3-2-1 TUESDAYS WITH MS NIV

Posted on 26 Dec 2023 by nivedita mukerjee

Issue #181, 26th December 2023

Reflecting on the year gone by. Looking forward to the year coming ahead. Picking out the aspects of our teaching-learning-living moments we enjoyed with our children/students. Activities that we want to do more of with our students and fellow teachers. Activities that gave us the energy. Actions that we did to give others around us positive strokes and inspiration to carry on with joy and vigor. What comes to your mind when you think of it? Want a structure for yourself your family or your students? here are a few ideas. Hope you find them interesting and useful.

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Three images of the week

Two Thoughts of the Week

We do not learn from experience… we learn from reflecting on experience.
John Dewey

It is always important to know when something has reached its end. Closing circles, shutting doors, finishing chapters, it doesn’t matter what we call it; what matters is to leave in the past those moments in life that are over.
Paulo Coelho

One Video of the Week

In this talk, recorded at TEDxEustis in January 2019, Dr. Julie Hasson shares her research into the impact of “The Teachers We Remember.” Her engaging talk details the experiences of students with teachers who impacted their lives and reveals ways techniques that teachers can utilize to have a greater impact on current students. Dr. Julie Hasson is the Nina B. Hollis Endowed Chair in Education at Florida Southern College. In addition to teaching graduate students, Julie is engaged in qualitative research exploring the lasting impact teachers make on students’ lives. She founded the Chalk and Chances project, an online community committed to celebrating and elevating the teaching profession.

As a a former teacher and school principal, Julie is passionate about making schools better places for teachers to teach and students to learn. Julie speaks to groups across the country about her research. She is also the author of Unmapped Potential: An Educator’s Guide to Lasting Change.

Guest Expert of the Week

Reading with Ms. Meenu

Explicit and Systematic Phonics Instructions:

A truly systematic approach to phonics means teaching all of the major letter-sound correspondences in a clear, sequential well-thought-out order. Students have to infer the words while they read. Any approach that is not systematic or explicit encourages us to teach phonics incidentally.

Habits of Teachers who practice Explicit and Systematic phonics Instruction.

What they do:

· Follow a clear sequence of phonics skills, progressing from simple to complex.

· Leave nothing to chance.

· Use a program that connects and unifies skills.

· Establish routines.

· Follow a step-by-step procedure.

· Gradually release responsibility using the “I Do, We Do, You Do” approach.

· Break down critical content into manageable chunks.

· Teach Interactively, giving students frequent opportunities to respond.

· Give students meaningful and judicious practice opportunities.

What they don’t do:

· Only teach concepts as they come up.

· Expect students to discover basic phonics concepts on their own.

· Work without a reliable scope and sequence.

· Work without established routines.

· Give phonics activities instead of providing solid instruction.

Happy Reading!

Meenu Gera, Consulting home and school librarian and reading guide.

And Finally…

Dear reader,
I have been a research scientist, a journalist, and an educator for over 3 decades. I read and, I write. With this weekly newsletter, I share what I read, learn, and, experience. At the same time, I engage with students, parents, and teams of teachers across K-12 schools, higher education institutions, and ed-tech organizations.

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