Teach Middle East Magazine Issue 1 Volume 3 Sep-Oct 2015 | Page 22

Vox Pop What is the one resource that you must Isaac Ruben M Ravi Rajashekkar Head of Chemistry & Duke of Physics Teacher Vice Principal and English "My Teacher Edinburgh awards " The one resource that I must have is a copy of the curriculum. This guides me in everything. A well planned curriculum sets the platform for all the activities and the skills we look to provide for our students." main resource would be academic books as these are very necessary for planning for the students for the year." Murad Sarfraz " The most crucial resource I need is the progress and attainment data along with anecdotal records on my new students, in order to plan my lessons to meet their needs. Without these, my lessons would be chance shots in the dark!" Atkins Oriko Kingston Gilbert Anthony Copeland Special Educational Principal Teacher of IB and Physics Needs Coordinator " The " I would say refresher CPDs, training to constantly ensure quality of instruction. The key to education is teaching and learning which can only be effective when the right skills meet the needs of the students. Without skills we will merely be working to complete the textbook." 20 | Sep - Oct 2015 | | new academic year has just started and no matter how prepared we are, the inevitable happens! We are never prepared enough. Effective planning is key. The strategy is the approach and innovation is the password. We can have all the resources in the world but if we do not have a team to deliver them, what use are they? Begin with the right mind set and the rest will follow." Class Time " Padlet is a fantastic resource for team or whole class collaboration at the beginning of the year. It requires no signup or log-in details for the students and it offers a virtual whiteboard on which students and teachers can share ideas, questions, pictures, videos or whole websites. By projecting the Padlet onto my interactive whiteboard throughout the course of the activity, the class can see real-time progression and we’re given a focal point for either group or classwide discussion and reflection at the end of the activity. "