This document discusses adolescent learners and effective strategies for teaching them. It outlines the physical, intellectual, social, and emotional characteristics of adolescence. Some key challenges adolescents face are mood swings, self-consciousness, and seeking independence. The document recommends that teachers support adolescent development by allowing physical activity and open discussion, fostering critical thinking skills, and encouraging parental involvement. It also stresses the importance of managing student stress, capitalizing on their interest in technology, building strong teacher-student relationships, and motivating teens through inspiration.

1. ADOLESCENT LEARNERS

2. ADOLESCENT LEARNERS-
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
PRESENTER:
R.VIJAYALAKSHMI,
ACADEMIC SUPERVISOR,
BIOLOGY DEPT,
SBOA SCHOOL AND JUNIOR COLLEGE,
ANNA NAGAR,CHENNAI.

3. Teaching is the choicest of
profession because
everybody who is anybody
was taught how to be
somebody by a teacher

4. INTRODUCTION
This paper is devoted
to adolescents and their
special needs in any
educational environment.

5. ADOLESCENCE IS A SYNDROME
Chronic Adolescence
Acute Adolescence
Benign Adolescence
Malignant Adolescence

6. CRY OF AN ADOLESCENT
“I feel like I'm on a road at a huge
intersection with thousand of streets yet
I'm at a loss.
There is no one to tell me the way, I need
a place to go.
Even if someone did tell me where to go, I
wouldn't listen.
Sometimes I feel like I'm going nowhere.
Sure I'm on the road, but where am I
going in life?"

7. “THE WONDER YEARS”
•Parents wonder if they will survive
their child’s journey through puberty,
• teachers wonder how to keep their
students focused on learning, and
•adolescents themselves wonder if
they are normal.
Yes, these are the wonder years

8. CHARACTERISTICS OF YOUNG
ADOLESCENT PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT:
• Restlessness and fatigue due to
hormonal changes
• A need for physical activity because of
increased energy
• Developing sexual awareness
• A concern with changes in body size and
shape

9. Today's youth and their challenges

10. HOW TEACHERS CAN SUPPORT THE PHYSICAL
DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG ADOLESCENT STUDENTS:
• Respect and understand the physical changes
that students are going through.
• Vary instructional methods to allow for physical
activity and movement.
• Allow for open and honest discussion about
issues of development, puberty, and sexuality.
• Allow for stretch, bathroom, and snack breaks
during long blocks of time.
• Allow ample time in the school schedule for
developing physical fitness

11. HOW TEACHERS CAN SUPPORT THE INTELLECTUAL
DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG ADOLESCENT STUDENTS
• Focus on complex thinking skills that ask
students to apply their knowledge and skill
to worthwhile tasks.
• Ask students to make choices and pursue
their own interests.
• Provide cooperative learning opportunities,
• Have regular student-teacher conferences.
• Provide opportunities for individual
projects such as Expert Studies and
Internet-Search papers.

12. SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS
• Desires to make personal choices
• Desires social acceptance
• Seeks intense need to belong and be accepted
by their peers
• Has more interest in relations with the
opposite sex
• Tests limits of acceptable behaviors
• Needs frequent reinforcement from significant
adults including parents care
•  Easily loses track of time
• Likes fads, especially those shunned by adults

14. CHARACTERISTICS OF YOUNG ADOLESCENT
EMOTIONAL
AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT
• Mood swings marked by peaks of intensity
and by unpredictability
• Needing to release energy, with sudden
outbursts of activity
• A desire to become independent and to
search for adult identity and acceptance
• Self-consciousness and being sensitive to
personal criticism
• Concern about physical growth and
maturity

16. THE CRUCIAL ROLE OF TEACHERS
• What went smoothly?
• What created challenges?
• What strategies did or didn’t
work?

17. TEACHERS CAN HELP TEEN BUILD THEIR CONFIDENCE
THROUGHOUT THEIR ADOLESCENCE BY FOLLOWING
THESE TIPS:
• firm but fair discipline.
• Be trustworthy.
• Give teen choices
• Become a teen's biggest fan
• Do not use criticism
• Do not fix their problems for them.
• Model a positive attitude
• Praise your student when praise is due.
• Spend time with your student

18. ADOLESCENT SLEEP PATTERN
• Observe several classes in your middle or
high school, watching specifically for how
awake students seem to be. Compare early
morning to afternoon classes, and classes
that get students involved and active to
those with a lecture format.
• What did you observe? What changes in
scheduling or teaching approach you should
do to wake up students who sleep in class?

20. PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IS AN IMPORTANT
FACTOR IN EDUCATING ADOLESCENT
LEARNER.
• Working together as a team
• parent+ student+ teacher =
academic success, will ensure
a bright future for all students

22. TEACH HOW TO MANAGE STRESS IN
ADOLESCENT LEARNERS
Young people become stressed for many
reasons
• Increased arguments with parents
• Trouble with brother or sister
• Increased arguments between parents
• Serious illness or injury of family member
• Trouble with classmates
• Trouble with teachers
• Lower marks

23. REDUCE ACADEMIC STRESS AND MAKE LEARNING
MORE MEANINGFUL.
Studies have suggested that yoga may have a
positive effect on learning and memory
The Health Benefits of Yoga
• Flexibility
• Strength
• Posture
• Breathing
• Less stress, more calm
• Concentration and mood
• Heart benefits

24. WISE TEACHERS CAPITALIZE ON
TEENS' LOVE FOR INSTANT
DIGITAL COMMUNICATION.

29. INSPIRE TEENS
• Get Motivated! Believe in
Yourself - Believe in Others!
• Motivation Starts With You!

30. REACH THEM TO TEACH THEM
Teaching adolescents is
about relevance and
challenge, affection and
respect.

31. THE INCREDIBLE POWER OF A
TEACHER
• PERSIST.
Because with an idea,
determination, and the right tools,
you can do great things.
Let your instincts, your intellect, and
your heart, guide you.

32. THE INCREDIBLE POWER OF A
TEACHER
• TRUST.
Believe in the incredible power of the
human mind.
Of doing something that makes a
difference.
Of working hard. Of laughing and
hoping.

33. THE INCREDIBLE POWER OF A
TEACHER
• The start of something new
brings the hope of something
great,
ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE.

34. I have a past that is rich in memories,
I have a present that is challenging,
and fun because,
I SPEND MY DAYS WITH THE
FUTURE

35. SUMMARY
• THE WONDER YEARS-(CHARACTERISTICS OF ADOLESCENCE)
EFFECTIVE ADOLESCENT TEACHING
• CONFIDENCE BLUIDING
• ADOLESCENT SLEEP PATTERN
• PARENTAL INVOLEMENT
• STRESS MANAGEMENT IN ADOLESCENT LEARNERS
• CAPITALIZE ON TEENS INVOLEMENT WITH TECHNOLOGY
• TEACHER-TEEN RELATIONSHIP
• INSIRE TEEN
• REACH THEM AND TEACH THEM
• THE POWER OF A TEACHER

36. THANK
YOU