Conscious Teaching: Awareness and Empathy in EAP Classroom
Enhance your teaching skills by being mindful and empathetic towards students in the EAP setting. Explore challenges, solutions, and steps to resolution while focusing on professional development aspects like listening, validation, and integrity.
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Note for the HINET site: this power point only complements the presentation I gave. It is not a free standing lecture on its own. 1
Conscious Teaching: Awareness and Empathy While Teaching EAP Elisheva Gordon Lev Academic Center Hadassah Academic College Jerusalem H-INET Conference February 18, 2019 Tel Aviv University 2
Name one thing you like about yourself as a teacher. Something you do well in your classroom 3
Name one challenge you have while teaching English. Something that you find difficult. (Yes, only one ) 4
How are you feeling? at this moment.. You ve been here since 9:00 am You ve listened to no less than 9 different speakers. AND YOU CHOSE TO BE HERE! How do you think your students feel?? 5
A conscious teacher will be Aware Mindful A conscious teacher will Validate Encourage Take ownership of oneself 6
4 Specific Challenges of Today's EAP Classroom 1) The hostile environment caused by the compulsory nature of English classes 2) The GAP between failing in English and success in other subjects 3) Learning English is a slow PROCESS requiring internalization 4) Students' low self-esteem in language learning 7
PROBLEM SOLUTION CONFLICT RESOLUTION 8
Steps to Resolution 1. acknowledgement 2. acceptance 3. creativity in coping 4. finding solutions 9
Professional Development of SELF Art of Listening Validation Awareness and Empathy Integrity Mindfulness Creativity Art of Encouragement 10
Models Subjectivity Matching of Expectations- creating a cooperative contract In my power/ Not in my power- how to focus on what you CAN change A New Interpretation- A New Reaction 11
Additional Models The dilemma of Values Circular power Struggles 12
Empowerment by Knowing Limitations It is dependent on me / it is within my power It is NOT dependent on me / it is not within my power. Possibility of changing the situation Impossibility of changing the situation 15
Empowerment by Knowing Limitations It is dependent on me. It is within my power It is NOT dependent on me. It is not within my power. Possibility of changing the situation Impossibility of changing the situation 16
Administration Students Teachers 1 7
Event Event Reaction Interpretation Emotion 18
Student: This Class is BORING Event Reaction Interpretation Emotion 19
The Dilemma of Values On the other hand... I want to On the one hand... I want to value value Goal Goal 20 Ultimate Goal
teacher student Frustration 21
See Perspective of the Student Build Connection Encourage Cooperation Successful Teaching Successful Learning 24
Q & A I have the courage to be imperfect! Thank you for joining me today. Elisheva 054-451-2724 Gordon@jct.ac.il 25
