HAPPY SCHOOL-ENGLISH DEPARTMENT-DECEMBER-WEEK 1-MEETING

HAPPY SCHOOL
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
TEAM MEETING-8.12.2023

CONTENTS

1. Pupose of the meeting, WHY-WHAT-HOW

2. Basic steps in class and class observation plan for December-2023 and January-2024

3. Demo Class and Observation Plan

4. Policy

5. Questions and Answer
   *Expected duration: 60 minutes

WHY-HOW - WHAT

​WHY	​Standardised and improve teaching quality for all classes to ensure best services for students and parents.
HOW​	​Organize meetings, trainings, class observation with feedbacks.
WHAT​	​Next slide

-100% teachers follow all basic steps as required esp
->OBJECTIVES/HOMEWORK
-100% teachers take part in demo classes
-100% teachers have their class obsereved before 15/1/2024 and receive quality feedbacks promtly

CLASS QUALITY

-80% teachers do not miss any deadlines

DEALINES

-50% parents survey happy with the improvements in teaching quality and homework assigment and checking process.

PARENTS AND STUDENT'S SATISFACTION

-Submit PPT and Handouts

Before class

-Set up
-Greeting
-Warm-up
-Objectives
-Teaching
-Wrap-up

During Class

-Weekly Report
-Comments on Mega
-Termly Reports

After Class

​BASIC STEPS IN A CLASS

-Submit PPT and handouts to the following link:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1oRV6Ia0vHS-G2_PNhigO95LUHlz5_erf
-Sample PPT: download link

-Note: all handouts will be supervised and have to include school logos
Handout template:
-Dealine: 6 p.m Every Sunday
*Materials will be sent via emails after the meeting.

BEFORE CLASS

Follow basic steps
1. Set up: Facility(seating, lay-out, get your materials and laptop ready, check the sound system), Check attendance, Clean up the classroom if necessary.
->should be in the class 3-5 mins before it starts.
2. Greetings
3. Warm-up: lead-in (Lead-in/Review/Check Homework)
->should be engaging and fun.
Suggested links for free game:
Blooket: https://www.blooket.com/
Gimmkit: https://www.gimkit.com/me
Wordwall: https://wordwall.net/
...............

DURING CLASS

4.Objectives: is a must, should have students writing it down on their own notebooks or repeating the objectives multiple times->criteria in observation section.

5.Teaching (should include a wide range of activites)->follow-up demo lessons->provided by coordition team from 11-17/12/2023 or in team meeting 16/12/2023.

DURING CLASS

1.Weekly Reports: before 6 p.m every Thursday

2.Comments on Mega (before 6.p.m every Friday)

3.Termly Reports

AFTER CLASS

-Ineffective communication->through home teacdhers who sometimes are not proficient in English
=>should have a seperate zalo group for English subjects for each classs updating students's performance and homework on weekly basis (planning->near future)
-Assigning homework: Inconsistent, unstandardised
-Homework check: Inconsistent, some homework are marked but not correct
........

PARENTS'S CONCERNS ABOUT HOMEWORK-RELATED MATTERS

6. Homework: is a must,
-should be in digital form, be
-fun and enganging
-self-checking function->efficient
Sample:
https://quizizz.com/join?gc=70595539
Suggestion websites:
1. Quizzi:
https://quizizz.com/join?gc=70595539
2. Blooket: https://www.blooket.com/
3. Gimkit: https://www.gimkit.com/me
4.Liveworksheet: https://www.liveworksheets.com/
Your recommendations: ????

DURING CLASS

1.Weekly reports:

*In time: before 6 p.m every Thursday

*Must include homework

*Details on content column: do not just write the name of the Unit

2.Comments on Mega (before 6 p.m)
3.Termly Reports

AFTER CLASS

Comments SHOULD include:
-What students have done well
-What need impovements
-Solution
-Scores and statistic
Sample successful comments:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1hJwnY1ptu6RkJJB-qcbhnofTg9IYrIUd?usp=sharing

AFTER CLASS

SAMPLE COMMENT​
"Tue An has achieved commendable progress in the first half of the semester with her well-behaved personality and excellent listening skills. Here is a detailed comment on her progress after the first half of the semester:

Tue An has attained a score of 101/107 in the Movers listening skills, demonstrating her effort and focus. She has a strong ability to listen attentively and connect information accurately. It's important for her to continue practicing to improve her ability to hear the ending sounds and avoid spelling mistakes.

Her reading and writing skills are also impressive, with a score of 84/86. She reads carefully and selects answers meticulously. This good score also reflects her strong grasp of vocabulary related to the topics she has learned. Maintaining this level of attention to detail and improving her writing skills is an important goal for Tue An.

1.Demo classes:
Teacher register for observation sections in real classes. (Co-ordianator's team will conduct demo lessons)
-Specific Information: tobe confirmed shortly
2.Observation plan
-Observation time: tobe announced shortly
-Observation scoring and feedback: 2-3 days after observed class.
-Class obsevation check list and form: will be sent before 24/12/2023.

DEMO CLASS

Neglect of duty of insubordination or refusal to comply with employer's instructions, unless such instructions are injurious to the employee's safety and health will result in:
-1st and 2nd violation: Verbal warning from team leader
-3rd violation: Email warning
-4th violation: Written reprimand
-5th violation: Discharge


*Request for a day-off have to be made 3 days in advance.

POLICY

QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS