PEDAGOGICAL By:

CLASSROOM Isagani D. Tique

COMMUNICATION
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PEDAGOGICAL
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 Definition
PEDAGOGICAL
CLASSROOM Educational Communication can be defined as a
COMMUNICATION transactional process in which teachers and students
create a joint communication climate which changes
from moment to moment as the conversation unfolds
and the thoughts, attitudes and behavior of both parties
influence each other in some ways
 Teacher should ask the following question
to himself/herself:

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• What do I expecting after sending my message?
PEDAGOGICAL
CLASSROOM • What would I like to accomplish in order to influence
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• What do I expecting my students to believe in, say
and do as result of my communication?
• What kind of impact would I like to create and what
kind of reaction would I like to receive from my
students?
 The Good Teacher is more
than a Lecturer
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PEDAGOGICAL
CLASSROOM Teaching is a balancing act between knowledge and
COMMUNICATION performance. Some brilliant people are unable to
impart the knowledge that they have onto other people
because they lack effective communication skills. The
concept of a good teacher includes the ability to
connect with students, to encourage inquiry and to
project a caring attitude while maintaining discipline.
 Teacher-Student Relationship
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PEDAGOGICAL What you say to your students ( and sometimes what
CLASSROOM you don’t say ) will stay with them forever. It is
COMMUNICATION important to communicate effectively with your
students, so they know and understand where you’re
coming from.
 If teachers and students can’t communicate well with
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each other, its likely that the learning objectives aren't
being met. If you feel like your students need
PEDAGOGICAL directions repeated several times, or if you’re not sure
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COMMUNICATION they understand the content, incorporate simple
strategies to encourage communication and make the
school year go more smoothly.
 Effective Communication Skills
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PEDAGOGICAL • Emotional Communication
CLASSROOM • Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication
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• Humor
• Reflective Communication
• Technological Communication
 Activity 1
Assign one teacher per department to perform.
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PEDAGOGICAL Materials Needed:
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COMMUNICATION Bond paper
Ball pen / Drawing
Drawing pen

Output of this activity will be collected per department

to their Head teachers assigned.
 Activity 1 Instruction
Thinking about our feelings:
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• think of a time when you have believed
PEDAGOGICAL you weren’t valued and didn’t belong (contrariwise)
CLASSROOM
COMMUNICATION • talk about how you felt at that time
In squares (two pairs):
• write words in the centre of the page
to describe your feelings
• illustrate the way you behave when
you have those feelings
 This activity is designed to encourage participants to:
• reflect upon how feelings impact on behavior and learning;
• consider a time when a social situation elicited strong feelings.

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When the activity is completed suggest that each group might like to
PEDAGOGICAL consider whether some
CLASSROOM of the behaviors that were identified are similar to the worrying behavior
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some learners in the classroom, or might link to poor attendance. Discussion
might focus on
whether understanding how children may be feeling might influence our
response to behaviors
we consider ‘unacceptable’.
Key point: Children’s behavior is usually driven by how they feel about
themselves or the social
situation in which they find themselves in the classroom
 Emotional Communication
By establishing an emotional connection with a
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student, a teacher can identify what motivates the
PEDAGOGICAL particular student and create a collaborative learning
CLASSROOM environment.
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 Emotional Communication
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 Non- Verbal Activity 2
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Lets Face it!

 Non- Verbal Activity 2
Instruction
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PEDAGOGICAL • Each department should choose one teacher
CLASSROOM representative.
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• Pick a paper from the bowl as the teacher representative
performs the drawing for the audience.
• The audience will try to determine what the teachers
performed.
 Non- Verbal Communication
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An encouraging smile can motivate a student as much
PEDAGOGICAL
CLASSROOM as the phrase “ you can do it.” Non- verbal language
COMMUNICATION such as eye contact, facial expressions, posture and
tone help to establish a relationship with students and
to produce a positive learning environment.
 Non- Verbal Messages
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Messages without words or silent messages
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CLASSROOM Not spoken or written
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Include:
posture facial expressions
voice tone gestures
appearances eye contact
 Non- Verbal Messages
• More impact than verbal message
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• Being more conscious of nonverbal messages improves
communication
PEDAGOGICAL • Make sure verbal More impact than verbal message
CLASSROOM
COMMUNICATION • Being more conscious of nonverbal messages improves
communication
• Make sure verbal and nonverbal messages are consistent:
• message clarity
• builds trust
• and nonverbal messages are consistent:
• message clarity
• builds trust
 Verbal Communication
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Verbal communication in Education is when the
PEDAGOGICAL teacher uses words to teach. Lecturing is the most
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common form of verbal. However, many people use
the term to describe only spoken communication. The
verbal element of communication is all about the
words that you choose, and how they are heard and
interpreted.
 Effective Verbal
Communication
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PEDAGOGICAL Composed of three basic elements:
CLASSROOM
COMMUNICATION • A sender
• A receiver
• An understood message
 Effective Verbal Communication
Diagram of Simple

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Communication Process

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 Complex Communication

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• Most communications are more
PEDAGOGICAL complicated
CLASSROOM
COMMUNICATION • Messages travel through filters which
can alter the way your message is
understood
• Need to be aware of possible distortions
so miscommunication can be interpreted
 Complex Communication

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• Most communications are more
PEDAGOGICAL complicated
CLASSROOM
COMMUNICATION • Messages travel through filters which
can alter the way your message is
understood
• Need to be aware of possible distortions
so miscommunication can be interpreted
 Effective Verbal Communication
Diagram of More Complex

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Communication Process

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 Communication Filters

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• Semantics
PEDAGOGICAL • Emotions
CLASSROOM
COMMUNICATION • Attitudes
• Role expectations
• Gender bias
 Communication Filters

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• Semantics
PEDAGOGICAL • Emotions
CLASSROOM
COMMUNICATION • Attitudes
• Role expectations
• Gender bias
• Nonverbal messages
 Semantics

• Study of relationship between words and

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their meaning(s)
PEDAGOGICAL • Words are not things, they are labels
CLASSROOM
COMMUNICATION • Assumptions about meaning can be
dangerous
• Abstract terms are subject to more
interpretations of meaning
 Language and Cultural Barriers

• Language
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• English has been the dominant language
PEDAGOGICAL • Considerations when using English with
CLASSROOM non-native speakers
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• speak slowly, clearly
• avoid slang
• Multilingual transactions more common
with growth of transnational companies
 Language and Cultural Barriers

• Culture
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• An accumulation of values, forms of
PEDAGOGICAL expression, beliefs, and language
CLASSROOM • Shapes one's interpretations of what
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events mean
• communication problems can be caused
by conflicting cultural assumptions
 Language and Cultural Barriers

• Cultures have different standards for

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• how fast you should talk
PEDAGOGICAL • how much you should talk
CLASSROOM • how long you should pause between
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ideas
• how long you should wait after someone
finishes talking before you say
something
 Emotions

• Powerful communication filter

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• Receivers may think with their emotions
PEDAGOGICAL • Strong emotions can prevent reception,
CLASSROOM or distort the strength of a message
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• May shift attention from the message
content to feelings
 Attitudes

• Can be a barrier to effective

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communication like emotions
PEDAGOGICAL • Negative and positive attitudes can
CLASSROOM create resistance or bias to a message
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• Attitude may be based on:
voice accent gesture
dress delivery mannerisms
speaker’s topic
 Role Expectations

• Influences how people expect

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themselves, and others, to act
PEDAGOGICAL • Two ways they can distort
CLASSROOM communication
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• People may identify others too closely
with their roles
• People use their roles to alter the way
they relate to others or “position power”
 Gender-Specific Focus

• Learned gender roles can influence the

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way men and women communicate
PEDAGOGICAL • Genders conditioned to approach
CLASSROOM communication in different ways
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• Boys: take charge
• Girls: facilitative and cooperative
• Most recent research contents genders
more alike than different
 Humor
Humor relaxes the distance between teacher and
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students and creates a collaborative feeling.
PEDAGOGICAL Students will not fear their teacher and will be
CLASSROOM more willing to approach her/him and ask for
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guidance or help.
 The Value of Humor
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PEDAGOGICAL Reduces stress and increases motivation
CLASSROOM • Students often face frustrations, failures,
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boredom and tension. Using humor in the
classroom helps create a positive and relaxed
atmosphere.
 The Value of Humor
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PEDAGOGICAL Relationships to enhance learning
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• Humor fosters closeness, intimacy and
cohesion between people. Fun information is
more attractive. Therefore, kids remember it
more easily.
 The Value of Humor
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Promote mental flexibility
PEDAGOGICAL • Aspects like creativity, cognitive flexibility
CLASSROOM and analytical skills are essential for life.
COMMUNICATION Using humor in the classroom creates open,
flexible minds. It stimulates their divergent
thinking skills. It also helps kids see things
from other points of view.
 The Value of Humor
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Promote mental flexibility
PEDAGOGICAL • Aspects like creativity, cognitive flexibility
CLASSROOM and analytical skills are essential for life.
COMMUNICATION Using humor in the classroom creates open,
flexible minds. It stimulates their divergent
thinking skills. It also helps kids see things
from other points of view.
 Humor
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 Reflective Communication
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A successful teacher must be able to discern
how he should behave in a specific classroom.
PEDAGOGICAL
CLASSROOM If a teacher is in a classroom where students are
COMMUNICATION having particular difficulties with a topic, he
must be able to reflect on the situation and
develop a new method for dealing with the
topic.
 Technological Communication
DEFINITION
PEDAGOGICAL
CLASSROOM
COMMUNICATION Today’s tech savvy generation is often bored by
traditional classroom methods. Therefore, a
successful teacher must be able to incorporate
technology into his teaching. Teachers should
be up-to-date.
 Ineffective communication in
the classroom
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• One way communication
PEDAGOGICAL
CLASSROOM process
COMMUNICATION Communication is a two-way
street. Understanding that
communication is interactive by
its very nature is an essential
first step in becoming an
effective communicator.
 Ineffective communication in
the classroom
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• Avoiding the Listener
PEDAGOGICAL
CLASSROOM Imagine yourself attending a seminar
COMMUNICATION where the speaker is simply reading
from his notes and for once has not
made any eye contact. You will never
be able to relate with the speaker and
hence never bother to find out what
he wants to convey. Don’t just go on,
create a friendly atmosphere and then
start communicating.
 Conclusion
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“Student and teacher relationship can have a
COMMUNICATION healthy future when both individuals respect
the role they agreed to play.”
 References
https://youaremom.com/parenting/raising-a-child/humor-classroom/
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https://www.slideshare.net/maryameskandarjouy/pedagogical-
communication
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Isagani D. Tique