Teachers Training
“Teachers are the most important individuals in our society – nothing is as powerful as the human touch in education.”
-George Lucas
Group Work
Answer the following questions and share it in your group:
What do you like about being a teacher?
What makes you excited?
What do you find difficult?
Teaching Anyway: The Joy, Struggle, and Power of Showing Up
Watch the video and write down your answers to the following questions and:
Which part of the talk resonated with you the most, and why?
Who was your champion growing up?
Do you believe students “don’t learn from people they don’t like”? Why or why not?
How do you show students that you genuinely value and care about them?
Group Work
Share your answers in the group!
Group Work
Considering the 3 main elements that make up a good school answer the following questions in your group:
What are you (as a whole school) good at?
What are the next steps to get better
What can YOU do in order to make your school better?
A Good School
Positive Discipline
Watch the video and discuss the following questions:
Where have you made similar experiences?
What do you agree with?
How can you (as a teacher) implement some of the principles mentioned?
Group Work
Share your answers in the group!
Dig Deeper
Read (click and download) the following documents and write down the answer to the following questions and then discuss them in your group!
Start with each sharing a memory of a teacher who disciplined you in a way that helped you learn—not just fear.
Now talk about the documents and your answers!
Which alternative discipline method do you think would have the biggest positive impact in your context? Why?
What discipline method on this list have you seen work effectively? What made it work?
What method have you seen fail? Why did it fail? Was it the method—or the way it was used?
Which new method are you going to try out?
Which of the listed practices (focusing on positives, listening before judging, being consistent, etc.) do you feel is most challenging in your context—and why?
What are some possible reasons a learner might misbehave in a rural Nigerian community?
Why is punishing a child for problems outside their control (e.g., transport, family duties, poverty) harmful?
How can teachers build trust in students whose home experiences include harsh discipline?
Group Work
WELL DONE
and keep up the good work!!