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Reflection on Lesson Demonstration

Me and my wife originally planned a collaborative work to make a lesson demonstration, where one would act as an interactive student and the other as the teacher, then vice versa. But our work schedules did not coincide thus the video is done separately.  My lesson demonstration is related to my bachelor's degree in health and also follows the module for health for grade 7. The topic is the prevention of common diseases that can be acquired in the community. It follows the previous modules and learnings in the primary education wherein handwashing is one of the first things they are taught, I also did a recap for the component because of the timely situation we are in the new normal set-up due to the COVID-19 situation.  This topic is also a reminder that although we are in a pandemic there are also other threats that we need to look out for and be mindful so as not to be complacent.  
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Reflection on Flashcard Making and Visual Symbols

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I believe that in the pursuit of being a good teacher, one must have the necessity tool to be able to demonstrate what you have in mind for the lesson so that the students may be able to grasp the knowhow easily.  Let me start with my experience in creating flashcards. When I looked up the definition; A flashcard or flash card is a card bearing information, as words or numbers, on either or both sides, used in classroom drills or in private study. One side can have a question and an answer on the other side. I then recalled my kinder and elementary days wherein typically teachers would place symbols or drawing on the flashcard, showing it in front of the class and asking what is the answer or the drawing placed on it.  I made sure that the illustrations on the flashcards where visible and had ample spacing in between letter.  When it came to the visual symbol making; I thought to myself what are the differences between flashcards and visual symbols. Upon reading thro...
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A teacher in the new normal through technology

  When I will become a teacher in the new normal setting In the new normal setting caused by the pandemic we have been awaken by that the current set-up of our educational system must evolve to adapt to the needs of the learners and the one’s giving guidance which is our teachers. The technology by which is available are sometimes taken for granted by us. When I will become a teacher I will explore methods on how to hook my students to the topic at hand. If my pupils are ages more on visual learning we must utilize platforms such as https://miro.com/ which we can also insert a participatory activity which can liven the discussion. When they are into auditory learners we can introduce https://podcasts.google.com/ . Meaning I would like to a teacher who is adaptive to the needs of my students.  We as teachers must be enablers producing competent individuals that in turn will be better than ourselves in the near future. Let us move to a higher pace so in turn our students ...
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