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*** Experienced Teacher Observation! ***

I joined a Pre-Intermediate classroom that had students that were playing around, talking in their native language, not paying attention to the instructor etc. It was like a zoo in there! Right when I was feeling bad for the instructor, a huge miracle occurred! The instructor started activities and changed the seating of the students and turned the classroom into a library! I was shocked at the sudden change of environment the class had turned into! All the questions of how, when, where, what, why popped into my mind. “Now, that is one experienced teacher” was my conclusion!

How would you deal with a classroom like that?

This entry was posted on Tuesday, January 16th, 2007 at 10:32 pm and is filed under experienced teacher, celta, classroom management, Classroom, observation. You can leave a response to this entry.

11 Responses to “*** Experienced Teacher Observation! ***”

1. Oya Says:
   January 17th, 2007 at 6:24 pm

   I wish all the patience to teachers struggling to teach small kids. This is really tough. But Hilal, I am more than sure that you will handle the challenge decently.

2. Frad Pitt Says:
   January 17th, 2007 at 7:26 pm

   The teachers best way is to always make the subject of lesson attractive and fun. In the same time it should give students plasure of learning. Giving students this feel will alway keep them in the right track.

3. Cengiz Says:
   January 17th, 2007 at 7:27 pm

   Hey, I remember the first day I taught, I was like “this is a piece of cake”. Although I had trouble in spelling during black board new word explainations the students loved my sense of humour towards it and thought it was a game. Even with my brutal grammer and friendly sarcasm, my charm and capability to enhance anybody’s self with my contact I was complete hit and students rushed to class. My collegues were eager to chat and get tips on how to. Overall I think Hilal will be the best teacher students, schools and collegues will ever meet… go get’em tiger!!!

4. SvRn Says:
   January 19th, 2007 at 12:34 am

   Hi all,

   During my primary school years, which was long long time ago (i am 28 now, so imagine how long it has been ) we had a english teacher, and in our first session this female english teacher, we didn’t like at all. Because she was never smiling, she had a dictator style and was unlovable. Because she never got us to like her, we never liked english and we never wanted to enter her classes. Because of her, I couldnt learn english for many years

   I think a teacher should have a smiling face, be nice and have the ability to make students listen to her and should be someone who can make dialogues with students…

   This can absolutely be HILAL

   Just as I know everything, I know she will succeed in this path

5. burakbayulgen Says:
   January 19th, 2007 at 3:32 pm

   Hilal’s attitude towards her students are as much as professional. Her diciplinary skills are both for teaching the best and for gaining results from teaching. Since she can be both proffesional and emotional, she is the right person to teach and what a student want. Thank you Hilal.

6. Anonymous Says:
   January 21st, 2007 at 11:43 pm

   Usually these are the most basic elements to be a good teacher.

   1. Keep focusing and remember that you are an expert in your field

   2. Be strong enough (strong personality)

   3. Try to give an impression that you are the main reference of the subject which you’re discussing with your students of such a course.

   4. Try to show that you have enough experience regarding the title and issues which you talk about.

   5. Try to use your own common sense while you talk

   6. Try to grab attention and interest regarding the issues you talk about.

   7. Try to share audience as far as opinions to enrich the issues which you talk about.

   8. Try to figure out and conclude audience perceptions and conceptions in order to prepare your self for any question.

   These are the golden rules of a very precious instructor I had (Dr. Y.M.). He was a perfect teacher. All the lesons he taught me and my friends are glued in our minds!

7. Jess Says:
   January 24th, 2007 at 1:50 pm

   without breaking hearts activities is the finest way to have your students to keep quite. bless whomever found the idea.

8. Anonymous Says:
   January 30th, 2007 at 10:41 am

   I also took the CELTA (Vienna, Austria) course. I had all the same fears and worries as you have. Dont worry after the first class it passes.
   I do have to warn you though, me and many of my colleagues found the grading system very unfair. In the beginning of my course I was discouraged to find out that 5% of the CELTA students receive a PASS B, it seemed that no matter how hard you worked (which I did!!) it is nearly impossible to get that PASS B. There were a a couple colleagues who didnt take the class seriously and came late or would write their lesson plans at the last minute (literally!) and they still received the same grade as the rest of us who worked very hard! The grade we received was PASS. Which is then accompanied by a standard template on your final report stating that you will need furthur guidance to become a succesful teacher. Which in truth there is no one to do that, once you start teaching you are on your own. I am telling you these things because one: The CELTA is EXPENSIVE!! two: I wish someone told me so that at the end of my course I and ALL my colleagues wouldnt be so disappointed!!

   The good thing is you do learn great teaching methods from CELTA. ALso alot of teaching institutes only want CELTA teachers.

   So good luck to you.

9. HiLaL H. Says:
   March 25th, 2007 at 12:57 pm

   I agree with you to a certain extent. I mean, the grading system needs some tiny changes. Atleast to show appreciation to students that worked really hard through out the course.

10. aline Says:
    June 29th, 2007 at 11:04 pm

    I was reading an experience from a Celta teacher and it really let me down! I’m going through the course in July and I would fully appreciate to hear some useful tips concerning the course. Is it really hard to get a pass B?
    I’m a diligent student who take things seriously and the comment about the unfair grade worried me a lot.

11. Hilal Says:
    June 30th, 2007 at 2:50 pm

    Dear Aline,

    To get a Pass B is not difficult at all. If you want a Pass B, just make sure you write a lot on the written assignments.

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