Korean Job Discussion Forums

[jonno]

Hey guys and gals,

i just found out that i have an open class in June. it's no biggie but i have to have my plan in next week! i think it is a team teaching open class (finally i will experience team teaching...it's been ten months).

i was just wondering about your experiences. i have been told by other teachers that there is some "prepping" of classes beforehand. the only thing i really want to avoid is making my school look stupid because i love it here.

how do you prepare? what did you do? how did it go?

also my school is a lower level high school in my area, i swear some of my kids cant count to ten, dont know the days of the week, and i have a sneaking suspicion that come of them don't know the alphabet. but there are some bright ones.

thanks for your help!

[Peter Jackson]

Hi,

I too was just told of the open class. I also teach in an extremely low rural high school. Some of my students also don't know the alphabet, etc. I've been told that it will be a team teaching gig as well, something I have never done either.

From what I've been told, there will be about 15 or so teachers present, some native, some Korean. There will also be a few suits from the Office of Education.

I am guessing the more rehearsed the better. Whether it resembles what you usually do in the class is not important.

I am sure someone else knows more about what to expect and how do perform. I, too, would like to hear from the old hats at this.

Thanks,

[Demophobe]

Rehearsed class is not the answer. They just come off as dry, boring and like watching a low-budget PBS broadcast.

A solid, educational, fun lesson plan which the students will have no big problem doing is the go.

Do a review activity on stuff they have been learning lately.