Assessed Assignment 3
Lessons from the classroom
" Get over the idea that only children should spend their time in study. Be a student so long as you still have something to learn, and this will mean all your life ". ~Henry L. Doherty
I must say that what I'm learning from this course was more than I expected. During the previous 4 months my teaching knowledge expanded tremendously. Before I took the course I thought I already had the general idea about teaching and this course was just going to go into more details about it, but I was shocked to find out that there were a lot of areas to learn and to cover. This course was a great help for me and has eased the way to my professional development.
What I have learnt could be summarized in the following:
The core components:
The core components were very important reference during the teaching practice and observations, it was and will be like a textbook for me. Whenever I had any doubts about classroom managements, materials, presenting a target language or writing concept questions; the core components was always the first thing to use for help. I leant how to make a lesson plan with clear instructions, well-graded language and student centered. Even though they needed hard work but they worth it.
What I have learnt from observing:
Peer observations and video observations were a good chance to see the written theories we have learnt from the core components in practice.
The things I have learnt are the following:
• How can the classroom, the teacher and the activities affect the learners by setting a friendly and relaxing environment.
• The role of motivation in helping the learners to progress in their learning experience.
• The different teaching styles and how does the t...
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...pport with almost every class I had for my teaching practice.
There are many things to consider in order to keep improving my skills for the benefit of my learners, and these could be summarized in the following points:
• To be more careful with the materials I use and check them for any printing mistakes.
• To include more activities that involve moving around the class which are suitable for kinetic learners.
• To not model each word, but only the ones the learners may find problems with.
• To make sure learners can work in pairs and groups without any difficulties. E.g. a bag between two students.
I consider myself very lucky to have the chance to participate in this course to improve my teaching which would be impossible without the feedback and support of my colleagues and tutors Mr. Shaun Walden Mr. Orlando Delgado Mata and Mr. Peter Nicolle.
As I planed to take this class, I thought this course would be like all other general education courses. I believed that it would be of little use to me. However, after attending the first class, my view has changed completely. I applied each and every theory to my life.
Through this experience I have learned many new things about myself. I have learned in detail who I am as a learner, a teacher and as a participant in my community. Through the use of the material addressed in modules two, six and eight, I am able to conduct a critical analysis of myself and what I have learned in the course that is relevant to my academic and professional career.
The authors of this article discuss the components of the learning environment and recognize the impact it has on student achievement. Six components are correlated with the teacher evaluation model listed in the article. These six components are security, shelter, social contact, symbolic identification, task instrumentality, and pleasure. These components are necessary in order to have a positive learning environment and if a classroom possesses these, the students will gain the skills they need for careers in life. Students need to feel safe with the atmosphere free from bullying while developing social skills and
...om environment as a whole. The pupils seemed to thrive under these new techniques for teaching and their motivation for class activities continually grew with my new attitude to teaching. I also found my teaching to be a lot better as a result as I engaged much more with the pupils are our pupil-teacher relationship blossomed around this change in assumption
It may take a long time to make progress in these skills but what I need to remember and implement is the strategies that I have mentioned. Also in this process I will be able to find out whether these strategies work on me or not and if there are other strategies that can help in improving my skills.
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.
Upon reflecting on this course, I have realized the importance of brain breaks. I would love to incorporate more of these into my day to day routines. When I do these, the students love them, and they are able to refocus for the rest of the lesson, or the next activity. I also would like to start making sure that all of my students love and belonging needs are met. In kindergarten, we do a lot of activities to work together and to build that classroom family, but I would like to make sure that they all feel valued and their needs are truly being met. As for content, I want to ensure that all of the learning needs are being met by using more differentiation, such as small groups into my day to day lessons as well.
At the beginning of this program, I had no clue what I would be learning. I wanted to learn more about planning curriculums for my content area. I wanted to provide instruction that would benefit all of my students. Over the course of this program, I have witnessed myself become a wiser educator. I have learned about the different aspects of this field and have applied what I have learned to this field.
For teachers to be effective their classrooms should be open, encouraging and safe environments, where a strong student-teacher relationship can be achieved (Marsh, 2008). Students should be treated with respect in order to meet their need for belonging (Eggen&Kauchak, 2010). The layout of the room and resources need to be well considered allowing different areas for different activities (Bennett &Smilanich, P. 1994) keeping in mind space for easy movement and creative work. Seating arrangements, noise level and room temperature all need to be taken into account when planning the classroom to maximise productive lea...
The understandings I have gained from this course have completely revamped my way of teaching. I have been using the unit plan and curriculum map I created in this course for the past two years, and my students enjoy it more and more each year. Learning the importance of using big ideas and essential questions in the classroom have made me a better educator and has assisted my students in learning content and skills that they can transfer to all academic areas and into their everyday lives. I now use big idea and essential questions in every ...
There was a significant amount of knowledge given in this course, involving concepts that in our teaching career will be extremely important. From this course I have gained a significant amount of learning experiences. I had the pleasure learning about how the educational system has come to be what it is today and who were the important people in the creation of the public education, like Horace Mann. Watching the videos and reading the chapters required has opened my eyes more of how a teacher should respond to different situations involving a student, For example when we read the chapter on the laws that revolve around the educators and the students. I had absolutely no clue that students had rights while in school property. Another learning
My personal views on teaching have evolved and developed in a rapid manner over the years, having experienced the situation from both a student and a teachers' perspective. My teaching methodology has grown and expanded in a bid to reach every student whilst keeping in line with their personality and individuality.
During the first day of school, a variety of different students enter the classroom. These students are excited and nervous, they have their parents by their sides who are observing the classroom walls and arrangement. From the minute the students enter the classroom, students are observing the classroom environment and notice the everything. Everything in the classroom needs to have a purpose, but provide a pleasant environment. When preparing and organizing the classrooms, teachers need to consider the different variables that impact the classroom. Classrooms can be disorganized if the walls are cluttered and have no meaning The organizations of the desks, the wall decorations, and the seating arrangements significantly impact the physical environments. Students are like sponges, they soak up everything that surrounds them. In the article A comparison of actual and preferred classroom environments as perceived by middle school students in the Journal of School Health stated “studies have shown that classroom environments are closely related to a number of aspects of student
In summary, this unit has been extremely beneficial in developing my full understanding of teaching.
The quality of the classroom setting is one characteristic of school environment that promotes positive outcomes for students. The climate of the classroom is seen as a major determinant of the behaviour and learning of students. It contributes to the academic success of students and predicts the degree to which they participate in learning, how consistently they attend school, how attentive they are in class, how carefully they complete assignment and how committed they are to staying in school and doing well (Doll, 2014). The classroom is accepting, caring, respectful, the atmosphere is honest and the teacher is positive, actively motivate students to learn, expect that students will succeed in school and in life and use effective tea...