Saurabh D.

With the experience of working at both the Secondary and Senior Secondary school levels and in activities outside the traditional classroom, I have a diverse background with much to offer. As a teacher, I strive to engage, challenge and inspire growth in my students. I use different strategies to engage my students inside the classroom, such as sometimes I begin my class by showing a live demonstration or a short video related to the topic that I planned to teach, which draws them into brainstorming sessions, encouraging them to ask questions and share opinions thus enriching their learning experience. By doing that, I made my classes student-centered rather than me talking all time. Sometimes when I become “stuck,” I seek the input of my colleagues, my books, and the endless array of resources that can be found on the internet. When I return to the classroom, I share the answer I explored and the process of discovering it. Above all else, I challenge my students to understand that I am open to their thoughts, eager to hear their opinions, and thrilled to learn with and through them. I hope students leave my tuition classroom knowing what it means to be a collaborator. I also expect to be challenged by my students – an expectation I hope to communicate to the class early on. I am passionate about teaching children and forging relationships with them that help build confidence and enable them to grow as learners. As a teacher, my main goal is to motivate students to do their best and expand their limits by encouraging them to construct their learning in an environment that stimulates and helps them realize their full potential.

During the first session, I will introduce myself and ask them some questions about themselves. The goal is to establish a friendly rapport to help the Student feel at ease. I might ask the Student about their interest and feelings about learning concepts online. Extend the conversation by asking about their specific needs or expectations from me as their online tutor. Also, discuss the topics student struggled with during chemistry lessons in school. For personalized lessons, it's essential to know how to move forward, as it's also vital to give importance to their voice. If the Student feels respected, things will be easy for my Student and me. I will also ask the Student to be confident in asking questions.

The best way is to listen to them and lead them to the correct solution to a specific problem. It's like holding their hand and walking with them rather than leaving them alone to handle the assigned task. It will motivate the students and encourage them to act independently. Also, appreciation plays a crucial role in anyone's success. So appreciating them from time to time for their excellent work will boost their confidence and lead them to take up any challenge.

Engagement and clear instructions to solve problems motivate the students to do well in their respective subjects. It's better to design neither strenuous nor easy activities but positively engage the students and provide enough challenge to energize them. That's the best way to keep students motivated to get better grades.

If a Student has problems understanding a concept, break down the topic into subtopics and take the help of an experiment since my subject is experiment based and most of the issues are coved with experiments. If a student is online, provide a simulation to run to understand the concept. Sometimes play a video to help visualize the idea. Creating a base for critical scientific terminology will help them write short answer questions. Providing enough scaffoldings while doing challenging tasks and later allowing them to reflect on their learning will help boost their confidence to score better grades.

If students struggle with reading comprehension, creating a list of crucial scientific terminology in each chapter will help them get through the topic. Also, suggest the Student read the question repeatedly to understand it before answering it rather than wasting time writing and rewriting. So it's essential to understand the question first and answer it briefly to the point.

Gaining their trust and building a healthy relationship turns students from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset. They will follow the instructions if they have faith and know that the teacher can support them through the course.

Connecting the topics taught to real life and giving them a logical reason for why we are learning a chemical concept will help them stay focused and engage them in class activities. If we establish a connection with daily life, it's easier for students to learn and process the information provided in class. Connecting the topics with real-life examples is the first point that makes students curious to follow up.

Student-centered and inquiry-based approaches are best for students to learn chemical concepts.

Let them take turns leading the discussions or activities. Bring out each Student's knowledge, encourage them to share with others, and get everybody to participate. Giving students a sense of leadership and importance will boost their confidence and self-worth. Listening to the students and letting them say what they want to learn and how they want to proceed with the topic will help them build their confidence.

A first step in assessing students' needs will include evaluating their contexts and social and emotional needs to make appropriate supports available and foster strong, trusting relationships. Instructionally relevant assessment processes can help us and students recognize, celebrate, and leverage current student understanding and skills to propel Student thinking forward through opportunities for feedback, reflection, and continuous improvement. Because learning happens progressively—that is, we learn by building on our current and prior thinking rather than just adding new knowledge to a blank slate—knowing how to surface and grow from these learning experiences is essential for supporting all learners, including those with unique learning needs such as students with disabilities, and students experiencing stress due to final exams. Diagnostic and formative assessment processes—those that provide feedback both to us about what students have learned and are ready to learn next and to students on how they can improve their learning—can play a tremendous role in student learning and performance gains when they are tailored to individual student experiences.

Making lessons fun and working on different chemical concepts will enhance Student's experience in class. It is always better than providing facts and info, which sometimes bores the students resulting in losing interest in continuing with the same tutor. Humor plays a vital role in the learning process; hence sometimes cracking jokes will lighten the burden on the Student's shoulders. Giving them instructions on writing answers and what info should be included in response to scoring marks in higher grade bands will also support the students.

I use infographics, simulations, and shots demos to clarify things for the students. Small online quizzes to reinforce the topics taught and fun facts, along with the mindmap at the end of the lesson, will help in quick revision.