Module-2 MG
Module-2 MG
TEACHING
MULTI-GRADES
CLASSES
Module No. 02
Roles of multigrade teacher
- Researcher
- Facilitator
- Community liaison/ resource
person
- Social worker or counsellor
- Evaluator
- Material designer
- Financial supervisor
- Parent-trainer
- Surrogate parent
Roles of multigrade teacher
1. Researcher
Must know the needs of the
community and conducts studies on
strategies and techniques that
promote engagement and achievement
in learning
Roles of multigrade teacher
2. Facilitator
Should be familiar with his or her
learners and their experiences
Roles of multigrade teacher
3. Community Liaison/resource
persons
4. Social worker/counsellor
must connect with their local
community in order to gain support
and assistance to enhance the
quality of the educational services
offered by MG schools
Roles of multigrade teacher
5. Evaluator
ensures a good standard of
education by keeping track of the
learning of students
Roles of multigrade teacher
6. Material designer
designs learning instructional
materials suitable for multigrade
classrooms
Roles of multigrade teacher
7. Financial supervisor
manages school finances
Roles of multigrade teacher
9. Surrogate parent
makes MG classroom atmosphere
more like that of a home
PHILOSOPHIES AND PRINCIPLES OF
MULTIGRADE TEACHING
CONSTRUCTIVIST APPROACH is
utilized.
❖ Constructivist educators focus on
how students make sense of their
experiences and socially construct
meanings
❖ Multigrade teaching implies that in
a student-centered environment,
learning is more likely to flourish.
❖ MG teaching is best practiced when
in a setting where learners can
engage and work together.
❖ Effective teaching in a MG
classroom takes place when
a. the students are afforded with
opportunities for self-directed
learning
b. peer tutoring is properly used
c. learners are engaged in
cooperative learning
d. learner’s learning styles are
recognized
e. students are given opportunities to
learn from their families
COOPERATIVE LEARNING APPROACH
❖ Effective learning takes place when
students collaborate with one
another to generate new knowledge
❖ It involves learners in specific
assignments or activities in order to
achieve task-related outcomes.
DIFFERENTIATION
❖ Students have different strengths
and abilities and that they prefer to
learn in different ways
❖ Varied teaching must be utitlized to
cater the varied learning styles of
the students
❖ Differentiation refers to how the
same teacher organizes learning for
different individuals and/or groups
of learners
Hence, MG teaching adheres to the
following principles:
1. Children are unique
2. Children can learn best from their
experience
3. Children can learn and do well from
one another
4. The role of the teacher is to provide a
conducive learning environment
5. The curriculum must cater to varied
interests, abilities and levels.
Hence, MG teaching adheres to the
following principles:
1. Children are unique
2. Children can learn best from their
experience
3. Children can learn and do well from
one another
4. The role of the teacher is to provide a
conducive learning environment
5. The curriculum must cater to varied
interests, abilities and levels.
ACTIVITY: (GROUP OF 3)