EFFECTIVE

TEACHING
GUIDE

Prof. Dr. Madhavan PhD.,

profmadhavan@yahoo.com
 One day Training workshop on
Effective Teaching
Motivation / Communication

Faculty Team Lead

Prof. Dr. Madhavan
Bangalore
 Content

Page no.

1. Introduction and course objective 2

2. Teaching is divine 2

3. Self-evaluation 3

4. Philosophy of teaching 4

5. Learning Modalities 5

6. Brain dynamics 6

7. Secrets of Teaching Psychology 9

8.Teaching Resources 9

9. Ten Points for Teaching 10

10. Seven Habits of Effective Teaching 10

11.Teaching Competencies 11

12. Education Path 11

13. Responsibilities 12

14.Time management 13

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 Introduction
Having sufficient knowledge in the subject, cannot make one a
Good Teacher.

Teaching is an art, science and a skill that can be developed by

proper training in addition to having sufficient knowledge. This
Training workshop is designed to provide some insights and
practices in this direction.

Your efforts to contemplate,assimilate, innovate and involve in

the most positive manner will sure bring proportionate results.

Teaching is Divine
Divinity comes when you are in contact.

Just checkout right now your contacts. It will be either having

your physical contacts or mental contacts or both.

In this world, two professions are known to be Divine; they are

Teaching and Medical healing. Both involve contacts with other
human beings. The key point here is, both have total faith in
each other and it becomes divine when one remove the
ignorance or pain of the other/s.

Teaching is considered to be more divine than medical healing,

because one teacher is able to attend many students at the
same time, while one medical doctor can attend only one
patient at a time.

Therefore Teaching is a God given opportunity. Let us make

the Best out of it.

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Teaching Questionnaire
The following reflect some of the ways Teachers can be described.
Please indicate (tick mark) the number to which it mostly fits your way of teaching.
This is a rough assessment only.
1 2 3
Scarcely Sometimes Always
In teaching, I :
1. Discuss others view points also.
2. Discuss recent development in the field/subject.
3. Give references for more interesting and
involved points.
4. Emphasis conceptual understanding.
5. Take Time to explain clearly.
6. Am well prepared.
7. Structure the lectures that are easy & logical
to grasp.
8. Summarise major points.
9. Identify what is important.
10. Encourage class discussions.
11. Invite students to share their knowledge and
experience.
12. Invite criticism.
13. Know if the class is understanding or not.
14. Have students apply concepts to demonstrate
understanding.
15. Give personal help to students having difficulties
in course.
16. Relate to students as individuals.
17. Have an interesting style of presentation.
18. Vary the speed and tone of my voice.
19. Motivate students to do their best work.
20. Give interesting and stimulating assignments.
21. Give examinations permitting students to show
understanding.
22. Keep students informed of their progress.
Total No. of Tick Marks
Score
Score: Total
> 55 - Smart
> 45 - Moving towards Smart
< 45 - Change for improvement
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 Philosophy of Good Teaching
‘Learning’ and ‘Teaching’ are both sides
of same coin. They go together, hand-in-hand.

Learning is the foundation on which

Teaching is built.
Learning is finding out, what you already
know. Doing is what you know.

Teaching is reminding others that they

know just as well as you know.
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1. Teaching is a Noble profession.
Teachers to posses Noble characters.

2. Teaching is a personal relationship.

If you want to teach Physics to Paul, it is not sufficient
you know Physics very well, but you should also know
Paul equally well.

3. Teaching is an Art.
You cannot fathom the dimensions of art. It is most
expansive, has a wide range, very fine, has great appeal
to the students, continuously changing, gets refined with
more and more practice.

4. Teaching is an explorative rediscovery.

Nothing is new or original to teach. All were existing since
ages for you to rediscover and refresh to others.

5. Teaching is a dance of all six senses.

All senses are to study, feel, register and correlate for
new creative, innovative concepts.

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 Learning Modalities

Visual
Learning through seeing
Do you doodle when you talk on the phone ?
Do you speak quickly ?
Would you rather see a map than
hear directions ?

Auditory
Learning through hearing
Do you talk to yourself ?
Do you prefer a lecture or seminar to
reading a book ?
Do you like talking more than writing ?

Kinesthetic
Learning through moving,
doing & touching
Do you think better when you are
moving & walking around ?
Do you gesture a lot while speaking ?
Do you find it hard to sit still ?

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 Brain Dynamics
Understanding the working of the Brain is fundamental to
appreciate our ability to learn & to enhance our capabilities.

• 3 kinds of Brain

• 2 sides of Brain

• 8 kinds of Intelligence's

• 4 types of Brain waves

• 5 kinds of Memory

3 kinds of Brain

1. Reptilian Brain
(Brain stem)

2. Mammalian Brain
(Central part)

3. Thinking Brain
(Outer part)

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 Brain Dynamics
2 sides of the Brain

Left side is Logical & linear.

Right side Creative & Global.

When some one speaks, the left watches

content of words and the right watches
the Emotion with which it is spoken.

It is natural when words are combined

with pictures, colours, music &
emotion then it is learnt faster.

8 Types of Intelligence

Sculptor
Read & Write

Botanist &
Biologist
Scientific

Self analysing
Introvert

Architect

Socialising Extrovert Singer

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 Brain Dynamics
4 Types of Waves

Brain generates tiny electrical impulses as

thought travels. EEG measures 4 kinds of waves

Beta : Conscious 14 - 40 cps. Awake,

Attentive, Alert

Alpha : Relaxed 8 - 13 cps. Day dream,

Relax, Meditate,
Agna

Theta : Early sleep 4-7 cps. Twilight zone

Flashes of inspiration, Thuriya

Delta : Deep sleep 0.5 - 3 cps. Active sub-

conscious,
5 Kinds of Memories Thuriyatheeth

W-I-R- E-S : Connectivity for the Brain

Working Memory : Short term remember beginning of
sentence till it is completed. It allows several functions
simultaneously. Reduces after 40 years of age.
Implicit Memory : Cycling, Car driving, Swimming. You
will never forget. Muscle Memory,
Remote Memory : Wide verity of topics. Winners in quiz
contest. Loss with respect to age.
Episodic Memory : Specific personal experiences. Food,
games, movies. Where you parked your car. Usually well
remembered.
Semantic Memory : Memory for words & symbols. Corporate
trade marks, religious symbols. Distinguish cat from dog.
General knowledge of working world.

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 Secrets of Teaching Psychology

You learn better, when you know you can't fail.

Learning is an exploratory excitement.

Learning is not schooling, because schooling

becomes imposition & no excitement.

Child is a good & fast learner.

Become a child like, supporting playful environment.

Teaching is a Passion, and not a well paid, pension job.

Become a child like, supporting playful environment.

Teaching is Holistic; to the Heads, Hearts and Hands
with feeling and faith more than knowledge

Teaching Resources
1. Time

2. Budget

3. Learning environment

4. Learning tools / Equipment

5. Trainers skills

6. Updating possibilities

7. Opportunities to integrate with other programs

8. Thrust of driving force to achieve results

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 10 Point program for Teaching

1. Focus: Transfer of Knowledge

2. Regard and Respect: All Students
3. Environment: Conducive and Positive
4. High Standards of Quality: Establish & Support
5. Motivate: Active learning & Group sharing
6. Feedback: Obtain & Attend
7. Be a Role Model: Practice what you preach
8. Generate : Self Thinking Process
9. Continuous Improvement: Only way to survive
10. Be Accountable: Own the Results

7 Habits of an effective Teacher

1. Market the Subject

2. Know well & update Subject
3. Use variety Teaching Styles
4. Build on real life experiences
5. Involve Students as Learning Partners
6. Collaborate with parents, peers and society
7. Make sure that Students know that are cared about.

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 Teaching Competencies (UNI)
1. Knowledge of Content and Skills Areas
2. Knowledge of Learners and the Learning Process
3. Instructional Planning
4. Use of Instructional Strategies
5. Learning Environment and Classroom Management
6. Use of Communication Strategies
7. Assessing/Diagnosing/Evaluating Strategies
8. Use of Motivation Strategies
9. Use of Problem Solving/Decision Making Strategies
10. Home-School-Community Relations
11. Use of Technology
12. Use of Multicultural Gender Fair (MCGF) Strategies
13. Human Relations Skills
14. Professional Characteristics/Personal Qualities

Education Path
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Takes Help from Others

Language & Science & Professional

Numbers General Knowledge Know. & Training

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Loving Understanding Knowledgeable
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 Teacher/Parent/Student
Responsibilities
Students Parents Teachers
1. Have Self 1. Friendly loveable 1.Inspiring
Confidence approach approach
2. Take keen 2. Do not compare 2. Interesting Class
Interest with others room sessions
3. Develop Good 3. Create and give 3. Cooperative and
Habits them better Participative
opportunities learning
process
4. Get rid of bad 4. Discuss 4. Discuss answer
friends Problems sheets
5. Understand / 5. Do not impose 5. Have Mock
Respect your views conference,
Parents and seminars &
Teachers Exams
6. Make the best 6. Give freedom of 6. Use computer
use choice Educational Aids
opportunities
7. Be attentive in 7. Adopt 7. Give pictorial,
classes consultative graphical,
process in mapping
decision notes
making
8. Put in the best
efforts

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 Time Management
Make It Personal
• What I want to do…..
• Why I want to do that…..
• How I will do it
• When I will do it
• How I will analyse / review it
• What will really make it happen
• Have Annual / Quarterly / Monthly / Weekly / Daily
Action Plan

URGENT NOT URGENT

I II
Crises Preparation
IMPORTANT

Pressing Problems Prevention

Deadlines Planning
Relationship Building

DO IT NOW PLAN & DO

20% of Time 70% of Time
NOT IMPORTANT

III IV
Interruptions Acting Busy
Some mail/reports Time wasters
Some meetings “Escape” activities
Some “pressing
matters”
DELEGATE FORGET IT
10% of Time 0% of Time

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