{"id":2128,"date":"2021-04-20T06:47:51","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T05:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maltaseminary.org\/wp\/?p=2128"},"modified":"2021-04-23T08:09:02","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T07:09:02","slug":"reusing-plastic-in-design-technology-copy-copy-copy-4-copy-copy-copy-copy-copy-copy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maltaseminary.org\/?p=2128","title":{"rendered":"“Teaching is a vocation, not a job…”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

contributed by Ms Krista Mizzi, Year 5.2 Class Teacher<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

They say, \u201cteaching is a vocation,\nnot a job\u201d, and I tend to agree! I love my work. It gives me great satisfaction.\nWatching the children grow and learn, to me, is really fascinating. Children,\nlike flowering plants, if given the right amount of love and care, will blossom\nright before your eyes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the pandemic, a lot of things\nhad to change in our ways of teaching, one of which was the fact that I had to teach\nremotely. For this reason, I have a number of students who follow school\nonline. Teaching from a distance has its own challenges, but I believe that\nwhere there is a will there is a way! So, how do we make online teaching work,\nduring a pandemic?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First and foremost, through teamwork.\nI work very closely to the two, super dedicated LSEs assigned in class, as well\nas the replacement teachers in the classroom. We speak every day and they give\nme detailed feedback about what happened on the day and about the students\nthemselves; their behaviour, their needs, who excelled and who needed more\nhelp. They also send me plenty of photos with the children\u2019s work and I\nfrequently prompt the students where needed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During lessons, I use visual aids as\nmuch as possible like presentations and videos, and I write on a graphics\ntablet which helps a lot in explanations and presenting information, so that\nthe children are engaged. I also use different voices sometimes, especially\nwhile reading, to get their attention and make them giggle too! We have a lot\nof movement breaks too, where they can move to their favourite songs, regaining\nmotivation. I make sure to ask a lot of questions and hold discussions with the\nstudents, involving both those online, and also those in the classroom, so no\none is left out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The students in class have learnt\nhow to respect each other more, especially because they are aware that if they talk\ntoo much, I would not be able to hear them clearly when they speak. They help\neach other when needed, even though they are limited in doing so. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The students following online try\nto retain the school environment  by\nbeing in a room with the least distractions possible, wearing their uniform\njust like their peers, keeping their microphones off and raising their hand to\nask a question and even ask permission to be excused! Each child has an\nindividual reward chart, which is filled in daily, and once completed, they would\nget a positive report. Students work really hard for this! Work is assigned on\nGoogle classroom which makes it possible to correct and give feedback online..\nI try to be as disciplined as possible with the children in order to maintain\nharmony and a stable learning pace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Online teaching and learning has its\nown challenges. I miss the classroom environment very much and I can\u2019t wait to\nbe back in class! However, we have found ways to make the situation work. It is\ngreat to have support from parents and colleagues, who help in various ways for\neverything to run smoothly. Most definitely, the greatest credit goes to the\nwonderful group of students which was entrusted to me this year. Way to go\nboys! ???? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some thoughts from the homeschoolers…<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At first, I must admit it was very hard and sometimes I cried seeing all my friends there, but now I feel very safe and very comfortable. I am included in all lessons and I can understand the teacher pretty well. I do keep up with the class. The teacher has a very good structure as to how to cope with us online and the classroom. I do miss my friends a lot, but I do not feel sad at all. Hope that I will be able to get back to school to meet my friends. \u2013 Neil, 5.2<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

B\u0127ala lezzjonijiet in\u0127osshom tajjeb \u0127afna u xorta qieg\u0127ed nitg\u0127allem daqs li kieku qieg\u0127ed l-iskola. B\u0127ala g\u0127alliema vera tg\u0127inna u tispjega tajjeb \u0127afna. \u2013 Allende, 5.2<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I really like the way that online schooling is going and all the effort that the teachers make to make me feel like I am actually in class. Sometimes I feel that some of the movement breaks are a bit impossible though! Thank you for all the effort and help when needed. \u2013 Christopher, 5.2<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n


I think the experience is odd but I liked it. I think you are the best teacher because you are not super strict! –Dave, 5.2 <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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