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How to Cultivate Focus and Emotion to Our Students?

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The Strategies  of Cultivating Focus and Emotion to the Students The Students entering into the classroom have diverse background, condition or situation, and potency. Majority of them have difficulties in focus and emotion, and it is not easy to tell them to cncentrate or focus in learning. They enter into the classroom with empty brain, and they do not have any purposes to go to school. Therefore, the alternative ways or strategies are very urgent. There are ten strategies that can be used to cultivate focus and emotion to our students in learning. Before understanding the strategies, we should know the definition of focus and emotion in advance. A. The definition of Focus and Emotion 1. The Definition of Focus In the educational context, focus denotes the capacity to direct one's attention and concentration towards a specific objective, subject, or task. This entails the ability to eliminate distractions, sustain attention over time, and actively participate in the learning proc...

HOTS. Why HOTS. HOTs in Learning and Assessment Contexts.

HOTS Why HOTS?       HOTS is an instrument used to measure the competance of higher order thinking skill. The "HOTs" deals with the capability of analyzing, creating or solving the events, problems, or situation. Besides, the "HOTS" should be able to show the competence of transfering the concept or knowledge  to the other concepts.      The implementat of "HOTS" is not only in the question making or in the assessment system, but also in the learning contexts.  1. HOTS in the Assessment System In the assessment system or the question making, there are some items that should be noticed, namly the level of students' thingking, the use of verbs used in the question making. a. The Level of Students' Thinking     Each student has different capability in accepting and understanding the lesson. The differences that be used as a measurement in making questions. The teachers can make easy, midle or difficult questions should refer to the d...

How to be a Brilliant Teacher?. Easy but It does not Happen by Accident.

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How to Become a Brilliant Teacher At the 21st century, the process of teaching and learning activites requires the brilliant teachers. To be brilliant teachers are very easy and can be conducted by all of the teachers. However, to be a brilliant teacher does not happen by accident, it requires some iterms or qualification that should be met. First, the teachers should master a lesson plan, materials of the learning, classroom management, the utilization of technology, and the last, the should be an activator, innovator, and inspirators for their students. 1. Mastering the Lesson Plan. A lesson plan is an activity of teaching preparation planned, organized and conducted by the teacher in order the attainment of teaching goals can be reached successfully. The lesson plan is a must for them because the lesson plan contains the activity that they will conduct and reach.  Accoding to Lester B. Stands, A lesson plan is actually a plan of action. It, therefore, includes the ...