Making Classroom Joyful!😹
Hi there! In this my final blog post, for an internet for Education course, I would like to say something about the wonderful presentation made by Dean Shareski on an interesting topic: Bringing Joy into teaching. When I am thinking about my future classroom, one thing that always bothers me is how could I make my classroom so engaging, fun and delightful. Often, I associate creating joyful learning with telling jokes which I am not good at. The presentation of Mr. Dean gave me good insight that there are many options I can use to make my classroom joyful. One important thing I learned from his presentation is that making the classroom start from making ourselves joyful first. Students learn by watching us and seeing how we deal with challenges and stressful situations. When we smile, and laugh, and focus on what each of us bring to our classroom community, we model joyfulness. We have to make our students see us as a positive and cheerful person. Teaching is a stressful job, and has a lot of pressure to bring joy into the classroom, but In the era of technology we have a lot of options , in door and out door activities that help us to make our classroom joyful and engaging if planned properly.
Bringing joy into teaching has many benefits for our students.It increases students interest in learning, increases their self motivation and classroom attendance. It also decreases anxiety and stress in dealing with difficult contents of learning. It can also play a great role in establishing student-teacher relationships, a key element of effective teaching. Building caring attachments must be my first priority as a teacher if I am to cultivate a joy in learning which in turn helps children be joyful.
In my last practicum I asked my Cooperating if he could give me some advise on how to bring joy into teaching. His answer was short and simple. He said just be human, genuine and authentic. Being joyful is a hallmark of human being, so it makes sense that being human can cause joy in our classroom. He said figuring out what this means to you–in your classroom with your students–is your starting point and then, through ongoing dialogue with students (and recognition what is and is not working), finding out how ‘human’ your classroom should be for students to grow.
Great Education Motivational Speaker Teaches How to Bring Joy Back into the Classroom
"Watch the sunrise at least once a year, put a lot of marshmallows in your hot chocolate, lie on your back and look at the stars, never buy a coffee table you can’t put your feet on, never pass up a chance to jump on a trampoline, don’t overlook life’s small joys while searching for the big ones."
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