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TESSA: Motivating Pupils - Audio

by The Open University

Effective teachers use a variety of strategies and activities to engage their pupils with learning in school. These short dramas show three teachers' attempts to make learning more relevant and motivating for their pupils; 'Anything for School' and 'The Music Teacher' show classroom lessons whilst 'Plantain Seller' takes place at school sports day.The clips in this album are designed to be used to support the development of teachers' classroom practice in both formal and non formal learning situations. This material is from the TESSA (Teacher Education in Sub Saharan Africa) initiative.This work is licenced under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.

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Episodes

  1. TESSA - The Music Teacher

    Florence invites a special music teacher into the classroom

  2. TESSA - Anything for School

    Adjua wants to go to school, even though she is sick

  3. TESSA - Plantain Seller

    Linus motivates his daughter, Ngozi, to win a race

About this show

Effective teachers use a variety of strategies and activities to engage their pupils with learning in school. These short dramas show three teachers' attempts to make learning more relevant and motivating for their pupils; 'Anything for School' and 'The Music Teacher' show classroom lessons whilst 'Plantain Seller' takes place at school sports day.The clips in this album are designed to be used to support the development of teachers' classroom practice in both formal and non formal learning situations. This material is from the TESSA (Teacher Education in Sub Saharan Africa) initiative.This work is licenced under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.

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How many episodes does TESSA: Motivating Pupils - Audio have?

TESSA: Motivating Pupils - Audio has 6 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on December 24, 2008.

What is TESSA: Motivating Pupils - Audio about?

Effective teachers use a variety of strategies and activities to engage their pupils with learning in school. These short dramas show three teachers' attempts to make learning more relevant and motivating for their pupils; 'Anything for School' and 'The Music Teacher' show classroom lessons whilst...

Who hosts TESSA: Motivating Pupils - Audio?

TESSA: Motivating Pupils - Audio is created and hosted by The Open University.
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