CONFIDENCE

BUILDING
MARA IN-SERVICE
WORKSHOP
FOR TEACHING SCIENCE AND
MATHEMATICS IN ENGLISH
“THE PAST CANNOT BE
CHANGED,
THE FUTURE IS STILL
IN YOUR POWER”
-HUGH WHITE-
CONFIDENCE BUILDING
Overview of the session:
1.PRE LECTURE ACTIVITY:
‘WORDS BUILDING’
2. MY WORRIES ,YOUR WORRIES
3.TRANSFORMING YOUR FEARS
4 SHARING YOUR STRENGTHS
5.SELF CONFIDENCE
6. CONCLUSION
PRE- LECTURE ACTIVITY:

‘CONFIDENCE’

FOR EACH LETTER, COME UP

WITH ONE WORD THAT HAS A
POSITIVE MEANING
E.g : C - CREATIVE
 CONFIDENCE
• C : Creative, capable, competent,
comprehensible
• O : open-minded, old hand, obliging, objective
• N : natural, noble
• F : flawless, fluent, first-class, full of ideas,
firm
• I : intelligent, intense, imposing, important
• D : dogged, determined, daring, disciplined
• E : energetic, enthusiastic, encouraging,
• N : number one, necessary
• C : clever, cultured, curious
• E : enabler , enchanting, experimental
 YOUR WORRIES ,MY
WORRIES
INSTRUCTION:
• Work in pairs.
• You are to share your worries or
fears about teaching Mathematics in
English with your partner, so choose
somebody you are comfortable with.
• Tell your partner your worries or
fears.
• The person who is listening can say
something soothing to show your
empathy and also suggest ways to
overcome those worries
• Switch roles.
Fears that:
our English is not good enough;
our teaching is not always the
best;
we have gaps in our subject
knowledge;
we will not be respected by our
peers;
we will not do the job expected
of us.
It sometimes seems that our fears are like ……

Dragons
Dragons in Western Mythology
Need to be confronted

Need to be killed

Are very dangerous

Are very scary

Require a very brave  Eat up many who try
and talented person  to face up to them
 to be defeated
 •Wear a lot of armour

•Obtain a magic or
powerful weapon

Strategies •Buy in a professional

for Fighting • Offer up a lot of sacrifices

the Dragon •Leave it alone to rule
 in its own kingdom
• Ignore it
 What can we do,
as professionals
to maintain our confidence
in our ability
to do our job well?
Be professionals: transform
 What is confidence?
• Confidence is

• 1) Belief in yourself as a person

• 2) Belief in your skills and abilities

 Confidence Building
Strategies

• Thoughts - Self-talk
• Words – Positive
• Actions- Goal setting, Ongoing
learning
• Commitment
It has been said that :

Thoughts become words.

Words become actions.
Actions become habits.
Habits become character.
Character becomes your
destiny.
This is how you transform!
Turning Fears into
Confidence

The key is to recognise

the nature of our task
and
our learning
 CONCERN TRANSFORM

our English  we will 
is not  never stop 
good enough learning 
English

delight in students 
who know words 
you don’t
 CONCERN TRANSFORM

our  a 
teaching is  professional 
not always  is always 
the best getting better

hold all teaching practices as 
possible ways  to teach
 CONCERN TRANSFORM

we have  a true scientist
gaps in our 
subject   seeks out 
knowledge new knowledge

always question the 
knowledge you have
 CONCERN TRANSFORM

we will not  our peers are us 
be respected  and 
by our peers
we respect 
each other

work together to help and 
learn from each other
 CONCERN TRANSFORM

we will not  the 
do the job   expectations 
expected  are 
of us ours

set manageable expectations
 In your group,discuss
1. What are your strengths ?
2. How are you going to use your
strengths in building your
confidence to deliver your
lessons in English?
3. Share them with the whole class.
 What is self confidence?
• Feeling or showing firm trust in
one’s abilities.

• Generally characterized by
optimism, assertiveness,
boldness, eagerness,
independence and the ability to
handle criticism.
 Why is self confidence
important?
• Enables an individual to take control of
his life
• Makes an individual optimize his
talents and to capitalize on
opportunities.
• Enables an individual to establish
challenging or big goals
• Encourages an individual to take
calculated risks in the pursuit of
excellence
 Keys for building
self-confidence
*Know the real you
*Practice positive self talk
*Maintain the company
of nourishing friends
*Acknowledge and celebrate
your successes or
achievements.
 Keys for building
self-confidence
*Avoid being a perfectionist

*Treat failures as
learning experiences

*Act confidently
 CONCLUSION
•Challenge and erase
your negative beliefs

•Replace negative thoughts

with positive thoughts

•Reinforce the positive

thoughts periodically
Visualize the new
successful
YOU !
 Remember!
The strongest force within you is the
mental picture of yourself.

‘You will become

what you think of
yourself
most of the time’
 Special gratitude to:

Associate Prof .Dr. Bill Barton

Dr Anne Feryok