Expert IB Biology SL/HL Teacher and Head of Department; holds a Master of Arts in International and Comparative Education with 18+ years of teaching experience.
Expert IB Biology SL/HL Teacher and Head of Department; holds a Master of Arts in International and Comparative Education with 18+ years of teaching experience.
IB SL- HL Biology Teacher
Middle & High School Science teacher – Year 6 & 8 Checkpoint IGCSE (Physics, Biology, Chemistry) Professor.
Professional Educator Diploma
Masters of Arts in International and Comparative Education
Bachelor Degree in Oral Medicine and Dental Surgery
If learning is stressful, It's useless.
Ice breaker, Get to know the student's needs, get the student to understand how I may address those needs, and set up together a convenient Learning Plan.
Give the student autonomy to decide what studying plan suits them. Be fully aware of the student's capabilities, then customize the work to serve them and make the student part of the teaching process, not just the learning one.
Being Honest, ensuring that success is doable and easy by making some effort and rewarding the student in case of progress
Nothing is impossible -- I would move step by step till this student nails whatever they are struggling at. This is achievable by tailoring the learning process to suit the student's abilities.
Ensure them that they are valuable, thoughtful, and can do it.
Ensure them that they are valuable, thoughtful, and can do it.
Implementing various teaching techniques that are fun, out of the box, and less tedious than ordinary teaching.
I usually utilize most teaching techniques that suit all learning styles, visual, audio, games, etc.
By being slow, incremental, and encouraging all the time.
First thing through the student themself. They know better than anyone, also through regular assessments and checkpoints.
Tailoring the lesson style to suit the student's needs. Ex: Many videos and animations illustrate the lesson if the student is visual.
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