CONVENTIONS AND ROUTINES FOR ORGANIZING INSTRUCTIONAL TIME

-MONITORING-FEEDBACK

-MANAGING LEARNER LOCATION AND GROUPING

BY SOLEHAH ATIQAH BINTI MOHD AZHAR

TESL 1

"Routines are the backbone of daily classroom life. They facilitate teaching and learning…. Routines don’t just make your life easier, they save valuable classroom time. And what’s most important, efficient routines make it easier for students to learn and achieve more."

—Learning to Teach…not just for beginners by Linda Shalaway

Monitoring Observe and check the progress or

quality of (something) over a period of time; keep under systematic review.

Class monitor/prefect to help teacher to control the class

Set rules during the first meeting with the pupils

Cleanliness- duty rooster

Feedback Information about reactions to a

product, a person's performance of a task, etc., used as a basis for improvement.

When teacher asks questions, the pupils will raise their hands to answer it.

Monthly quiz Teacher can asks them to keep a

daily/weekly/monthly journal-activities

Managing Learner Location and Grouping

Sitting arrangement in class-based on pupils’ ability, e.g pupils who have disabilities like eye-sight problems should sit in front

Group-mix abilities-good pupils can teach others.

Types of Student Desk Arrangements and Seating Plans

There are several basic desk arrangements :

Stadium Seating (or Angled Rows with Desks Touching)

Modified U (or Horseshoe) Groups (or Teams) Combination (desks in various

positions)

Groups/Teams

Pros: Can save floor space even with many desks, supports cooperative work.

Pupils can see the black/white board and teacher can stand in one spot and see everyone’s face and work area.

Cons: Promotes off-task behavior, distracting for many students.

Combination Arrangements

Pros: Provides for each individual student’s needs; extremely flexible.

Cons: Requires special procedures for passing out and collecting papers/supplies.