Reflection on my Teaching Session

                       Why does time differ in different countries

Classroom participation means involving the students in learning process. It is the way to create a sound environment to make the learning long lasting. More the participation more will the gain of confidence. The confidence enables the students to develop a critical and constructive thinking.

I used following techniques in my presentation to participate the students:

1.       Introduction with interesting questioning.

2.       Use of Power Point Slides to encourage visual learning

3.       Problem solving to get the feed back

4.       Asking questions during teaching

5.       Encouragement through rewards

The above said techniques were successful for learning process. It was felt that students were quite interesting and encouraged. The problem solving made them actively participate. I helped them to solve the problems which was essential to develop a bond between the teacher and the learners. They were asking questions to grasp the content.

I believe in learning throughout life. So every teaching session make me feel to think differently.

Due to this fact, I try to bring variety in my teaching learning process.

I would like to add the following techniques:

1.       Use of a game.

2.        Allow the learner to discuss in a group.

3.       Make them  present their views in the form of a group presentation

4.       Creating a balance between the active and passive learners

                          Topic: Why does time differ in different countries?

The session went for 40 minutes and the students were of 9^th standard.

I asked them a few questions like

What is the time by your watch now?

Now they were told to search from internet

What is the time in U.S.A?

They found different time in both the countries.

Here I put another question: What is the reason of this difference?

Finding them unable to answer the question I explained the reason of difference.

I used slides to make them understand the location of the countries with reference to Greenwich Meridian and it helped them as it was a source of visual learning. The rewards were oral or encouraging words.

I felt that content was bit difficult and needs more time for practice. I gave them time to solve the problems on time which was less so I have given another session for practicing some more problems.