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8 + 1 Habits of Effective Teachers

Radka Malá

There will always be better teachers. Most of them in your head.

How to get a PhD in habitology

EAR

kindergarten

WHEEL

primary

BAG

SATs

TAKE-AWAY

secondary

6 HOURS

GCSEs

PETS

sixth form

CURVE

A levels

GOLDILOCKS

uni degree

Speakout

THE textbook for effective teachers

Your very own action plan

radka.mala@giramondo.cz

THE EAR

kindergarten

Teachers

who are good communicators

listen

give feedback

know & share purpose

Effective teachers communicate with their students.

THE WHEEL

primary

from Speakout 3rd ed. A2

Effective teachers cooperate and don't reinvent the wheel.

THE BAG

SATs

What kind of TV show?

'It's safer to travel together. Here in the streets, there's something very dangerous.'

Effective teachers are organised.

Won't habits/routines make my teaching dull?

Make it obvious + easy:

Creative

Physical

Digital

--- Excel sheet --- computer folder

Do I really have to write the list?

What's not in your lesson plan is not going to happen.

Effective teachers take notes

  • new vocabulary
  • materials I'll need
  • next lesson
  • unfinished tasks

Effective teachers are organised. They keep a bag of activities, keep & recycle lesson plans and take notes.

THE TAKE-AWAY

secondary

What can my students do in English when they leave the classroom that they couldn't when they entered?

Skill

--- language skill --- life skill --- what about conversation lessons?

from Speakout 3rd ed. A2 Unit 7

What can my students do in English when they leave the classroom that they couldn't when they entered?

Knowledge

Skill

--- language skill --- life skill --- what about conversation lessons?

--- facts --- useful tips about the real world

from Speakout 3rd ed. A2 Unit 3&5

What can my students do in English when they leave the classroom that they couldn't when they entered?

Smile

Knowledge

Skill

--- language skill --- life skill --- what about conversation lessons?

--- facts --- useful tips about the real world

Effective teachers make sure their lessons are meaningful.

THE 6 HOURS

GCSEs

What is the challenge?

from Speakout 3rd ed. A1 Unit 6

What would you teach your students if you had just 6 hours' worth of English lessons before they...?

Life Skills

Independence

teach students --- how to learn --- how to communicate

Life Skills

Independence

teach students --- how to learn --- how to communicate

from Speakout 3rd ed. A1 & A2

Life Skills

Independence

teach students --- how to learn --- how to communicate

--- how to learn and practise ANYTHING on their own

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Interactive speaking feature

Effective teachers teach their students how to be independent learners.

THE PETS

sixth form

from Speakout 3rd ed. A1 Unit 5

Effective teachers know their students (and their pets).

THE CURVE

A levels

MEMORY HACKS

  • what comes first and last
  • the unexpected
  • using the real world
  • spaced repetition
  • being active
  • personalisation
  • visuals (colours, pictures, moving objects, ...)

Effective teachers make students remember their lessons.

GOLDILOCKS

uni degree

Effective teachers seek improvement both for themselves and their students.

the Goldilocks rule

4 %

reasonable

Effective teachers seek improvement both for themselves and their students.

YOU

PhD

Effective teachers know themselves & take care of themselves.

There's a version of every habit that can bring you joy & satisfaction. Find it. Habits need to be enjoyable if they are going to stick.

James Clear

Thank you

metodik@venturesbooks.com radka.mala@giramondo.cz