4a.) Reflecting on Teaching: I am proficient in the area of reflecting. After every lesson I focus on my strengths and weaknesses in the area of planning, classroom environment, meeting the needs of my diverse learners, and classroom management. When looking at my strengths and weaknesses I write down what went well and what I may change in the future to make the lesson more successful. I have also asked both Dr. Bausman and Mrs. Loring ways to improve with some of my teaching techniques. For example
Five behaviour management strategies will be discusses in this assignment. Those strategies are Antecedent Behaviour Consequences (ABC), Assertive Discipline, Response Cost, Time-Out and Punishment. The first strategies are Antecedent Behaviour Consequences. The letters stand for the three elements of a simplified behavioural “equation” which includes the antecedents, behaviour, and consequences. With this strategy, teacher’s seek to identify through careful observation the events and conditions
Now that I have a classroom management philosophy it is time for me to reflect on my beliefs. Even though, I have not yet tested it out fully I have had a glimpse of my philosophy in action during my field experience hours. I believe that my classroom management plan will provide my student with a safe and supportive learning environment because my whole philosophy is based on influencing my students rather than controlling them. I want to create a community of caring and let my students have
and good models for others, and to be so, mentoring is an important means for them (Goodwyn, 1997). For them, the interaction with prospective teachers, novices, or among themselves is an excellent stimulus for reflection: helps them to look afresh at the familiar features of the classroom through discovering new possibilities in the process of mentoring (Goodwyn, 1997). To the mentor, other benefits of workplace mentoring include feedback, reciprocal learning, knowledge and skills development, cognitive
just this. Professional learning is not limited to attending conferences or joining a professional organization, though these things are extremely important, it also includes “taking responsibility for student learning and [using]… analysis and reflection to improve planning and practice” (InTASC, p. 18). Effective teachers take every opportunity to critically evaluate their current strategies and adapt and
Writing is the process of producing and recording words in a readable and understandable form. In ESL/EFL classes, teaching writing is a frightening task for many teachers as students present problems that are different from those found in the writing of native English speaking students. Journal writing, a new trend in English language teaching, can be used to improve students’ ability to write in English because it provides students with sources for language and writing improvement. The current
Online education allows students to participate in high quality learning situations when issues of distance and scheduling make on-ground learning unrealistic. Online schools are superior to traditional classroom campuses in reference to convenience, program choice, and a more satisfying classroom experience. But the critical factor is students need to be computer literate enough to navigate the Internet, read and send email, and create and attach documents. Both students and facilitators must possess
changes are due to the Information and Communication Technology (ICT). We are reaching a point at which we depend on new technologies to get on in our daily lives. Therefore, many changes are also taking place in schools -and more concretely in classrooms-, since the arrival of ICT requires on the one hand an appropriate teacher training and on the other hand, a suitable use by students. Hence, in order to know more about these changes and to obtain useful real data, a quantitative research will
as opposed to simply watching a situation. Approaches to independent learning Knowledge management This approach makes work and learning more effective and productive since information and ideas are shared between the employees of a company, students and teachers. Knowledge management makes work take place faster and create better relationships in an organization. The benefit of knowledge management is that people learn new skills and information faster, become more creative and different cultures
While reviewing and analyzing the reflections in my teaching journal, I have noticed the positive effect of using active learning strategies. The students became more involved and interested in the lessons. They showed more enthusiasm to take part in classroom discussions, they demonstrated more effort put in classroom assignments and were more inclined to share their work in front of their peers. All of these positive changes can be linked to increased intrinsic motivation. Although many teacher