SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT
Time management is an important part of education that has a big influence on academic performance and personal growth. Effective time management skills are necessary for students to negotiate their academic duties and extracurricular activities in the dynamic and demanding world of learning.
My cooperating teacher, teacher Gym managed her time well amidst various extra curricular works, teaching and personal life. She told me to give time to myself and always invest on the things that I love. She is very passionate in the field of teaching but her time for her family, friends and herself was not compromised. She told me that the secret boils down to managing her time well. Since the teaching time of a teacher in Udonpittayanukoon, Science and Technology Department was just about 3 to 4 hours in a day, the remaining three hours are spent on lesson planning for the next day. Teacher Gym always do her works ahead of time and so she was constantly influencing her learners to do the same.
Time management was also visible in the whole school as per programs starts within the exact time stated on their program papers. They start their flag ceremony at 7:30 am sharp so that the whole day would never be compromised.
Time management is essential for academic success. It supports the development of important life skills, decreases stress, and sets the framework for lifelong learning in children. Time management is important in education because it not only enhances academic performance but also gives students with the tools they need to navigate the complexities of their future activities. If you can manage your tim well and a head, you will surely have a bright and timely future!
For my lesson implementation, I was given 1 hour and 30 minutes. I utilized the given time into the different phases of my instructional material. The lesson implementation used the 7E learning model. It includes soliciting the previous knowledge of learners when it comes to mass/volume percent concentration for 5 minutes. Then, it was followed by an engaging activity in the form of vignette about the center of the inquiry lesson which was the use of 70% alcohol solution for another 5 minutes. After that, there was an experiment with a data table in order for the learners to confirm their hypothesis that was done for 15 minutes with 10 minute extension. An explanation or discussion phase was also included in connection to the table for 5 minutes. After which, an elaborate phase followed in order for learners to apply their learnings into a broader perspective with discussion given by the learners for 15 minutes. Then, the learners were evaluated using summative assessment for another 5 minutes with another 5 minute extension. Then, a take home activity was given. I used a timer embedded in the PowerPoint presentation below in order to manage my time well. I was considerate with the time spent by my learners so I gave them time extensions for the experiment.
Over all, everything went well.