INEFFECTIVE TEACHING

Yelling
We have all heard these teachers in our schools. These are the teachers who you can
hear yelling in their classrooms and in the hallways in an attempt to manage their students.
Yelling almost never works, especially if you raise your voice on a regular basis. The students
get used to it and become numb to it. It will eventually seem strange to them if you didn't yell.
It is much more effective if teachers utilize other management techniques in place of yelling.
Then, the once in a while when raising your voice seems necessary, the kids will know to take
you seriously. So save yourself your voice and energy!
Empty Threats
Teachers must follow through in the things they tell their students in order to gain their
trust and respect. It is important not to threaten things like calling the principal or calling home
for bad behavior if in fact you do not plan to make the call. Kids will quickly catch on to you and
not believe when you say these things. It is also important to follow through on the positive
things you say as well. Do not tell a class they have earned recess or a class treat and then take
it away. Your students will quickly not believe in anything you say to them.
Prompt Feedback
Often teachers get busy and buried in the work that piles up. It is easy to put off
correcting that math homework or that essay assignment you gave your class. Giving your
students prompt feedback is important. If you wait weeks to return their work, it means much
less to them when they do eventually receive it. Many kids will forget the assignment, barely
look it over and shove it in their book bags. Prompt feedback is also important for the parents.
Often they are more anxious to see the graded work than even their kids are. Do them the
favor of returning work in a timely fashion and when it is still relevant and can be the most
helpful. If you return a chapter 3 test when you're already into chapter 5, that chapter 3 test did
nothing to help them correct their mistakes and prepare for future chapters. Let' do the most
we can to help our students be successful. Feedback, good or bad, can be very powerful.
Worksheets Worksheets Worksheets
Your became a teacher to teach! Handing our never ending worksheets is not teaching
anyone anything. I have witnessed many teachers who have lost the energy to get up from
behind their big desks and actually engage with the kids in front of them. Classroom textbooks
are great, but they must simply be used as supplements to the teacher. You must think back to
your own college days when you had to plan out lessons that would inspire and engage the
students. Move around your classroom, bring kids to the board, this is all important for the
learning process to take place. Make your classroom into the kind of place you would have
wanted when you were a student. Kids are not learning much of anything reading from a book
and doing a worksheet. Lessons must be full of sensory techniques as each child has strength in
a different area. Some kids are hands on, while others prefer to listen and watch. So get up and
get going!
Reference: http://voices.yahoo.com/things-teacher-ineffective-to-3788214.html
Lack of Content Knowledge
Most states require teachers to pass a comprehensive series of assessments to obtain
certification within a specific subject area. With this requirement, you would think that all
teachers would be proficient enough to teach the subject area(s) they were hired to teach.
Unfortunately there are some teachers that do not know the content knowledge well enough
to teach it. This is an area that could be overcome through preparation. All teachers should
thoroughly go through any lesson before they teach it to make sure they understand what they
are going to be teaching. Teachers will lose credibility with their students extremely fast if they
do not know what they are teaching, thus making them ineffective.
Lack of Motivation
There are some teachers that are not motivated to be effective teachers. They spend
the minimum amount of time necessary to do their job never arriving early or staying late.
These teachers are just there. They do not challenge their students, rarely give homework, are
often behind on grading, show videos often, and give free days on a regular basis. There is no
creativity in their teaching, they rarely smile or seem excited to be there, and they typically
make no connections with other faculty or staff members.
Lack of Organizational Skills
Effective teachers must be organized. A teacher has to keep up with so many things on a
daily basis that they must be organized to do their jobs effectively. There is not a cookie cutter
approach to being organized. A system that works for one teacher may not necessarily work for
another. A teacher needs to develop some sort of organizational system that works for them.
Teachers who lack organizational skills will be ineffective and overwhelmed. It will lead to
unnecessary frustration and can take away from the good things that the teacher is trying to
do. Teachers who recognize a weakness in organization should seek help in improving in that
area. It is an area that can be improved very quickly with some good direction and advice.
Lack of Professionalism
Professionalism encompasses many different areas of teaching. A lack
of professionalism can quickly result in a teachers dismissal. Teachers who are routinely absent
or tardy are ineffective. They cannot do their job if they are not there to do it. Failing to follow
the district dress code on a regular basis can also land a teacher in hot water. This is especially
true for young female teachers who dress provocatively. Teachers who use inappropriate
language in their classroom on a regular basis undermine the moral responsibility they have as
an authority figure. Each of these situations involves a serious lack of professionalism which will
undermine a teachers overall effectiveness.
Poor Judgment
Teachers like any other human being make decisions on a daily basis. However, many of
the decisions that a teacher makes affects their students which they are charged with leading,
educating, and protecting. Opportunities can present themselves at various times. Teachers
have to keep their wits and make good smart decisions in every situation they encounter. Too
many good teachers have lost their careers because they had a moment of poor judgment
instead of thinking things all the way through. Common sense goes a long ways in protecting
yourself. If there is a chance that it will harm someone, then you probably should lean the other
way.
Poor People Skills
Having excellent people skills can mask a lot of inefficiencies. On the flip side, having
poor people skills can undermine your effectiveness in other areas. A teacher has to be
effective at dealing with people including their students, parents, other teachers, staff
members, and administrators. Good communication is essential. Parents especially want to
know what is going on in their childs classroom. Having good people skills is essential and the
lack of such skills could destroy and at the very least limit a teachers overall effectiveness.

Reference: http://teaching.about.com/od/Information-For-Teachers/a/Bad-Teachers.htm

EFFECTIVE TEACHING

Having high expectations
Effective teachers strive to motivate and engage all their students in learning rather
than simply accepting that some students cannot be engaged and are destined to do poorly.
They believe every student is capable of achieving success at school and they do all they can to
find ways of making each student successful. Effective teachers have high expectations of
students in terms of both their standard of learning and their behavior, and they help their
students meet those expectations. They also have high expectations of themselves and their
own learning.
Acknowledging individual differences
Effective teachers personalise the learning for their students. They understand that
students develop at different rates and that in every classroom there will be a range of student
abilities and aptitudes. They accommodate the different needs of students in their class rather
than pitch their teaching to the middle, letting some students be bored while others struggle or
are unable to do the work. Effective teachers use techniques that have each student working
on tasks that engage and challenge them to achieve their personal best. They understand that
students learn best when they are presented with new material in a way that enables them to
connect it to what they already understand and know how to do. Effective teachers also
understand that students learn best if their particular culture, background and abilities are
acknowledged by the teacher in the way they teach.

Using a range of pedagogies
Effective teachers use techniques that best serve the learning needs of their students.
There are many things that students can learn themselves through discovery, with the teacher
structuring the learning to suit. There also are many things that require the teacher to teach in
a more direct way. Students not only learn by being exposed to learning opportunities but they
also need to be explicitly taught those things it is important for all students to know. Some
students will learn these things quickly and with only minimal direct teaching. Other students
will need concerted direct teaching and correction by the teacher before they master the
learning required. Effective teachers help students learn on their own as well as with and from
others. They know that students learn best if they are provided with opportunities to learn not
only from the teacher but also from other students and from sources outside the school that
are now more readily accessible through various forms of technology.
Encouraging student responsibility
Effective teachers teach in a way that encourages students to take greater responsibility
for their own learning. They make sure their students know what the goals of the learning
program are; understand how these goals will be assessed; know whether they are on track to
achieve success; and are actively involved in evaluating their own learning.
Having mastery of their teaching content
Effective teachers have a thorough knowledge of their subject content and skills.
Through this, they inspire in their students a love of learning. They also understand how
students best learn concepts, content and skills. Effective teachers use their knowledge of
learning processes to determine which will be most effective to help the particular students in
their classes learn successfully.
Providing a safe environment
Effective teachers provide a safe and orderly environment, both physically and
emotionally, so students can achieve their potential. They know students learn best if they are
in a classroom where they feel safe and confident to attempt new tasks even if at first they are
unsure about how to tackle them.
Monitoring progress and providing feedback
Effective teachers closely monitor each students achievements. This enables them to
provide every one of their students with regular feedback on their performance, and gives
them valuable information to assess the impact of their teaching. Effective teachers are in the
habit of constantly reflecting on how well they are getting through to their students and
searching for better ways of teaching those who are not responding as well as extending those
who are achieving well. Effective teachers understand the standards their students are
expected to achieve and use a range of assessment methods to determine the extent to which
those standards are being met and to plan the next steps.

Building positive relationships
Effective teachers develop productive relationships with their students they get to
know them and take a particular interest in their overall development and progress. They treat
their students with respect and expect the same in return. Effective teachers work
collaboratively to benefit student learning.
Reference:
http://www.det.wa.edu.au/policies/detcms/cmsservice/download/asset/?asset_id=6321214

INNOVATIVE TEACHERS
Innovative teaching is a method of teaching that emphasises on the skills that are
important during the 21st century such as critical thinking, problem-solving, creativity, and
collaboration. The teacher is expected to motivate students by creating authentic learning
experiences.
Reference: http://www.ask.com/question/what-is-innovative-teaching
Innovation is not formulaic. While I agree with the other response here that innovation
is difficult to teach in a classroom, I believe that innovative problem solving is a skill.
Reference: http://www.quora.com/How-are-we-teaching-innovation






K-12 CURRICULUM
The implementation of the K- 12 education plan in the Philippine Basic Education
Curriculum is the key to our nations development. Though the government will face many
problems in the long run of the implementation of the program, there really is a need to
implement it because the enhancement of the quality of our education is very urgent and
critical.
Here are some of the reasons why not disagree with K- 12 education plan in the Philippines:
If K- 12 will be implemented, students will be able to get sufficient instructional time to
do subject- related tasks which makes them more prepared and well- trained on that subject
area. On the other hand, if we remain on the old system, Filipino students would continually get
low achievement scores. For instance, international test results revealed that we often come at
the tail end in the exams compared to other countries.
Another good reason why we should support K- 12 is that the graduates of this program
will be more prepared to enter the labor force. As we all noticed, high school graduates of the
current curriculum are not yet employable for the reason that they are not yet competent and
well equipped with the skills needed in the workplaces. In addition, most high school
graduates are not yet reaching the legal age of 18. With the new curriculum, senior high school
students can choose a field that they are good at and that they are interested in. As a result,
they will be equipped with the skills needed for a specific job even without a college degree. At
the age of 18, the age when they graduate from high school, they will be employable and
competitive already. Thus, adding up to the nations manpower.
Finally, with K- 12, Filipino graduates will be automatically recognized as professionals
abroad because we are following the international education standard as practiced by all
nations. There will be no need to study again and spend more money in order to qualify to their
standards. With this, Filipino professionals who aspire to work abroad will not find a hard time
in getting jobs in line with their chosen field and will be able to help their families more in the
Philippines as well as the countrys economy with their remittances, property buying, and
creation of businesses.
Filipinos are known to be competitive in the international community. While this may be
true, our current education system hinders us in becoming more competitive among other
countries. The K- 12 education plan offers a great solution to that problem. However, it is
undeniable that there seems to be problems arising as we implement the program such as lack
of government budget, classrooms and school supplies as well as the teachers. But, if we focus
on the long- term effect of K- 12, we can conclude that it is very beneficial to us Filipinos.
Therefore, we must have the strong will in supporting K- 12 Educational Plan for the
betterment of our education system and economy. Remember, if we want change in our
society, we must start it with our education system.
Reference: http://cianeko.hubpages.com/hub/The-Implementation-o-the-K-12-
Program-in-the-Philippine-Basic-Education-Curriculum




















Republic of the Philippines
Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology
Cabanatuan City

In Partial Fulfillment for the
Requirements in
Literature 1

The Way of Teaching

- A Research -

Presented By:
Darwin S. Villareal
She B. Viterbo

Presented To:
Dr. Arceli R. Millan