HMMMarathi School
Professional Development
TopicsO Discipline & Classroom ManagementO Parent CommunicationO PedagogyO Instructional IdeasO Q & A
Discipline & Classroom Management
School LevelClassroom Level
School LevelO Mission Statement for BMM ProgramO Mission Statement for HMM Program
Katy ISD Mission StatementKaty Independent School District, the leader in educational excellence, together with family and community, provides unparalleled learning experiences designed to prepare and inspire each student to live an honorable, fulfilling life...to create the future.
School LevelO School-wide GoalsO Scope and Sequence for each level or
year of study.O HMM annual school calendar with
holidays notedO Tie Sequence to a district calendar (6/9
wks)O Report Card at the end of each “marking”
period with class objectives and student achievement noted.
School LevelO Discipline System e.g. expectation
cardO Parental Communication
Classroom LevelO Class Rules: Keep it simple but
encompassingO Expectations: Written and oralO Discipline Reporting SystemO Consequences: FOLLOW THROUGH!!!
O Change in seatingO Heart to Heart MeetingO Conduct MarkO Parental Conversation
Classroom LevelO Positive Reinforcement: Oral /
TangibleO “I just love the way or the fact that…
is doing or behaving….”O Stickers/StampsO Earned rewards
Parent CommunicationOral
EmailInternet
Parental Communication
O OralO Done in private! Do not discuss one
parent’s child in front of another parent. O Phone calls keep to topic, don’t mix
other topics in with a discipline call. Keep them separate.
O Start with positive behaviors and ease into problem behaviors. End with positive behavior.
O Follow up with parent after next class to provide feedback to parent on behavior.
O EmailO Set up a separate email account for
school… emails from parents won’t get buried in with your regular emails.
O School gmail/yahoo account e.g. [email protected] or [email protected]
O Keep brief and itemized… Parent’s don’t really read long emails!
O Don’t discuss child’s behavior and discipline over email! Best to call.
O InternetO Website is great for parents who want
additional information, resources, or simply posting homework missed.
O Great way to get word out about the school.
O Lots of free website creatorsO Google Docs and Forms for contact
information.
Pedagogy
Gardner’s Multiple IntelligenceImmersion
Multiple IntelligenceTeacher Activity
Debrief
Multiple Intelligences
Immersion
O Teach in 1 language only: MarathiO Use lots of visuals and gesturesO Use Short Simple SentencesO Commands, common everyday vocabulary,O Develop oral language first.O Let the children write in Marathi by copying
words even if they don’t know all the letters. Does not matter if they know barakhadi (sight vocabulary)
O Allow children to engage in inventive spelling.
Instructional Ideas
In-ClassOnline
Mobile Apps
In ClassO Visuals with Oral Language and GesturesO LabelsO Manipulatives: Letters, playdoh, paints, etc.O Graphic OrganizersO Etch – a – SketchO FlashcardsO Foldables & BooksO GamesO Music & FilmO BYMD
Online Learning
mindurmarathi.com ilanguages.org/marathi.php
http://www.omniglot.com/writing/marathi.htm
http://www.mylanguageexchange.com/Learn/marathi.asp
APPS
Learn Marathi – Marathi MitraBhashaMitra Inc.
Learn Marathi Sujata Kosalge
Learn Marathi Gadre Infotech Pvt. Ltd.
Learn Marathi For Kids v. 1.0PMP Creative Studioz
240 Search Results for “Marathi”Apps on Google Play!!!!
APPS
Marathi Shala IDigital Increase Inc.
U Talk MarathiEuroTalk
Learn MarathiWAGmob
Learn Marathi WritingWAGmob
Letters2Sounds (Marathi)Gulvel Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
103 Search Results by searching“Marathi” on iPad for iPad Apps
169 Search Results by searching“Marathi” on iPad for iPhoneApps
In ClosingThese are just ideas and suggestions.
As a faculty & as an administration team, you will have to pick and choose what works best for you, your school population and demographics.
You may want to pick one or two things to implement and then add as you become more comfortable. The more ideas and variety of
teaching methods you have a good handle on, the more effective you are as a teacher, the
richer the education you impart to your students, the more eager the students become
to learn.Be excited, be enthusiastic, but be in control
and the kids will love coming to class.
Questions?