Second Teaching Methodology Contest

Zambak Education & Consultancy, PATLE (PakTurk Academy of Teaching & Learning Excellence) and PakTurk International Educational Foundation are organizing 2nd Teaching Contest. In first Teaching Competition, Mr. Suhail Aziz got GOld Medal in English Teaching category

Aim of the Contest

Each subject has its own language that gives us a particular message. This message should provide a chance to explore different approaches of teaching.

The lesson should be related to real life (related with the real life applications of the information given in the lesson). It should be taught in such a way that the information gained will stay in the minds of the learners on permanent basis and will encourage systematic approach towards learning.

The Scope of the Contest

This contest is the lecture contest for the following branches, in the actual classroom environment where students are present, for primary and high school level.

International Category

1.   Turkish

2.   English

3.   Mathematics

4.   Physics

5.   Chemistry

6.   Biology

7.   Computer Studies

8.    Pre-School

9. Primary Class Teachers

National Category

1.       Urdu

2.       Islamiat

3.       Social / Pakistan Studies

How to participate:

·         Shoot a video of your lesson in classroom environment and send it to the contest organization committee before the last date.

·         In Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and Computer Science subjects, the primary schools teachers can also participate. However, if the lesson is taught in the classes 1 to 5, it will be considered for class teacher category otherwise it will be considered among the respective subjects categories. The category should be mentioned clearly by the school administration.

·         For Turkish language, junior and middle school teaching will be considered in only one category. The beginner level will not be considered for the competition.

·          For English and Turkish category the teachers will be considered in the subject category regardless of class and age group of the students.

Prizes:

For each subject in International Category:

·         1^st Position (Gold Medal) $ 2000

·         2^nd  Position (Silver Medal) $ 1500

·         3^rd  Position (Bronze Medal)  $ 1000

·         4^th Position (Honorable Mention) $ 500

·         Special Prize announced by the jury

For each subject in National Category:

1^st position                          Android Tablet

2^nd Position                         Android Tablet

3^rd Position                         Rs. 15000/-

Contest Schedule

Contest application deadline (video images to reach the contest organization committee last date): 30 December 2013

The jury's assessments completion and results announcement date:  30 April 2014

Terms & Conditions:

1.This contest is being held among the teachers working in PakTurk International Schools & Colleges.

2. Participation in the contest shall be through your Institution.  Participating videos will be sent by the school administration to the Head Office. Entries sent by an individual directly to the Head Office will not be entertained.

3. The videos already sent for competition can’t be submitted again.

4. The Lessons already used can’t be used again.  

5. Complete video should be recorded in one go.

6. Life-based examples should have link with the topic of the lesson.

7. Any religious message should not be given directly.

8. Life-based examples/message time duration (start-end time) should be mentioned by the teacher concerned.

9. If no lesson is worth giving first position award, then the second position will be awarded. In case there is no lesson worth getting 2^nd position then it will start from the 3^rd and so on. Jury decision will be final and can’t be challenged.

10. Participants of the competition will not claim any copyrights over their presentation videos.

11. Contest organizing committee reserves the right to change the terms and conditions of the contest without prior notice.

General Criteria for Video Shooting

1.  Professional shooting techniques should be considered for video recordings.

2. Both students and teachers have to be seen in video shooting.

3. Video shooting can be made by professional fixed cameras or by mobile cameras which have proper resolution as well.

4. While shooting a video, make sure that its size is suitable for uploading as FTP file.

5. In order to convey a better idea about classroom teaching skills, at least two cameras are to be used for video capturing. It is also recommended to send the videos after necessary editing and mixing.

Video Recording Criteria

1.       While recording a lesson, modern recording techniques should be considered.

2.       During recording the teacher and the students should be visible.

3.       For making videos alongwith professional cameras, the cameras with good resolution can also be used.

4.       For better sound quality, collar microphones may be used.

5.       Videos should be sent as one .MP4 file. Other formats will not be accepted.

6.       The file should not exceed 250MB in size. If bigger, then it should be converted in some other format to make it less than 250 MB.

7.       No sound or video effects should be used in the recording other than those which are used in the lesson.

General criteria related to recording lessons    

 1. A lesson of 25 to 35 for pre-schools while for all others 40/ 45 minutes shall be prepared. Too short or too long lessons will not be accepted.

2. It should also be noted that modern teaching methods and techniques should be applied during the lesson.

How to label video shootings

1- From the schools, video shooting has to be labeled in English small letters like this:

‘subject name_ name of branch_ competitor’s last name

For example: If someone is from Multan whose last name is Ilbay and who is an English teacher, it should be labeled as:

english_multan_ilbay

Evaluation Criteria

Presentation Techniques (Total: 30 marks)

1) Lesson plan and its integrity. (4 points)

2)  Introduction to lesson by associating daily life examples. (4 points)

3)  Basic concepts of the concerned subject should be emphasized. (4 points)

4) Active participation of students has to be ensured. (5 points)

5)  Adopting appropriate methodology for different level learners. (5 points)

6) Checking comprehension through some feedback methods. (4 points)

7) Assigning homework and projects at the end of lecture. (4 points)

B. Use of technology and support material (Total: 30 marks)

1) Using printed support material (like course book, posters, flash cards etc.) actively. (10 points)

2) Using three-dimensional support material (like experiment, project, realia, game material etc.) actively. (10 points)

3) Using video, animation, audio etc. effectively. (10 points)

C.   Associating with the real life (Total: 40 marks)

(Lessons which do not lead to gain the ability of systematic thinking, contemplation, associating to real life , will not be evaluated and will be excluded from the category. ) Giving direct religious message will also disqualify the participant. The real life applications should be:

1) Supporting the main theme of the lesson (5 points)

2) Interspersing with the flow of lecture (5 points)

3) Suitable for students level (6 points)

4) Directing correctly (6 points)

5) Suitable for universal values (6 points)

6) Not against social, cultural, moral and religious values. (6 points)

7) given in a natural way and should not look artificial. (6 points)

Application for the competition:

Folder name should also be the as above.

The following information has to be written in the word file and has to be given same name of video file.

Competitor’s	Name & Surname
	Subject
	Date of Birth
	Country where he/she is working
Contact information	e-mail address
	Telephone number
	Telephone number in Turkey (if any)
Language of instruction
Topic of the lesson
Level of the class which the lecture is given
Used resources

3. The video files and word files(where contact information is written) which have same name has to be put in a folder which should carry same name and send to contest organizing committee.

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