A Teacher´s Experience: Ensuring The Success of Students

525 Words2 Pages

I believe that the most important thing in teaching and learning is to insure the future success of the students. That’s why I am committed to placing the needs of the learner at the centre of everything I do. My teaching goal is to link course performance with the development of general learning skills, general chemical science skills, and specific subject matter skills.
Over the years, I have developed an innovative approach to teaching and conducting research with undergraduates through creating and presenting course materials in both laboratory and classroom settings. In my experience, the best teaching involves concrete, hands-on examples, so I engage students in my courses by encouraging the maximum laboratory participation possible.
In my teaching, I use the principles of active and cooperative learning. As a teacher I encourage students to understand concepts and apply them to problems, rather than simply memorize information. I have observed that the students’ motivation is the highest when I incorporate real-world examples in lectures and laboratory instructions. Most impor...

Show More
Related

  • The Relationships Between the Students and Their Teachers

    982 Words  | 2 Pages

    The poem “Students,” by Tom Wayman and the story, “Crow Lake,” by Mary Lawson presents two teachers who cope with the same difficulties of teaching. Although the teachers are faced with identical circumstances, their resolutions for the problem vary. Wayman, in the poem, and the narrator in the story both fails to make connection with their students, however, Wayman understands his students’ behavior while the narrator refuses to communicate and simply gives up on teaching.

    Read More

  • Nt1310 Unit 1 Assignment

    425 Words  | 1 Pages

    Have students read detailed lab reports that are challenging and have them present what they found in each report to the class.

    Read More

  • Face To Face Essay

    871 Words  | 2 Pages

    is enough to jog a student’s memory about an assignment due or upcoming test. Students in traditional classroom settings have the responsibility of attending class on time, remaining engaged, and coming prepared. Students are expected to come to class having read the material beforehand in order to participate in class discussions. Professors also have to be ready to teach and keep students engaged by not solely lecturing but involving innovative teaching techniques that help stimulate

    Read More

  • The Implementation of Cooperative Learning

    910 Words  | 2 Pages

    In this essay, I will discuss cooperative learning as an instructional strategy. I chose to focus on cooperative learning after reading Borich’s discussion on the many ways in which in benefits students and their learning. According the Borich (2006), cooperative learning helps students to form their personal attitudes and values, increase prosocial behavior, teaches students to view the world from alternative perspectives, allows students to develop an integrated identity, and encourages higher order thinking.

    Read More

  • My Personal Experience: My Experience In The Classroom

    935 Words  | 2 Pages

    This week for clinical I got to preform my first dressing change on the surgical floor, as well as felt like there was a lot of issues going on between the nurses and students. I felt ignored and disregard by my co-assign and missed out on some great opportunities to practice my skills.

    Read More

  • The Importance Of Student Motivation

    1008 Words  | 3 Pages

    “Motivation is a complex part of human psychology and behavior that influences how individuals choose to invest their time, how much energy they exert in any given task, how they think and feel about the task, and how long they persist at the task” (Urdan & Schoenfelder, 2006). The biggest question educators face in today’s classroom is what motivates a student to do something and why? Virtually all students are motivated in one way or another. Research of student motivation suggests a theory that emphasizes a social-cognitive perspective. The cognition of students regarding academic work are influenced by social factors, such as messages from the teacher about the difficulty of the task, the perceived abilities of classmates, and the information about the importance of learning the material (Urdan & Schoenfelder, 2006). In this paper the focus will primarily be on those elements within the classroom that influence student motivation and engagement.

    Read More

  • Strategies for Science Teaching

    1579 Words  | 4 Pages

    ...the outcome of the students learning, recall of the material, and social interactions as they move further in their education. Although these practices have been known to work well in the classroom, a teacher should still assess each practice as they are being utilized in order to know which practices benefited the students greatly and which practices did not help the students or may need improvements since every student does learn and retain information on a different level. These effective practices along with numerous other practices are important for incorporating a diverse learning environment, positive interactions, and lifelong learning, but it is how the teacher implements each practice that makes the difference in obtaining the results needed and making such practices effective and useful in not just the Science classroom, but any content area classroom.

    Read More

  • Cooperative Learning in Mathematics

    1507 Words  | 4 Pages

    There are different methods of teaching, in addition to cooperative, such as competitive and individualistic. In competitive learning, students are graded on a curve, which means they have to work against each other and try to work faster and more accurately than their fellow students. In individualistic learning, students work towards goals that are separate from their peers. When working on their own, they can work on their own pace, and work for their own set of goals. (Johnson 104). When using cooperative learning, it includes characteristics of both individualistic and competitive learning. In order for a cooperative learning environment to be most effective, there needs to be group rewards along with individual accountability. When each individual succeeds in their group, the group is rewarded; this prevents certain students from dominating the work. There are different methods for cooperative learning that incorporate individual and group rewards. One such method is Student Teams– Achievement Divisions (STAD). With motivation to win, the groups compete ag...

    Read More

  • My Philosophy Statement

    886 Words  | 2 Pages

    Education is a very important aspect of our lives. It is our education that makes us who we are and determines what we become. Therefore, education is not something to be taken lightly. As a teacher, my goal will be to provide the best possible education for my students. Every student is unique. I must see students for who they are individually and respect their ideas and opinions. Each student has a different learning style. I must take this into consideration because I want to provide a constructive learning opportunity for every student. I believe that every student has the potential to learn.

    Read More

  • What Does The Mediocre Teacher Inspires?

    1067 Words  | 3 Pages

    I want to teach students more than just the material; I want students to be able to apply skills learned in the classroom, to the real world. An important factor in teaching is to teach life skills as well as giving students the tools to survive in the real world. Teachers are like role models; at least we should look at ourselves in that way. Our job is to aid our students in becoming functional individuals in society and our experiences can be used as a guide. Taking an active part in my students learning is essential to me. Posing questions encourages students to think. This gives the students an opportunity to analyze, discuss, synthesize and apply the material in real life.

    Read More

  • Reflection On The 5e Model In The Classroom

    1166 Words  | 3 Pages

    I have ensured that I meet my students’ science needs by assuring that the material needed to be cover in the class was covered. Furthermost, the students are able to learn from exploring, which is different from teaching the students how to and giving them the information needed. The students were still able to learn the material needed to be covered by discovering the content.

    Read More

  • Progressivism In Education Essay

    736 Words  | 2 Pages

    Lee Beck, a teacher of thirty years, is my hero. Lee has an intense passion for teaching and an equal passion for children. It is this overwhelming passion and satisfactions in helping children excel in academics and in life that have inspired me to become a teacher.

    Read More

  • Manipulative Material Response Essay

    502 Words  | 2 Pages

    (2014) found that using manipulatives and cooperative groups motivated her students. She concluded, “In order to give meaning to math teaching, students are best served by learning concepts by actual manipulation of physical materials. Motivation is best accomplished when there is an active involvement with physical objects”. In addition

    Read More

  • The Role of the Teacher: Motivating the Learner

    937 Words  | 2 Pages

    ...em to look at several elements that affect their student’s motivation and ask why and how this affects them in the first place. After that, I would tell him to arrange a lesson plan utilizing structural factors such as patterns and sequences, with a view to individual application and the group dynamics of the class. By doing so, the teacher can grow in his students a sense of shared motivation guided by these structural factors, so that each interrelated lesson are remembered. These lesson plans must also consider the effective ways of instilling discipline in the students. The teacher must allow for response from the students so that he may understand the students’ perception of reality, value systems, and will, so that he may understand how to motivate his students more. By understanding the motivations of his students, he can bring about a change in their lives.

    Read More

  • Personal Philosophy Of Education And Learning

    1480 Words  | 3 Pages

    My philosophy on education and learning is simple; to teach my future students to the best of my ability to achieve academic success. As well as getting to know my students well. Getting to know a little of their background can help make a difference in our teaching career. As a teacher, we care for our student’s educational needs and to achieve a full potential in their learning ability. I believe that education is an individual, unique experience for every student who enters a classroom. Having a passion for teaching and providing students with a proper education should always be a teacher’s top priority.

    Read More

More about A Teacher´s Experience: Ensuring The Success of Students

Open Document