| Effective lesson planning goes hand in hand with | | | | How To Become an Effective Teacher |
| effective visualizing effective instruction. Often, new | | | | Now, take a deep breath and visualize yourself |
| teachers experiment with different teaching and | | | | teaching the class using these new actions. What |
| classroom management styles as a way to find their | | | | exactly is going on? Are your students listening to you |
| own teaching style. Effective visualization techniques | | | | more? Are you raising your voice? Can you now |
| can help a new teacher turn those "bad" first year | | | | easily transition your lesson from one part to the next? |
| experiences into important lessons. Using a few | | | | Do you have more effective lesson beginnings? |
| visualization teaching techniques, you can discover | | | | When you're relaxed and not absorbed about the |
| those "right" answers all on your own. | | | | planning elements of classroom management and |
| However, as a new teacher, you might not know | | | | lesson planning, you'll have a better chance of |
| exactly what the problem is right from the beginning. It | | | | identifying those elements that might interfere with |
| could be anything from classroom management to | | | | having a better lesson and a better relationship with |
| lesson planning. This is why it makes sense to use | | | | your students. Eventually, these steps will give you the |
| visualization techniques as early on as possible as you | | | | clues and hints you need to know how to become a |
| learn how to become a more effective classroom | | | | better teacher. |
| manager and teacher. | | | | Keep trying to visualize a picture of effective teaching |
| How to Visualize Effective Teaching Strategies | | | | and think of 1-2 steps you will need to help you teach |
| Think about 1-2 things you would like to change about | | | | better. |
| any particular class or with a specific student. This can | | | | Experiment Using Visualization Techniques |
| range from getting students to listen to you more to | | | | Make periodic notes of your weekly and perhaps |
| differentiated teaching. Avoid over- analyzing specific | | | | even daily progress using visualization teaching |
| classroom experiences and bad lessons. Look at your | | | | techniques and strategies. If you notice that you are still |
| experimentation with visualization techniques as an | | | | experiencing the same struggles, then maybe you |
| opportunity for further growth and change during your | | | | need to take further steps beyond using visualization |
| journey as a new teacher. | | | | techniques. Maybe you need to speak to a school |
| Next, try and think of 1-2 concrete steps or actions, | | | | counselor about a particular student, conduct a two |
| which will help help you learn how to become a more | | | | way meeting with a homeroom teacher or call a |
| organized and effective teacher. They key is to focus | | | | parent. As a new teacher, you have the authority, |
| on just a few specific steps which will help you get | | | | professionalism and responsibility to take charge of |
| started. Writing them down will enhance your overall | | | | specific situations that can be negative and make |
| mental picture of visualization. Here are a few | | | | them work for you. |
| examples: | | | | When used consistently over a period of time, |
| - Providing more input before assigning a task. | | | | visualization teaching techniques and strategies will help |
| - Elaborating on classroom procedures for collecting | | | | you create the picture of how you ideally see yourself |
| work. | | | | dealing with classroom management and lesson |
| - Discussing group work procedures. | | | | planning. Try it! |