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isthisreally
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 Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 6:26 am Post subject: 10 Minute Demo Class for Parents and Administration |
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| Oye. In order to get the job I'm currently applying for I need to give a 10 minute demo lesson to both parents and the principals of the school. The lesson is supposed to be geared towards 2nd graders (9 year olds). Basically that's all the instruction I've been given and I feel quite lost. Should I involve the parents? What should I teach? Everything is just too vague. Actually I'm less nervous about the audience than I am about the lesson. At my previous hagwon I had a few open classes, but I also had an entire support staff including an artist who would make anything for me. I had a lesson from the book which I was supposed to teach etc. I knew my students well and knew their abilities so I could accommodate each of them. This time though it's just a big blob of huh??? Any and all advice is welcome. Thanks! |
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proustme
Joined: 13 Jun 2009
Location: Nowon-gu
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| Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 6:33 am Post subject: |
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| 10 minutes? It should be at least 30 minutes to show you can teach them something meaningful and engaging. Ask for more time, so you can show your skills. |
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isthisreally
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| Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 6:46 am Post subject: |
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| proustme wrote: |
| 10 minutes? It should be at least 30 minutes to show you can teach them something meaningful and engaging. Ask for more time, so you can show your skills. |
Certainly. I'll inquire as to why I've gotten the short end of the stick. |
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andrewchon
Joined: 16 Nov 2008
Location: Back in Oz. Living in ISIS Aust.
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| Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 2:02 pm Post subject: |
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Don't you know that young children has short attention span? 10 min is just long enough for 2nd graders. Lessons are modularized in 5 to 10 min blocks so that the students don't get bored and then goof off and then have a pandemonium.
30 minutes? Parents don't have that much attention span either. Whether you're brilliant or not, they'll say you're boring. Just do 10 minutes. |
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hellofaniceguy
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| Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 3:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Why would you do it? makes no sense! Half the group will like you and the other half won't! Besides, no 2 teachers have the same style! And the parents who are watching you do this demo...chances are their child will not be at the same school next year! Or even 6 months! |
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isthisreally
Joined: 01 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 7:22 pm Post subject: |
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| hellofaniceguy wrote: |
| Why would you do it? makes no sense! Half the group will like you and the other half won't! Besides, no 2 teachers have the same style! And the parents who are watching you do this demo...chances are their child will not be at the same school next year! Or even 6 months! |
The job is sweet, so basically I do as I'm told. I think this demo is less about what and how I teach and more about showing off my pretty little face. But I still want to do my best. |
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proustme
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| Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 7:31 pm Post subject: |
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| andrewchon wrote: |
Don't you know that young children has short attention span? 10 min is just long enough for 2nd graders. Lessons are modularized in 5 to 10 min blocks so that the students don't get bored and then goof off and then have a pandemonium.
30 minutes? Parents don't have that much attention span either. Whether you're brilliant or not, they'll say you're boring. Just do 10 minutes. |
10 minutes doesn't allow for meaningful learning. Such an incredibly short amount of time isn't even close to enough time needed for learning something.
A teacher should introduce a grammar form within a useful activity. Students need to practice speaking using it in a variety of mini module/activities. A 30 minute lesson with various points where the students can express, and thus learn, the specific language structure is ideal. You can achieve this through simple pair- and group-work speaking activities. |
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The Gipkik
Joined: 30 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 10:48 pm Post subject: |
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| isthisreally wrote: |
The job is sweet, so basically I do as I'm told. I think this demo is less about what and how I teach and more about showing off my pretty little face. But I still want to do my best. |
The answers here remind me of a Marx Brothers movie. You've got 10 minutes? Just deal with it. Get 6 flashcards. Four that they probably know like classroom objects and 1 or 2 that they might not know. Shuffle the cards and cover the first one with a piece of thick paper so they can't see the flashcard at all. Quickly put the kids into teams. Now, slowly reveal the flashcard bit by bit. Look at it. Look at the kids and go "Huh? What's this?" Have a really puzzled look on your face as you continue to reveal the flashcard. Say a couple of times: "What's this?" The kids will become curious and try to answer. If they answer correctly, give the kid a high five and say Good job! Also give the team a point. Then show the card and slowly say the word. Then get the kids to repeat: "It's a _____."
If they don't know the word do the same and say: "Oh, it's a _____." And have a look of amazement on your face.
Then with the remaining time, put the flashcards on the whiteboard. Have one student from each team stand facing the flashcards--all of them should be facing the whiteboard. Get the other students to ask: What's this? You say: It's a _____. First person standing in front to touch the flashcard gets a point. Make it more challenging if you want. Have them standing on one foot or facing the opposite direction. Continue. Now you're done. |
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cruisemonkey
Joined: 04 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 12:49 am Post subject: Re: 10 Minute Demo Class for Parents and Administration |
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| isthisreally wrote: |
| Any and all advice is welcome. Thanks! |
Do it in French and see if anyone notices. |
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frankly speaking
Joined: 23 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 3:22 am Post subject: |
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Most likely they just want to see if the teacher can build a rapport with the students. Since no one at the lesson is an expert on educational theory or 2nd language acquisition, they just want to see if they like your manner and that you can engage the students.
I think too many teachers try to impress with their knowledge and do enough engaging the students.
If you want to include the parents you can, but I never do. I only focus on the students and try to get them to be active and participate.
It is standard to do a demo class if you are in country. I have done them for all the schools that I worked in Thailand, and 3 schools in Korea. It really shouldn't phase you since you already have taught before. |
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isthisreally
Joined: 01 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 3:35 am Post subject: |
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By the way, there will be no students there. Just the parents and principals. So the things I've worried about range from the topic to how much to engage the parents. I guess what I've really struggled with has been the vagueness of my assignment. While I've had open classes before where the parents watched me teach their children, I knew the students, I knew their levels, I knew what I was to teach. But I've just been given this "small" very open ended assignment.
I've decided on what to do and have a plan now, but it's really a mystery to me exactly how this will unfold tomorrow. We'll see. |
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