skills Function Grammar/Structure Vocabulary

Speaking, Reading, Writing

Asking information, describing a process

Question forms, Present simple

Website, internet

Vocabulary –

Website – It is a site available on the internet on which various information are found.

Internet – This is a name of communication network

Presentation

Section – B

Ask Ss to read a web page. Tell them that web page is a page that can we read on internet. Tell them to answer the questions.

• Can you check your mail from this page? • No, I can’t. • Can you search news using the page? • Yes , I can. • Can you do shopping from this page? • No, I can’t.

Section – C

Ask student to read a letter from the text book about how to use internet. I’ll ask them specific questions. The possible answer would be –

1. You have to click on the icon of the software. 2. You have to write address in the specific place for a page etc.

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Closure –

I will set a home task for them. With thanks conclude the class.

Lesson Plan – 02

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Space Technology (Class – IX‐X)

National Standard

Number of Ss – 45

Objective : By the end of the lesson Ss will have ‐

• Talked about the space gear. • Read a biography of Neil Armstrong. • Completed Sentences with information from text. • Written about a person who has achieved something in life.

Focus:

Skills Function Grammar/Structure Vocabulary

Reading, writing,speaking

Describing events, comparing and contrasting

Past tense Aviator, lunar, orbit (v)

Section – A. (7 mins)

Ask the Ss to look at the picture of an astronaut. Tell them that he is wearing a special kind of dresses because the weather on outer space are not same that of on the earth. Ask Ss that why he is wearing this type of boot and helmet in the outer space.

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Section – B (15 mins)

Ask the Ss to read about the first person to land on the moon. Tell them to do the activities. The correct answer would be –

1. August 5, 1930 refers to the birth date when Neil Armstrong was born. 2. The module refers to the small craft that landed on the moon. 3. 11 refers to the member of the Apollo mission. 4. X15 refers to a rocket plane.

Section ‐ C (10 mins)

Ask the Ss to read the information about other astronauts. Then ask them to complete the sentence. The completed sentences would be –

Section – D

Ask Ss to write a paragraph comparing and contrasting the two astronauts. Ss can work like this – Both Collins and Gagarin worked as pilot ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Vocabulary –

Aviator : A person who flies an air craft. He is a well known aviator with an experience of 10,000 hours.

Lunar : Connected with the moon or with travel to the moon : a lunar craft.

Orbit : To travel in a circle around a much large object such as the earth, the sun, the moon. The earth is orbiting the moon.

Lesson Plan ‐ 03

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Grade – 8, Esol

National Standard

Time – 45 minutes

Objective: 1) To increase student comprehension of nonfiction reading.

2) To use strategies to find answers to questions from the reading

Activities:

I Students do Silent Reading for 15 minutes. Book is their choice. Books are on/below

the window sill for those without a book. After 15 min. students put away books.

II Students are given Scholastic News – Ed. 3 (Dec. 8, 2003 issue).

III Students and teacher look at and discuss pictures and captions with the story. (Students already

know a little about the first flight and the Wright Brothers.) Briefly discuss what story is about.

IV Next, students begin reading, taking turns, beginning with page 1 and continue through page 3..

Pause to discuss, where appropriate. Check for understanding.

V After reading is completed, students will answer questions and do some exercises. Students

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may work with a partner – only if they can work quietly and carefully. If things get out of hand,

students must work alone. Remind students – write in complete sentences.

VI Completing this packet should keep everyone busy through the rest of the period. A student helper is to collect all the Scholastic News, Students keep packets.

VII On the chalkboard write: HW: Check and complete “First Flight” packets. Students

take out their agendas and write the homework. Teacher goes around and initials their agendas

once they’ve copied the homework from the chalkboard. Students are dismissed a

Lesson Plan ‐ 04

G.M. Nuruzzaman

ESOL – Level 1 ‐‐ Lang/Lit

National Standard

Time – 90 minutes

Activities

I Hand out the Scholastic News, May 5 & 12, 2008. Students have already read “Digging Deep.” Ask what they remember about what they read in “Digging Deep.” Then, choose another story to read aloud, taking turns. Pause as needed to check for understanding. Continue reading until all stories are read.

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II Once all the stories are read, tell students to do the Bar Graph, “Going for the Gold” on page 5. When most students appear to be finished, ask volunteers to share answers by raising a hand and telling the answer or by writing answers on the chalkboard (including the “Bonus” at the end) – whichever works best today.

III Have students do the following three pages, 6, 7, and 8, the same way.

VI If there is time (Library scheduled for them), pass out the skills pages, “Word Wizard” and “Summer Safety Scramble” – one at a time. Collect these as students finish.

VII Today is Library Day for the class. Student then collect Scholastic News and the Skills Pages, even if not finished. Remind student to have their names on all papers and Scholastic News. Tell students to take the books they will be returning and to make a line in the back of the room. Remind them about walking quietly down the hall, to the right. At the library students browse (offer your help, as needed) for books to read (should check out three books; if anyone forgot books at home – and no one should have – they were reminded to bring books yesterday, s/he should choose books anyway and ask librarian to hold them till the next day). No one needs to use computers. This visit is for check‐out.

VII Five minutes before period ends, have students line up. Walk students back to class. Homework is to “read” for 30 minutes or more. Dismiss students .

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Lesson Plan # 05

Name : G.M. Nuruzzaman, Bangladesh

Date : 16.10.2008

Grade – 8 ESOL, National Standard.

Name of the lesson – Stone Fox – Web quest

Time – 40 minutes.

Stone Fox – Web quest

Complete the following web quest. Stone fox takes place in Wyoming.

Directions:

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1. Login to the website:

www.wyoming4kids.org/

2. click to “ Photo Gallary”

3. Click the “Next” button to look at the pictures and read the texts.

4. Look for the different seasons :

Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall

Click on each season to look at the pictures and read the captions.

Which season in Wyoming you like best? Why?

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5. Which place do you want to visit?

Write down and tell why.

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6. Go back to the “Home Page.’’

7. Click onto “Learn’’

8. Click onto “ Did you know?”

9. Write a brief Summary and list about four facts about Wyoming.

3.2 Shared Lesson Plan

Lesson Plan # 01

The world is changing at an accelerated pace. Profound technological innovations &globalization processes have further reduced distances making the world a global village and enhancing the

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accessibility While distances are reduced ,divergences have become wider in societies like India where multicultural, multiethnic and multi lingual social fabric calls for a process of social transformation. In the backdrop of this reality, my role as Social Science teacher becomes important. Today the young learners are at a transitional phase of their life. We need to provide them a comprehensive view of society, so that the young learners of today can shoulder the responsibilities of tomorrow. Merely knowledge of natural sciences won't suffice. They need to have an understanding of behavioral processes where instincts &emotions play a prominent role and energies need to be channelized in desired directions. IN this perspective my philosophy revolves around following points *To¬ develop amongst the youth an understanding of the processes of change and development--both in terms of time & space through which human societies have evolved, *TO enable them to appreciate the diversity in the land and people of the country with its underlying unity¬ *to¬ understand and cherish the values enshrined in the constitution and to prepare the learners for their role and responsibilities as effective citizens of a democratic country to aid in acquiring¬ knowledge, skills and the understanding to face the challenges of contemporary society as individuals and groups.

Lesson Plan # 02

Topic: Traveling

Objectives: the students will be able to make some traveling arrangements using travel vocabulary.

Prior knowledge: Travel vocabulary, question forms, Present Simple, going to.

Materials: cassette or CD with musical extracts, pictures with sights from different countries, video cassette.

Warm‐up

Find a partner and discuss the question “Have you ever traveled? Where? When? If not why?”

Students get cards with the same question but different pictures. Two people with the same picture on the card will make a pair. After a short discussion students report to the class about some interesting things they have learnt from their partner.

Lead‐in

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Teacher plays several musical extracts which are pieces from different countries. Students have to identify the country. Visual aids (pictures with sights from different countries) can help children to make a guess.

Students in their pairs look at the countries on the board and choose the country they would like to visit. Then class votes for the most popular holiday destination.

Listening/ Video

Pre‐ listening. Listen to two people talking and answer these questions: 1) who are the people? 2) Why have they met?

Listening #1to a dialogue between a travel agent and a customer at the travel agency. (Discuss pre‐listening questions and set questions for post‐listening activities.)

Listening #2 (for specific details) answer the questions: Which country does the customer want to travel to? What is the cost of traveling? Which climate /nature does this country have? Etc. Students first discuss in pairs. Then the teacher elicits the correct answers. The teacher assesses the students listening comprehension.

Post‐listening Reconstruct the dialogue in pairs, then with the teacher’s help on the board

Drill the dialogue in pairs. Change the role.

Role‐play

Teacher divides the class into two groups Travel agents and Customers.

“Travel agents” have to create a tourist program.

“Customers” have to work out a list of demands.

Teacher monitors their work.

Then a ‘Travel agent’ meets with a ‘customer’ and role‐ play their own dialogue using the model.

Some students perform their dialogues in front of the class.

Teacher assesses their performance using the rubric

Closure: Class votes for the best dialogue.

Lesson Plan # 03

PLANNING PHASE

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Identify Performance Objectives

By the end of the lesson learners will have

1.looked at a picture and asked and answered questions

2.read a text and completed a table

3.completed a conversation

Lesson Outline

Content: Buildings and monuments

Name of the topic:The National Memorial

TEACHING PHASE

Preparation

Warm‐up activity:Ask the students about any story or movie they know which is based on the war of liberation and let them speak about that.

Prior knowledge;Ask the ss about their previous lesson.

Language Goals

Skills: reading and writing

Functions: describing a monument

Grammar/structure : present simple

Vocabulary: dimension, immeasurable, martyr ,relic ,valiant

Presentation

Ask ss to look at the picture of the monument.Then ask them to ask and answer pairs what they know about it.(3 minutes)

Ask the ss to read the text about the National Memorial at Savar in Dhaka,Bangladesh.I’ll tell them that the text deals with its history and structure and significance.Ask them to complete the table.

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Area Height Width Towers

126 acres 150 feet 130 feet 7

Ask the ss to imagine that they have taken their foreign friend to visit the National Memorial. While there,they are talking to each other.Ask the ss to complete the conversation with the words given below.

Represent incomplete library,mosque,museum,area.

Ask the ss to answer the following questions

1What will the memorial remind its visitors of?

2.Why is the museum built near the monument?

Other Activities:

Follow‐up

Assessment

Homework assignments

Use of technology:show the ss some video clips of liberation

Materials used:handouts, pictures

Closure:I will declare the end of my lesson and wishing them all the best I will leave the classroom.

4.Portfolio Strategy Sheet

4.1 Own Strategy

Strategy # 01

Choose a method or strategy that you have learned about or observed during field experience.

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1. Name of method or strategy:

- Web quest.

2. When is this method or strategy useful?

- This method is useful when the Information Technology is available.

3. Why or how is this method or strategy useful?

- This method is useful because of it’s new conception. It helps the Ss to know and

learn about the selected lesson widely, in this process there are huge scope to use

the resource from the web site.

4. What are the steps involved in using this strategy or method?

- Warming up, introducing the web site, Familiarization of related site, setting task

and taking feed back, evaluation.

5. When would this method or strategy be useful in your setting?

- In my settings when all the equipment of the internet are ready and have the scope

to use successfully.

6. What would you like other teachers in your school to know about this method or

strategy?

- At present I don’t but when all the settings will be ready I would like this methods to

know other teachers in my school.

Portfolio Strategy Sheet # 02



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- Reading strategy : Questioning


- This method is useful in the normal classroom situation.


- Through this strategy students can develop their reading capability and use of

questions make the Ss aware of attentive reading so that they can understand the

importance of reading and also be able to use the outcome of reading.


- Warming up, introducing new vocabulary, Familiarization of related grammar and

structure, setting reading task involving Ss to the questions and taking feed back

through question and answer, evaluation.


- In my settings when the number of students are more than 40 and the Ss are of

different categories.


strategy?

- Yes, I do like this method to know other teachers in my school.

PP Strategy Sheet # 03


Student‐centered, integrating Multiple Intelligence theory.


• When the class is large with students of mixed abilities.

• When the class is heterogeneous with students having different styles of learning.

• When the students are learning English as a Foreign Language.

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• When the students have low level of English proficiency.


It can be made effective and useful if the lesson plan is designed in such a manner that it would

challenge the intelligence of different style of learners. Like there will be questions and tasks

suitable for students having different approaches to learning.


In this strategy there are eight ways of learning. So the lesson in the class has to be such which

would engage all the students in different types of activities involving reading, writing, talking,

listening, drawing, visualizing, critical thinking, touching and acting. Such lesson may also have

tasks and activities which will have something to connect to a student’s personal life or to living

things and natural phenomena.


In my setting that is in my class where I have about 50 students this strategy will be the most

appropriate one. My class is a heterogeneous one and the students, though in Grade 10 have

different levels of English proficiency’s Besides what I have noticed is that not all students

respond to my other type of teaching methods. And now I have learned that I should use the

teaching strategy using MI (Multiple Intelligences) now and then to help my students to learn

better.


strategy?

I would be very proud and fortunate to help my co‐teachers and colleagues to learn about the

benefits and the positive sides of this strategy. I will first ask them to sit in my class and observe

me conducting the class using the integrated MI theory of learning. I will let my students share

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their views and thoughts about the teaching method and have the teachers decide for

themselves about the advantages of the strategy, particularly in our context and setting.



I. Name of method or strategy: “Peer review”

II. When is this method or strategy useful? This strategy can be very effective at the beginning of the lesson to go back to the things discussed at the previous lesson.

III. Why or how is this method or strategy useful? I observed this strategy at the lesson in the Secondary School Standards of Learning Strengthening Course in English‐ 8 ( POE Middle School). As such courses are designed to assist students in passing the SOL exams by strengthening students’ test‐taking skills as well as their understanding of course concepts this method is an excellent way to review the material and check sts’ understanding of the material. The strategy is of special interest when the controversial issues are discussed. Everybody is involved and the weaker sts don’t fall behind as they have the paper in front of them to support their confidence.

IV. What are the steps involved in using this strategy or method? The teacher hands out sts’ papers. The class goes over the list of questions discussing every single one and students check the answers on the papers given to them and grade them. The procedure involves intensive discussion since these are not true/false questions but mostly Wh‐questions based on the discussed novel, poem, essay, etc. The teacher collects the papers.

V. When would this method or strategy be useful in your setting? It can be used as a good practice of test‐taking skills and just for reviewing the material.

VI. What would you like other teachers in your school to know about this method or strategy?

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“Peer‐review” can give sts a better understanding of the way the teacher grades their answers so I would recommend that teachers in my school should use it on a regular base especially before tests.



Guided Writing

2.When is this method or strategy useful?

This strategy is particularly for weak students with limited vocabulary, who have difficulty in

sentence construction, structure ,new ideas etc..

3.Why or how is this method or strategy useful?

The beginners or the students who are weak in English need motivation and some kind of

help in beginning to start. If the topic is discussed in advance ,a few key words are also

given and some expressions to present their feelings or thought, it becomes easier for them

to write.

4.What are the steps involved in using this strategy or method?

• The teacher asks some warm up Questions ie. How was your weekend?

• Each student tells about his /her experience.

• Pick out a few words ,general expressions to start the paragraph.

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• Give a few words of happiness, joy sorrow, adventure etc .to help the vocabulary

building. beginning sentence may also be given.

• They write their own experience.

5.When would this method or strategy be useful in your setting?

While teaching writing Skills.

6.What would you like other teachers in your school to know about this method or

strategy?

This strategy will help slow learners gain confidence and will improve their scores in the

Exams in English as well as other subjects.

4.3 Shared Strategy Sheet

Strategy Sheet # 01

1. Name the method or strategy: Self‐presentation


When you get to know with a new group of students, at the beginning of school year or school term.


It gives you an opportunity to know about your students as much as possible in a very short time and organize friendly relationships inside the group

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At the beginning you give your kids small separate sheets of paper and ask them to draw in a simple way three most important points of their character in a three or four minutes. When the pictures are ready you ask kids to put them on the walls or on the blackboard in the classroom. And afterwards you all have a gallery walk around the class. Some students guess each other according to the pictures, the others try to guess. And the teacher has a chance to see a piece of his kids’ inner world.

5. When would this method be useful in your setting?

When I begin to work with a new group of students, or if I’m asked to give a workshop to my colleagues in order to create a friendly atmosphere in the group.

6. What would you like other teachers in your school to know about this method or strategy? It’s very helpful!

Strategy Sheet # 02



Focusing on similarities and differences.

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After reading the book – to record what they have learnt about the events, people or

settings.


To deepen their understanding by focusing on similarities and differences.


For example in my 6, 8 grades, when they finish reading the book “ Wagon Wheels”. I will

give my students handouts with Venn diagram where they may write characters of a big son

and a father. On the left side about the father, on the right side about the big son – the

differences in their characters. Where the circle overlaps, they should write the similarities in

their characters. Or they may choose the actions of the Indians and local people in Nicodemus.


Here in Holmes Middle school during preparation to a reading test after they finish reading

“ Wagon Wheels”


strategy?

In my school in Kazakhstan all the teachers can use this strategy, but I will tell them

differences of teaching ESOL students.

Strategy Sheet # 03

5R

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Responsibility Contribute as much as you can

Complete the work assigned to you

Reliance Help each other to:

• Learn from the project • Complete the project

Relationship Encourage each other to

• Share information • Exchange viewpoints • Discuss learning strategies • Form good partnerships

Show acceptance to different personalities

Respect Be sensitive to each other's

• Needs • Feelings • Positions

Be devoted to the project

Reflection Be aware of:

• How much progress the group has made • How much you have contributed to the group • How well you have communicated with the members • How well the project has been done

5. Use of Technology and audio‐visual aid in education

In our country we have been teaching our students in a general way. The lesson are not effective and interesting. Our Ss get bored of learning. But here I have observed that from Middle school to the universities classrooms are full of modern and electronic teaching materials. Teachers and students are using them according to their needs. But in my country we have lack of such kind of materials. Due to lack of sufficient Technology based teaching materials our education is not developing much. I hope we will be able to use those teaching materials in short future and ensure quality education in my country.

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6. Comparing and Contrasting: I am teacher from Bangladesh. In Bangladesh the education system is not much improved. We have lack of good and experienced teachers. For want of teaching materials the teachers can not teach their students effectively. Even in the rural areas students do not have books to study till half of the educational year. Students are from poor family and their guardians are not conscious enough. Most of the guardians do not have any communication to their children’s school. They have the common evaluation system. No special care is taken. So the number of dropout is very high. Here in the USA, I have learnt from my experience and discussing with my mentor teacher that the teaching system is largely taken care by government. Government provides all facilities for the education priory basis. The classroom is full of modern equipment and they are used in a proper way. There is a good relation between the guardians and the school authority is wonderful. Here I have observed a guardian and teachers forum. They discussed their children’s weak areas and the way of development. Another thing is that the evaluation system. The Teacher and school system evaluate student and take necessary steps. So the number of dropout is relatively low. In my country Bangladesh we can reach our education at a good stage. But we have many lacking like good number of school, Smart curriculum, skilled teachers, Modern teaching materials, proper education authority etc. Here in the USA I have got many points to do for my students and education of my country. Going back from here I will try my level best to implement these things to develop my students, school and overall of my country. 7. My Furure Plan

After getting the chance to the USA I was wondering how I will use my achievement going back to my country. I will share my idea with my colleague first and make them understand the strong side and effectiveness of my courses. I will work with my students in a new image. I will use my US knowledge on pedagogy, using of teaching materials, use different scale of evaluation. After that I have a strong desire to arrange workshops, seminar and training session. So that my colleagues from nearby institution can follow my strategy and develop their teaching . I also want to arrange meeting with the government education authority and inform them the education system of USA and how can we implement them in our country. I want to make them understand the necessity of proper education through effective learning. In my case I will try my level best to follow the methods in my Teaching and develop myself as well.

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8.Conclusion

I live in a developing country of South‐East Asia where we have to fight against hunger, health, clothing and housing. I am a teacher of that country. Through IREX I have got the chance to join such kind of training program to develop myself and share my ideas and experiences. I have got the chance to represent my country. I like to thank IREX and obviously the US department of states for arranging such a program. The content, The Professors, the Facilitators and staffs all are very supportive. As the world has become a global village and we are the human being we have many responsibilities. The developed country should arrange such types of program so that the whole have the opportunity to serve the man kind.

Documents

Georgecehd.gmu.edu/assets/docs/cie/fall08_portfolios/nuruzzaman.pdfMY PORTFOLIO [2008] G.M. Nuruzzaman, TEA Fellow, IREX, USA. Bangladesh/2008 Page | 2 Table of contents – 1.Introduction