Faculty Feature
November 16, 2022
“The most profound words will remain unread unless you can keep the learner engaged. You can't see their eyes to know if they got it so ... say it, show it, write it, demo it and link it to an activity.”
- James Bates
Professor Bechir Amdouni
This month, I had the opportunity to meet with Bechir Amdouni, a math faculty member here at South Mountain Community College. Bechir describes himself as a "passionate math educator who strives to make his students' success a priority." In his interview, Bechir elaborated on how he humanizes the learning experience for the students in his classes, and more importantly why he teaches from that perspective. Bechir shared three great take-aways about how he plans activities and lessons for his students:
- What is the goal of the lesson and/or activity? It is important to be specific.
- How are you going to teach the concept?
- How do you know if they learned the concept? In other words, what type of informal, formative assessment do you give to get immediate feedback and adjust instruction as needed.
Take a few minutes to enjoy Bechir's interview and thanks for watching!
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