Are we inspiring and rewarding demonstration of Emotional Intelligence in our schools?

It's end of the session and prize-giving/Award presentation day is coming.

As teachers and schools, we should identify children who show empathy and other aspects of Emotional Intelligence and reward them in age-appropriate ways.

Awards should be given to the kindest/most caring /most thoughtful in the class.

Is your school going to reward and motivate Emotional Intelligence through awards to identifiable ambassadors of EQ (Emotional Intelligence)? 😎

Seamless transitions, poor transitions, no transitions...Transitions make or break a lesson 😎

Classroom Management 1D

If transitions are not well planned and executed, the lesson objectives will not be met and that lesson will not be satisfactory.

Well executed or seamless transitions on the other hand, contribute towards an outstanding lesson.

Have the lessons you were observed teaching and in which you were rated as giving an unsatisfactory performance been because of poor or absent transitions?

Learn how to factor in transitions during your lessons 😎

Tips on qualitative observation of a lesson 😎

#Assessment Of Teachers while Observing their lessons:

How does the teacher introduce the lesson? What is the starter? Does it hook their attention or is it boring?

How is the lesson introduced?

Are expectations and lesson objectives made known clearly?

Is learning guided, led or ignored?

Are learning tasks differentiated?

Are qualitative resources used to move learning forward during this lesson?

Is collaboration amongst learners planned for and implemented?

Are the lesson objectives gone back to at some point during the lesson to keep on track?

How were the transitions, if any?

Were  all 3 domains of learning assessed?

Is there a plenary? Does the teacher take cognizance of the result of this plenary?

Did the teacher show reflection on the last lesson's mistake with a view to improvement in this lesson?

Did every child achieve and learn during this lesson?

Was this lesson a poor, satisfactory, good or outstanding lesson?

When you go and observe a lesson or if you are going to be observed, do you factor in all the above? 😎