"Selfies" trend!!

You may ask yourself when you see people taking selfies everywhere, what is a selfie??.

Definition: A photo of oneself usually taken with a mobile phone and posted online to social media sites.

2005 to 2008 was dominated by MySpace, the largest social network then who started the selfie concept by letting users 

upload a ‘MySpace pic.’

Fast forward to August 28, 2013, when ‘Selfie’ has been officially added to Oxford Dictionary.

All kinds of people from kids to important public figures like The Pope have starting taking selfies.

A century from now, there may be departments of "Selfie Studies" at our universities. This is how revealing these documents are, the quickly snapped self portraits we create with smart phones and share with the world as if it were a fundamental human right.

While so many of them are silly, the phenomenon seems significant.  To many it is a source of being cool and on fashion so 

cheer up guys and take a selfie!

Intrinsic Motivation

Intrinsic motivation refers to motivation that is driven by an interest or 

enjoyment in the task itself, and exists within the individual rather than 

relying on any external pressure. Intrinsic Motivation is based on taking 

pleasure in an activity rather working towards an external reward. 

Students who are intrinsically motivated are more likely to engage in the

task willingly as well as work to improve their skills, which will increase 

their capabilities. Students are likely to be intrinsically motivated if they

    1- attribute their educational results to factors under their 

own control,  also known as autonomy

2- believe they have the skill that will allow them to be effective agents in

 reaching desired goals (i.e. the results are not determined by luck),

3- Are interested in mastering a topic, rather than just rote-learning to achieve good grades.

You can get smarter VS intelligence is fixed!

Many teachers believe that intelligence is fixed and that a smart boy is 

smart without and effort from her side and student with a limited 

capacity will not improve. This is a common misconception, since 

children’s learning is determined by their effective effort and use of 

appropriate strategies. “Intelligence” is not a fixed inborn limit on 

learning capacity. All children gave the raw material to do rigorous 

academic material at high standards. Intelligence can indeed be 

developed and that effective effort and good strategies are the 

principal determinants of academic success. Are you with those who 

believe in fixed intelligence?

Why students misbehave???

You are always asking your self “why students misbehave?” and probably 

don’t reach a clear answer. You should keep in mind that all behavior has 

an origin or cause. I will list for you the most ten common causes of 

disruptive or inattentive behavior:

 1- Poor management

 2- Not clear objectives

 3- Inappropriate work: too hard or too easy

 4- Boring instruction: you didn't meet all learning styles

 5- Confusing instruction: being unclear

 6- A need for fun and stimulation

 7- Value and culture clashes

8- Internal physical causes

 9- Student sense of powerlessness

10- Too high expectations

Responding to students’ answers

Teachers are on an ongoing process where they communicate expectations

to their students all the time.

  Especially when teachers respond to their 

students.This is a very important issue where teacher’s actions have 

embedded messages about what’s important and about her belief in the 

student’s capacity. The way teachers respond to student answers is 

probably more important than the questions themselves. Our responses as 

teachers signal to individuals whether it is safe to speak out or not. So we 

should watch out our words while responding to our students, we should 

not criticize, shout out, mock their answers, or even give the correct 

answer right away. We should give students a logical wait time and try to 

be supportive as possible as we can!