Micro Teaching Skill: Skill of Board Writing

This presentation includes the concept of board writing its components and points to be remember when writing on the board.

1. Skill of Board Writing Dr. Pooja Walia Assistant Professor Department of Education Mizoram University

2. Types of Boards

3. Universal Tool A black/green board or whiteboard is an universal tool which is available mostly in the classes. It is accessible to all teachers and students, including those who may struggle with digital tools or have limited access to technology.

4. Board Writing Board writing is a fundamental teaching skill that enhances learning by providing clear, organized, and interactive instruction. It supports; visual and kinesthetic learners, promotes student engagement, reinforces memory retention

5. The purpose of using board as a visual aid To write the important points To write the difficult spellings To highlight key point of the lesson To draw figures/diagram/graph/pictures etc. To maintain students’ attention To pose questions or problems and check for student understanding.

6. Components of the Skill Legibility Size and Alignment Highlighting main points Utilization of the space Correctness Blackboard Summary Position of the teacher Eye contact with the pupils Cleaning of the Board

7. Legibility Proper Space between words and alphabets Neatness of the board work Appropriateness of the words

8. Size and Alignment Font size of the alphabets All capital alphabets of same size All small alphabets of same size Sentences should be align with the horizontal line of the board

9. Appropriate size

10. Alignment _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________

11. Highlight main Points Underline the main points Use different colors chalk Use heading and subheadings

12. Utilization of the Space Overwriting should be avoided Write relevant material only Retain essential material only Divide the board space as per the need of the lesson

13. Correctness The teacher should be careful about; Correct spelling, punctuation, Grammar Correct Diagram/figures/graphs

14. Blackboard Summary In order to make teaching meaningful to the learners the teacher should develop blackboard summary at the end of the lesson. This should be so brief that the learners can recollect the whole lesson at a glance. Utilization of the space

15. Position of the teacher One side of the blackboard at an angle of 450

16. Right Position

17. Wrong Position

18. Eye contact with the Students Controlling gossiping Monitoring interactions Maintaining discipline Sustaining attentions

19. Cleaning of the Board Clean the board from top to bottom Don’t spread dust in the room Dust the duster outside the class Clean the entire board before leaving the class.

20. Points to remember……

21. While Writing Speak simultaneously while writing on the board to address the need of Auditory learner. Take a round to check all the students are noting down or they may have some issues in understanding the words written on the board

22. Points to be taken care of Use print letters rather than cursive for better readability. Use high-quality chalk or markers that are easy to read and don’t smudge. Use pointer to emphasis on important information/point. Allow students to come up to the board Review your board writing frequently and try to improve if needed

23. Use of pointer

24. Allow students to come up to the Board