Teachers' Professional Development

#How_to_make_a_good_demo ?
In this time of the year , most of the teachers are asked to make demos in order to be accepted in schools , and here we present 10 Golden Rules to have successful impressive demo

#Step_1
REMEMBER THAT YOUR DEMO SHOULD BE :
- Impressive 
- Unforgettable 
- Very engaging
- Active
- Smooth

#Step_2
Choose a lesson that you are very familiar with and you love ( in case the school chose a lesson for you , get yourself familiar with it )

#Step_3
BEFORE , writing your lesson surf the internet for new ideas for your lesson , you can use the following websites :
www.teachingideas.co.uk
www.englishclub.com
www.gooverseas.com
www.educationworld.com
www.mathgoodies.com
www.mathteaching.org
www.greatmathsteachingideas.com
www.sciencekids.co.nz
www.teach-nology.com
www.earthsciweek.org
www.learninggamesforkids.com

#Step_4
Save everything you like regardless of how you will use it in your lesson

#Step_5
Now you have your mini library , and you have built your mini library and your self confidence about the lesson

#Step_6
Surf youtube ( www.youtube.com ) and teacher tube 
( www.teachertube.com) for lessons on your subjects to see how other teachers have taught your lesson , even bad lessons can inspire you with a good idea

#Step_7
Now you are ready to start writing your lesson plan
Warm up :
In this stage , you will either be accepted in the job or lose it for good , so you need to choose a very catchy activity , it should be :
Related to the lesson 
So if you will present (present continuous , warm up can be a game on V.be as review for it ) 
Has a kind of materials you give to the audience, so they have something to do ( can be cards they raise or something they will form or a game they will play ) 
Funny so they enjoy it .
SO AFTER YOU DESIGN YOUR WARM UP . ASK YOURSELF .
IS IT Related Engaging Funny REF?

#Step_8
Designing the presentation
- Presentation should be student based , so you should focus on the student more 
- you should also minimize TTT ( teacher talking time ) and maximize STT ( student talking time )
- use engaging material
- Use clear voice
- Let every activity lead to the other smoothly 
- Vary between group , pair and individual activities
- End your presentation with concept checking activity to check the understanding of your students ( group activity )

#Step_9
Designing the Practice
- Design 2 kinds of practice 
- Start with guided practice ( can be individual / pair or group ) 
- End with independent practice 
- Vary the type of activities in practice

#Step_10
End your presentation with a VERY GOOD CLOSURE 
- Funny game that sum up the lesson 
- This what will consolidate the idea

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