Vassiliy N BAVRO School of Immunity and Infection Foundation of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (FLHE1) Summative Assessment Registration: Jan 2015 Foreword: In the following pages I attempt to summarise and reflect upon my teaching experiences and interactions with students at different levels as a part of my role as a Birmingham Fellow. Birmingham Fellows are by definition primarily research-focused and protected from teaching, hence my teaching exposure is relatively (and necessarily) limited. Notwithstanding that, I was very enthusiastic to take part in the PCAP FLTHE module in anticipation of my future transition to a full-lecturer position. In the first part of this Summative Assessment I will try to substantiate …show more content…
Trying to cover quite a broad canvas with a few brushstrokes would unavoidably result in some sections having to be less verbose to allow for the required word limit. Content: Part 1. Developing an effective teaching strategy 1.1. - My concept of teaching and where it fits in the 1.2.Formative experiences; 1.3. What makes an effective teacher. Understanding one’s limitations and addressing them. (non-native speaker etc.) Constructivism; Rogers’s views Homo ludens The place of PCAP … Personal development… 1. 5. Interaction with peers – peer observation and what I’ve learned from that. Implementing such teaching in practice – case study and taking teaching concepts into Part 2. One size doesn’t fit all – differences in teaching different size groups Part 4. Marking and examination; Case study – MSc thesis… Part 5. Feedback and improving on it - case study the design of the feeback questionnaire; suggestions for the future… Part 6. Innovation in the class-room – case study with the “star concept”. Part 7. My plans for the future – becoming a better teacher; Innovation… Ideas – teaching as a game; (3D fitting of… ) Blog for feedback? The following work contains (…. Words) – min 4k/max 5k Part 1. Developing an effective teaching strategy and some reflective thoughts on my teaching style. I would like to start by introducing myself and
Discuss how the awareness of individual learning styles, preferences and strategies influence teaching (those who are in a position to teach) and learning (those who are in a position to learn).
(1987) described this form of instruction as a systematic method of teaching with emphasis on proceeding in small steps, checking for student understanding, and achieving active and successful participation by all students. I have also used the strategy as reference for determining the strengths and weaknesses of my lesson. After conducting in class lesson and reviewing my video lesson multiple times, I was able to identify my strengths
In part 2, I will provide a critical reflection on my own teaching practice during recent placement by making detailed connections to an appended lesson plan.
Overall, the theories, methods and strategies learned throughout this program have allowed me to be a better teacher in the sense that I don’t look at the whole picture anymore. I pick apart each piece of puzzle to see how I can better each student as an individual. This will let my students to become investors in their education, as well as allow me to become a better teacher.
Albert Einstein once said, “It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” This quote describes the responsibilities and standards of teaching children. I believe that teachers should be held to high standards for being the foundation of a student’s education and well-being. For my future students, my responsibilities as a future educator include supplementing the growth of a variety of students’ knowledge and creativity, abiding as a role model for students and colleagues, and understanding the issues in the foundations of education.
B. Establish Speaker- Audience- Topic Connection: As college students, every person in the classroom should be able to think back to a teacher they’ve had that inspired them to do something big, or taught them lessons about life as well as school. Teachers are so vital to our lives because they helped to get us here at Oklahoma State furthering our education even more. It can be easy to say that this isn’t our problem, but if you focus on the teachers that
I have gained the knowledge of consequences and incentives that are effective and also ineffective to use. By gaining this knowledge I know that during my years to come of teaching I will be able to use effective consequences and incentives for my class. I have obtained the skill of keeping an organized room, through learning how to setup the room in such a way that will benefit student learning and my teaching. The text book used and classroom lectures that I brought into this artifact opened my eyes to many details that I will bring to my elementary class. What I found to be the most useful of completing this artifact was the first part in figuring out my philosophy of classroom management, I felt that this was useful because I had to think of what a good teacher was and why I will make a good teacher and how classroom management will play a role in me becoming a good
This was by far the most challenging course that I have encountered while obtaining my Master’s Degree in Educational Technology from UCMO. That is not a negative comment as this course has actually impacted me professionally more than any other course I’ve taken to date. This course has taken more time to complete the assignments, more of my attention to detail, and more of my creativity. The last point was the best part about this course. I consider myself to be fairly creative and this course definitely allowed me to do that while bringing my somewhat odd personality to a professional forum. For this I am grateful. Let’s get to the good stuff, shall we?
I learned quickly that being an effective teacher is an art that takes time and devotion. Many times, teachers are not provided with the necessary materials in order to maintain the various learning styles in a classroom. It is up to the teacher to create an environment where students can succeed. This is a full time job, meaning that a teacher’s work is not done once they leave the school. A teacher must contribute a significant amount of time and effort in order to see positive results in the school and in his or her own classroom. After observing my cooperating teacher’s strategies and learning more about the profession, I knew that I was going in the right direction with my life. I took a significant amount of knowledge away from this experience and have continued to strive to be the type of educator that I was blessed to work with during this experience. .
In the practice of teaching, it is the responsibility of a teacher not only to teach students subject matter, but to teach students in order to enable them to grow and develop as a person. While it is essential for students to have an understanding of academic material, it is also equally as important that when students finish their education they have skills to use in
In summary, this course has really educated my view of being a teacher as well as being able to interact with today’s diverse and fluctuating educational setting. Therefore, the discussions were very good ways in understanding how
Is stealing becoming more acceptable in the workplace? Generally, when people think of stealing or theft they are referring to the act of physically taking property from someone else. In reality there are many different ways that an employee can steal from an organization, and I have seen three different ways in my short career. The basic definition of theft is the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods or property of another, and this is one way in which people can take away from an organization. The most common way for people to steal from an organization is theft of time, and this includes; taking extra time on breaks and
guide me through student teaching and the early years as a teacher. The core principles of my
There is no one size fits all teaching strategy for all students. Therefore teachers must use a variety of teaching strategies to cater for a variety of different learners (Gill, 2013). It is important for teachers to regularly evaluate their practices and whether they are meeting the learning needs of all students (Zeichner & Liston, 1987). Self-evaluation can assist teachers to improve the educational experiences provided for students and assist in identifying the professional education you need to further develop your capacity to teach well (Schwartz, n.d.). As a future teacher developing learning programs, teaching, assessing, providing feedback on student learning and reporting to parents/carers are skills I must be proficient in.
As a teacher, one’s role and responsibility should be towards the learners’ ability to learn and for learning to be as tailored made for the individual learner.