MASTERING

CLASSROOM

THROUGH QUALITY SKILLS

Dr. Dheeraj Mehrotra, Vice President (Academics), Next Education India Pvt. Ltd. H dera!ad """.nexteducation.in dheerajm#nexteducation.in

The Quality of an educational environment is witnessed with the harnessing efforts of the staff, students and the collaborative parents at large. The leadership of all counts towards the perfection in practice for all the levels of learning and teaching. As a matter of fact, Todays youth are living with an explosion of technological advances especially in the area of the Internet, mobile applications and the multi-player gaming. This increases the need for proper supervision and mentoring as they may be overwhelmed by the sheer overload of activities and information.

ver the years the students scenario has changed with the witnessing of the importance of !tudents Activities as the ultimate learning methodology today. The students are empowered towards better learning, decision ma"ing and ultimately made to be disciplined through self disciplined modules and leadership s"ills. It is mandatory for all to have and imbibe the #eadership s"ills to ma"e them a better and Total Quality

$erson in future. In order to practice %roup #eadership !"ills the following are the essentials for practice at schools&

' $%assroom Environment& (e can help our students by establishing a supportive, relaxed and respectful learning environment. )e warm and welcoming. *o not raise your voice when they as" for clarification.

' Ph sica% arran'ement o( the room&

As some of our class sites, it is not our

prerogative to change the arrangement of the room. It is also helpful to leave some open space in the room where students can stand up for oral exercises.

) Encoura'e *tudent Partici+ation and interaction& +ncourage students to express their opinions and to as" ,uestions not only to you, but to who ever they feel li"e getting a clarification as well.

) E e $ontact& +ye contact is a polite way to communicate that spea"s a persons honesty. If it is difficult for a student to ma"e direct eye contact, he- she can loo" at the other persons eyebrows.

) Pacin' Lessons& (atch your students faces, and chec" for comprehension. *o the students need more explanation. /ore time to practice. $acing is also important in as"ing- answering ,uestions.

) ,rou+ -u%es and -es+ect& 0ultivate a spirit of co-operations and respect within the group. 1elp participants to understand that everyone in the group is a student and that everyone is also a teacher.

) Dea%in' "ith dominators& If a particular student tends to dominate the conversationor to answer all of the teachers ,uestions- the leader can give other students an opportunity to spea" by using the students name to interrupt them.

) Encoura'in' *h Partici+ants& If a student is not participating encourage him- her in the same way, by using the students name.

As a matter of fact, the implementation of TQ/ in an organi2ation necessitates wholehearted efforts towards ,uality improvement, ,uality development and ,uality maintenance to satisfy customers. $roductivity needs to be increased by improvement in ,uality in all our activities and wor"ing together to eliminate errors and prevent wastages. #et learning explore via invent of new roles by teachers in the classrooms to bring engagement in the classroom in particular.

(e need an engaged classroom to explore the best of perfection in demand for the smart learners3who aim to be perfect at all directions and expect the same for the Teachers at large. A child in the class is expecting to rule the world with an expectation towards "nowing all from )A/A to /A#A#A in the classroom discussions.

0heers and happy learning.