Opening Kickoff by Jase and Chuck / Keynote by Vicky Loras 

Sergio Keyat Sakala

I first know that I am a teacher because there are students. Thus, I always attempt to maintain an interactive atmosphere and be ready to bring my support at any time even sometimes in quizzes or exams time. My only and unique objectives to get them to know what I know, to encourage higher level of attention in the classroom, out-of-school and constant prac… See moretices because language is like iron, it rusts when it is not used. I feel concerned about their negative progress and provide consultancy in order to bring them back on the track....

2611 days 8 hours 19 minutes ago

Gisele Eckhardt

As a teacher, I try to establish a supportive environment, so students feel comfortable to express themlselves.
Many times they have come to me talking about problems outside the classroom and that interfere in their presence/absence in the classroom and many of them have asked for comprehension.
I am lovely with them, no matter how old they are an… See mored it is wonderful because even when I am not their teacher anymore (when the semester changes, they change the teacher in the private course I work), they keep in touch with me, if they see me on the street they talk to me.
I reckon the human touch is essential for people who are or intend to be teachers.

2679 days 1 hours ago

Patrolena

I teach at an elementary school in South Korea. I always try to encourage my students to try to speak even if they make mistakes because that is how we can learn and improve by practising. I like to have a fun, interactive atmosphere in the classroom. Sometimes we do fun songs and silly actions and it is amazing how much they can learn in a stress-free envir… See moreonment. I sometimes like to ask them to tell me what some of our key words are in Korean. Then they become the "teacher" and I am the "student." They love it when I struggle and can't pronounce the words properly. I want them to know that we are all human and everyone makes mistakes.

2742 days 7 hours 4 minutes ago

Shadi Saba

How do you implement the human touch in your class room, teaching context, or life as an educator?

As I teach middle school boys, I try to create English lessons that contain subtle life lessons. A lesson that is entertaining and simultaneously educational is important to me and I see they appreciate it. I show them I care about them individually,… See more in and out outside the classroom.

2798 days 19 hours 15 minutes ago

Sue Sue

As a teacher , I'm a good listener , listen to them and their problems as I want them to be relaxed in order to get most of the lesson and have important inputs. If anyone is sick , I ask about her. I try to give my break time to my students. I love being a teacher because of my students. :-)

2834 days 9 hours 8 minutes ago

Michael Free

"How do you implement the human touch in your class room, teaching context, or life as an educator."
I work in a rural area of South Korea with elementary and middle school students who are, for the most part, (seriously) socio-economically disadvantaged. The pressure for them to prepare for (too many) standardised tests is very intense. I try… See more - as much as I can - to make my classes a respite from this, exploring and developing students' ideas and thoughts about themselves and their worlds. We also do learn some English, occasionally. :)

2840 days 21 hours 47 minutes ago

Vasiliki

I try to communicate with them in the classroom during the lesson and out of class during the breaks. What is more I try to connect the lesson with reality and always encourage them to think where they can use what they have learnt in their life.

2843 days 21 hours 46 minutes ago

Effie Boziou

I try to talk with my students about thei problems,advise them in the best possible way and establish a friendly relationship with them,which is of major importance to me. I am never authoritarian towards them and try not to tell them off. Students should enjoy the lesson in a warm,cosy environment.

2845 days 10 hours 58 minutes ago

Maria Kallergi

''How do you implement the human touch in your class room, teaching context, or life as an educator.''
Implementing the human touch in my class room means building rapport with my students by creating a comfortable and friendly environment. It is very important for the students to be able to trust the teacher in order to express themselv… See morees without the fear of being ridiculed or reprimanded. Also I always try to be genuine in my attitude and interest in my students. I plan my lesson plans taking into consideration their interests and needs; I praise their efforts, and I try to offer assistance in any way I can.

2854 days 1 hours 35 minutes ago

Mohammad Ali Moinfar

How do you implement the human touch in your class room, teaching context, or life as an educator?
To me teaching means starting close human relations with other human beings, therefore I treat them the way that I would like to be treated by others. In other words, a teacher should remain authoritative not authoritarian. In my class room, teaching cont… See moreext, or life as an educator I listen to and understand my students, their problems (personal or otherwise), if they need my help I never let them down as far as I am able to help. I share with them my own problems and seek their advice, too. The student must feel that you consider them an individual and have faith in them. My students are family, that’s why after eight or ten years they still give me a call to seek my advice, drop by to visit me, ask me out for hiking, etc.

2855 days 14 hours 1 minutes ago