Micro Teaching Skill: Skill of Board Writing
- 1. Skill of Board Writing Dr. Pooja Walia Assistant Professor Department of Education Mizoram University
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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