New Normal Teaching Assistance for Math Teachers
Wella A. Cariño
As schools in the Department of Education briefly shut their doors as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers are looking to distance education as a method of keeping their learners active. It's a "new norm" for education: one that automation has a vital role to play in promoting. Teachers and learners remain linked through blended learning, instant messaging, and other interactive instructional software.
Yet this rapid change from in-person to online learning has left teachers with difficulties. Equity problems exist, as not all students have connections to an Internet network or to individual learning devices. Any schools have sought to resolve this problem by supplying their learners with written modules with gradelevel exercises.
For our administrators and school heads, let us help our math teachers with these powerful tips:
Build a common vision for modular distance learning with your math teachers that are simultaneously realistic and learning-focused. Then find the teachers on your team who have the expertise to act as examples in these fields. Intrinsic motivation is one way to develop a teacher's sense of effectiveness. When the bulk of the faculty thinks that the current teaching approach is impractical, they are reluctant to pursue it. But after seeing clear results from peers that have achieved success, they are more likely to conclude that they, too, can achieve it.
Another advice is to create self-efficiency. Build a place where teachers feel safe to take chances, but make sure they have the right resources for progress. Plan supportive technical learning as a successful way to promote knowledge experience. Provide several levels of support for studying emerging innovations will be the ideal way to start.
Finally, there is a long way to go to appreciate the commitment and to give appreciation for minor achievements. Remember the teachers how valuable they are to you, and initiate conversations. Build trust for them and their family by taking actions that will make them feel as comfortable and safe as possible. Be cool, optimistic, and help to promote self-care amongst your math teachers.
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The author is Head Teacher I at San Pedro National High School