Was touched by ustaz's sharings on the teaching strategies a teacher can emulate from Rasulullahﷺ's way of teaching.
About making students feel loved and cared for through attending to their different
- Aptitudes (kecenderungan)
- Paces (fast/not-so-fast learners)
- Learning Styles (mind-maps/bullet-forms/essay-style/diagrams/...)
He also mentioned about how an Islamic institution which claimed to uphold Islamic tradition, yet at the same time disrespect Islamic way of education by applying methods that are against Rasulullahﷺ's way.
For example: setting a very hard exam question for primary 3 students because "we need to prepare them for their tough seconday education later on.."
In contrast, Rasulullahﷺ mentioned that Allah Sent him معلّماً ميسِّراً.
And also the Hadith narrated by Malik ibn Al-Huwairith where he and some of his teenage friends spent 20 days to learn from Rasulullahﷺ and described Rasulullahﷺ as رَحيماً رفيقاً.
So approachable, so aware of his students (Rasulullahﷺ then detected that they have begun missing their families), and earned the trust of his students, such that they shared about the people they left at home with Rasulullahﷺ ...
Needless to say, I was deeply touched and motivated to improve my teaching strategies, which are seriously in need of boosts, sparks, zests... U name it.
Very timely livestreaming indeed. Thank You Allah for guiding my heart (and hands) to press the link and watch it till the end.
I can't help but be reminded of my Islamic History lessons for my Sec ONEs (yes. Note the emphasis there. Too much emphasis had been on the Sec Twos so far). Will be covering a new Unit tomorrow about Rasulullahﷺ The Leader of His People.
It's really upon me (with Allah's Grace n Help of course :')) to make the lesson interesting n meaningful for the students. From scratch (too long to be discussed here anw).
I repeat: for my dear Sec ONE students.
This year's Sec One batch have a special place in my heart. Esp the boys. Haha.
betuah, ye. Tapi masuk diajar, maasyaAllah. Ada semangat nak menuntut ilmu. Cuma bab disiplin dan adab mmg perlu dibimbing terus insyaAllah :')
Ironically, I just had my observation this morning. Really appreciated Dr. Susan's feedback on how I can further improve the learning for understanding in the class.
Not really surprising for myself: I wasn't really nervous about it this morning. Perhaps because I have so much other things in my mind as well.
Or perhaps I've been thru so much observations since this UbD thingy started that it gradually felt almost-normal.
It's ironic because those conversations were supposed to be The Spark. (Yes, somehow it did make me to be determined to improve some techniques for my next Sec 2 lessons, alhamdulillah). But I was pretty much nonchalant.
The Spark was only felt just now when watching Ustz Hasrizal's talk. I don't know whether it's just me being biased and naturally more inclined to more spiritual aspects of education.
The feeling I felt pre-observation this morning:
Macam "yang penting aku tau aku dah siapkan LP dan bahan2 mengajar yg sepatutnya. Apa yg akan jadi nanti, terserahlah... Sama ada memuaskan pihak mereka ke tak. Lagi cepat habis lagi bagus.."
Just feeling that way -now that I really reflect on it, partly after watching Ustz Hasrizal's video just now- made me feel guilty.
But that seems to be the reality of me. now. as a teacher in Madrasah Aljunied. 2016.
I don't know if it's due to TOO much drillings on UbD.
I never deny the fact that UbD is useful. It's very beneficial indeed.
Just that it makes me feel kinda imbalance at times. Trying (or struggling) to juggle other tasks n subjects as well which actually are around 70% of all schoolwork. That 30% is the Sec 2 JMS.
But in reality, it's the other way round.
Am I making sense? *emoji yg ketawa keluar air mata tu*
k better stop now before sense is making me.
(See?? -_-")
ni belum masuk bab nak kasi Fiqh guna kitab Iqna' & Tauhid interesting & meaningful.. Also how to make Makharij al-huruf more 'friendly' for my Sec 4C students.
macam dianaktirikan. Padahal orang sayang kelas-kelas adabi ni..
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lastly before I forget:
2 more reflections made today:
- alhamdulillah that registration for the Specialist Diploma in Applied Learning Practices (SDALT) just didn't work out. I really tried to register on that fateful day. Allah be my witness on the umpteenth attempts. Yet nothing worked out in the end :')
Now that I think of it, subhanallah! Allah Knows that I need to just focus on one teaching pedagogy for now. That is, that UbD. Remember those upcoming training courses in May-June, Sept and Nov??
- and oh. The Break.
I believe anyone reading this post can feel that this weak self -who carries the super heavy amaanah of teaching *ya Allah seramnye..*- is in dire need of a massive Recharge. How do I 'charge' others thru my lessons, empower others, motivate others well, when I myself am nearing the 'low battery' (or worse: dah almost flat! >.<) state??!!
O Allah, Please Guide me thru my affairs, and make easy the transactions/arrangements towards 'The Charge' I've been anticipating for years now... :'(
