How do our teachers stay motivated under the current prevailing
conditions in the classroom?
Of the teachers that we spoke to at this year's Future Ed expo, many
expressed the same frustrations. Top of
the list was TIME, or lack thereof. The
resulting ripple effects are scary.
Let's look at time in the context of time spent preparing lesson plans
and classroom activities as well as finding resources to support these
objectives.
Most teachers say that there is no time to connect with other teachers
for sharing and collaboration, and when this does happen, it is within a closed
community. If you consider that there are +400,000 teachers in South Africa, excluding the greater global teacher
community - this is significant. An interesting factor also worth mentioning is the geographic location relating to urban and rural schools and its correlation to teacher motivation and migration.
Lesson plans are done in isolation.
Teachers are required to teach multiple subjects, some of which they
have no passion for. There is no proactive
feedback or rating system relating to lesson plans and classroom
activities. There is also no time and
not enough resources available to produce a variety of classroom activities
that support lesson plans. Considering learners have different styles of learning, how engaged and
inspired are learners under this one size fits all delivery model?
If lack of time and access to resources are factors impacting our
teachers' ability to deliver quality education, what are possible solutions?
What if Teachers had access to a community dedicated and designed to
promote sharing and collaboration among fellow teachers, locally and around the
world? What if Teachers from rural areas had access and the support of teachers in the urban areas? A community that provided FREE access to user generated lesson plans and classroom activities,
files and tools, community forums, professional networking and topical interest
groups? A community where teachers are recognized and rewarded for their
participation and contributions, a community that supports a teacher's
professional development, and a community that connects teachers with other
teacher communities giving teachers access to an overwhelming selection of ideas and resources.
We the Teachers is one such community!
All that is required is an access device (PC, laptop, tablet or mobile
phone), access to the internet and the participation and contributions of our
teachers.
Connect.Share.Find.
Sign Up today, visit our showcase section and get access to a 30 day trail membership that includes Big Universe, Curriki, Dynamic Online Learning, Haiku LMS, My eCoach and eTAP
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