Maxims of Teaching Teacher development techniques

1. To be an
INNOVATIVE
TEACHER
D.Arnold Robinson,
Meston College of Education

2. Experienced, Good teacher & Trusted guide

3.  Teaching is an art & a science.
 Teacher require two things
1. Knowledge
2.Process of teaching.
 In actual classroom, teacher required to manage
the class with experience & decisions in form of
Maxims.
 For successful & effective teaching , teacher must
know & use maxims of teaching.
Maxims of teaching

4. Benefits of Maxims of teaching
 Simplify the process of teaching
 Joyful teaching & learning environment
 Purposeful teaching
 To create creativity among students
 To analysis & synthesis by students
 To develop scientific attitude
 Learning by doing
 To develop critical thinking

5. Maxims of teaching
Known
Unknown

6. Known to unknown

7.  Unknown – Feared, not in mind, not imagined
 Known – trustworthy, always help to teach unknown
 Known friend
 Unknown friend
Wise teacher always plan with the principle of
known to unknown.
What about you?..........
Known to Unknown

8. Everyone trust the tested or definite
Indefinite

9. Definite to Indefinite
 Definite things
 Concepts
 Events
 Knowledge
Easy to
understand

10. Maxims of teaching
Whole Parts

11. Whole to parts
 Whole is greater than the parts
 More understandable
 Motivating
 Effective
Begin with whole
Step by step move to parts
Parts of a flower

12. Maxims of teaching
Simple Complex

13. Simple to Complex
 to finish earlier
To give clear idea
To avoid unnecessary difficulties
To give appropriate learning
To motivate
To achieve
To set a record
To give more reinforcementLearning order or sequence
Start with simple

15. Maxims of teaching
Actual

16. Actual to Representatives
 Actual
Real Object
A piece of Knowledge
Principle
Representatives
Not real
imaginative
Cleaver teacher always moves from real to imaginative

17. Maxims of Teaching
Analysis
Synthesis

18. ANALYSIS TO SYNTHESIS
Analysis – Process of Breaking or
separating out a thing into simpler
parts
Synthesis – Opposite to Analysis &
Process of combining different element

19. Maxims of teaching

20. SEEN TO UNSEEN

21. PSYCHOLOGICAL to LOGICAL
Child is the centre
oInterest
oNeeds
oAbilities
Based on this plan
and organize

22. Example (logical)
Ascending order
– A is 1st letter so Small to Big
Descending order
– D is 4th letter so Big to Small

23. Wise teacher always cares for
a beautiful integration of
Psychological principle and
logical agreement in his/ her
teaching

24. Be a reflective maxim teacher

25. Thanks for listening