HOW LONG IS THE LESSON

HOW LONG IS THE LESSON

1. BEGINNINGS

   • - The teacher may well start her or his own work before the beginning of the lesson
   • CLEAR BOUNDARIES
     • -Engages the students in eye contact. - Shake hands. -Ask students to stand up. -Shut the door. -Have a procedure. -Introduce yourself and the first activity.
   • FLUID BOUNDARIES
     • -The teacher may stay a little after class too. -The teacher may not says "hello" in a clear and definitive way. -You may draw attention to what is left on the black -board from the last class
   • WORKING STARTS
     • Create a time efficient working atmosphere, checking past homework. calling roll or asking students to get out certains books, explain the aim of the current lesson.
     • TAKING CARE OF THE ATMOSPHERE
     • DISCUSSING THE MENU in order for students to make reasoned choices from the menu they will need information.
   • STUDENTS STARTS
     • Students are encouraged to take responsability for their own learning and for some classroom processes.

2. MIDDLES

   • THREATS; some people believe that little and often is the best way to learn. Some teachers feel that it's better to work for a short a short spell on something leave it to settle or percolate for a while.
   • STIMULUS BASED BLOCKS
     • The teacher may use the block approach with well motivated students who can concentrate for long periods.
       • MEETING THE STIMULUS
         • ANALYSIS
           • PERSONALISATION
             • ALTERATION AND TRANSFER
               • CREATION
   • STIMULUS BASED TEACHING
     • GENERALISABLE PROCEDURES
       • Xpansion, reduction, media transfer, matching, selection and ranking, comparison and contrast, reconstruction, reformulation, interpretation, creation, analysis, project work.
     • BREAK TIME
       • If the teacher knows that most people can not concentrate or work for more than an hour without rest, the teacher will need to think about transitions between different phases of work
       • -A rounding off. - A complete break in class. - A complete break outside the class

3. ENDS

   • Ends of lessons need to start long before the bell goes or finishing times arrives, as students will start packing up.