...In the cases of Mr. Wade and Mr. Gow the most salient difference between the two of them is the amount of time they spoke during the class period. Mr. Wade talks 72% of the time, while Mr. Gow talks 9% of the time. In Mr. Gow’s case, students have the advantage of talking more in small groups and in class than Mr. Wade’s students. Mr. Wade’s practice is familiar to me, but as I remember my college and high school courses where teachers talked for the majority of the class time, I remember wanting to fall asleep, tuning out, and not listening to what they were saying. Therefore, I feel that Mr. Wade’s students would have done the same thing. The students are not soaking up the information he is saying because they are not actively participating in the discussion. In Mr. Gow’s discussion he has students look at he gives students a visual aid and asks them to study it and explain what is in the pictures. It says, “…it is interesting that it begins with students’ simply noting what they see but that within a dozen lines they begin to interpret what they see” (15). Students’ interpret the images and then start forming a conclusion about the relationship of the two pictures. In Mr. Wade’s discussion he asks students to break apart an essay and have the students fill in a chicken foot outline for the main idea, thesis, and categories. Mr. Wade says, “Show me you see its structure.” “Irene: Show you?” A student is obviously confused at what he means but then he just repeats...
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...When an individual makes the ultimate decision that he or she wants to expand their knowledge base by seeking out higher educational opportunities, it is imperative to take into consideration what kind of an environment best suits the individual person. Today we are afforded the opportunity to attend class not only in the traditional sense of being in a classroom setting with a professor that instructs from the from of the room but also the ability to attend class from the comfort of a location of our choice while online and at a pace at suits the individual. There are many reasons why a person would choose one of these options over the other. Those reasons include but are not limited to having classmates present to learn from one another, having a teacher present to answer questions as they arise, expanding knowledge, hands on vs. visual learning, communication and organization. After careful consideration of both of these options, the individual has to decide which course of action is better suited to assist them in the attainment of the goals that they have set for themselves to eventually achieve. There are copious similarities as well as differences that exist between the traditional classroom-learning environments as opposed to online learning. With that said however, they both afford the student the ability to attain his or her educational goals regardless of the setting in which they find themselves. When students take classes online other classmates do not surround...
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...In the article "This Way for Vampires: Teaching First-Year Composition in 'Challenging Times.'" by Sandie Friedman, she argues whether popular culture and current events should be taught in first-year writing classes. Friedman receives the support from several other professors that agree with the same claim. Based on the article, Friedman believes that vampires offer just as much learning material as an informational textbook. With that being said, I agree with Friedman; teaching popular culture should be taught in first-year writing classes. There should be topics more than writing and grammar taught in first-year writing classes. Many students struggle with paying attention to things that do not interest them. Friedman states in her article...
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...Examine the ways in which one religion uses scripture as a basis for its teachings about sexual behaviour 30 marks Different denominations of Christianity widely differ on interpretation of scripture. There are many Bible passages containing teachings on sexual behaviour. Many Christians promote marriage as something that must be aimed to achieve. There are many Bible verses that suggest this such as Genesis 2:24 which says ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.’ Again, interpretation of this differs. This then encourages the idea in many Christians that premarital sex is wrong and should only be practiced in the confines of marriage. It says in Corinthians 6:16 ‘love is patient, love is kind, it does not envy….’ It could be interpreted that because it says love is patient it is suggesting Christians should be patient, which could suggest they should be patient in sexual relations. Following that, the bible states that pre-marital sex has many consequences that should be avoided such as sexually transmitted diseases and aids. In Corinthians 6:18 flee from sexual sin no other sin so clearly effects the body as this one does, for sexual immorality is seen a sin against your own body. This could be interpreted in a way which means that Christians should not participate in premarital sex because scripture states that if one does then it is going against the will of god and achieving salvation is going...
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...Practice Teaching English at High School Teaching a foreign language may be one of the most challenging jobs. Many teachers receive their B.Ed. from colleges, where they get the chance to practice their teaching while studying. In particular, EFL teachers get exposed to a variety of teaching techniques which make their teaching exciting and effective. At each stage, teachers need to adopt their teaching to meet the students' needs. However, it's the most challenging when they practice teaching EFL at high school. It is an enriching experience since student teachers are exposed to different settings, acquainted with new teaching styles, and deal with teenagers. Experiencing a variety of classroom settings is one of the advantages in practicing teaching English at a high school. For example, classes in a high school are divided according to students' levels: advanced, intermediate, and weak ones, in addition to their specializations. Whereby in each level, student teachers are required to choose the suitable material that meets the students' needs, the thing that differs from other stages, in which various levels of pupils learn in one class at the same time. Besides, weak classes are also divided into classes with special learning needs, in which teachers should be more careful about students' backgrounds. These weak classes are also divided into small groups, which help teachers to focus on students' weaknesses in order to develop their English. However, strong and intermediate...
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...OF THE PRE-SERVICE TEACHING PRACTICE IN SYLLABUS D OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE MAJOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HOLGUÍN. AUTHORESS: Beatriz María Chang Peña. TUTORESS: Lena Álvarez Monterrey. English Language Major 2013-2014 INTRODUCTION: The English Language Major, as all university majors in Cuba, comprises three main components: academic, pre-professional practice and research. Students generally respond in a more positive way to the academic component than to the pre-professional practice and research components. This happens because the time table for the lessons is followed rigorously, evaluation is almost always present, among other important factors that impact the students’ viewpoints regarding the teaching-learning process. Also, professors don’t attribute the same importance they give to the academic component to the research and professional pre-practice components. Moreover, students consider this latter to be the less welcomed, since most of them do not bear in mind that the teaching of foreign languages is one of their professional profiles. Most of the English Language students are only interested in the profiles of Translators, Interpreters and Communicators; then they are not motivated towards the pedagogical side of their major. The Discipline Didactics of Foreign Languages Teaching includes a pre-professional practice in which students are meant to prepare and teach a language course under the supervision of a professor. This Teaching Practice is intended...
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...THE IMPACT OF TEACHERS’ TEACHING METHODS ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS IN IJEBU-ODE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OGUN STATE BY OMOTERE ADUNOLA N.C.E., B.Ed DECEMBER, 2011 Published Online By: EgoBooster Books 1 © 2011 Omotere Adunola Published By: EgoBooster Books, Ogun State, Nigeria. All rights reserved. Identification No: 20 File No: 2011122213 Project Classification: Education. This research project is right protected. You do not have the right to modify the content, copy or reprint it. Any attempt to reproduce this book by any means (photocopy or storage in CDs) is prohibited. Student researchers using/citing this project should acknowledge it at their footnotes, endnotes, bibliography or references. Students are advised to carry out original researches as works prepared by Omotere Tope have not undergone serious academic supervision but were meant for commercial purposes. www.omotere.tk Office: EgoBooster, Shop 5, Kikelomo Shopping Complex, Ojuri B/S, Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. NIGERIA: 08077447220, 08074472654 INTERNATIONAL: +234 807 744 7220 2 ABOUT THE AUTHOR Omotere Adunola attended Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Otto- Ijanikin, Lagos (N.C.E. in Primary Education Studies/Social Studies) and holds a B.Ed in Childhood Education from Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. Together with Omotere Tope, they conduct researches (both online and offline) to ...
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...INTRODUCTION I find it a daunting task to try and articulate my personal philosophy of teaching, when in fact l have no real teaching or facilitation experience. I have been in leadership roles before while sitting on committees and coached youth sporting teams. That being said, this process forces me to examine my own beliefs, intentions and actions as it relates to teaching. This paper will act as a guiding tool to help me develop my particular philosophy of teaching and how l foresee myself when l do encounter the classroom setting. I will present an overview of my results from the Teaching Perspective Inventory (TPI) and relate that to my own beliefs, intentions and actions. SUMMARY This paper will examine my personal philosophy of teaching, along with the results from Pratt’s Teaching Perspectives Inventory. PHILOSOPHY Pratt’s developmental perspective on teaching tries to conceptualize what it means to teach. “A perspective on teaching is an interrelated set of beliefs and intentions that gives direction and justification to our action. It is a lens through which we view teaching and learning” (Pratt, 2002, p. 5). “Perspectives are neither good nor bad. They are simply philosophical orientations to knowledge, learning and the role and responsibility of being a teacher” (Pratt, 2002, p. 14). I don’t know that l could summarize my philosophy into a few short sentences. My philosophy is an all-encompassing set of beliefs and intentions that l want to accomplish...
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...Teaching Strategies NUR 588 August 5, 2012 Kelly Martin, Facilitator Teaching Strategies Nursing education is a key component to keep nursing practice relevant to the health needs and also to the expectations of society. Nurses provide an essential part of health care in most health care setting. Education, training, and experience are constantly changing and enhancing learning for students, enriching lives with knowledge. Educators have an important role in learning. They have to keep up with developments in the specific specialties, literatures, and the practice. They are responsible to educate new, and experience nurses, and students, and therefore have to master education. The goal of education is to instill in learners the academic and moral knowledge that should constitute those ‘essential things that a mature adult needs to know in order to be a productive member of society’ (Cowles, Strickland, Rodgers & Beth, 2001). Developing curriculum objectives is an important task, and it should be seen as an ongoing process. It is an essential process for the educational goals to be successful. Systematic approach is important when developing curriculum for students, and health care professionals. Different components should be carefully reviewed, and considered: staff, students, community needs, and readiness. It is important to specifics of the institution and involves the key subject in the process of education. Objective ...
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...My current teaching philosophy incorporates motivation, commonality, other’s characteristics, making a difference, and relevance, as well as, values, the learning environment, and student/teacher relationship. First, I think the subject that is being taught should motivate the instructor. Knowing what one’s motivation is will enable a continuous cycle of success in student/teacher interaction. A motivated instructor learns as much as possible about the subject and passes it on to the student. In turn, the student is motivated to apply what is learned. A motivated instructor motivates the student. Ultimately, this will be a common occurrence. Teaching should maneuver the learning system in ways that cause students to accept a profound learning approach in an effort to achieve the course's requirements, allowing the desired course learning results (Myers & Nulty, 2008). Additionally, teaching should be designed by collecting information and formulating various decisions about how the course will be taught (Fink, 2003). The characteristics of others tend to spill over into one’s own teaching methods. Various characteristics of instructors from past experience are of significant worth. The traits of simplicity, clarity, supportiveness, and provision help create an environment conducive to effective learning. For instance the use of simple and clear instructions aides the student in efficiently completing assignments. The support and provision of the instructor shows...
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...’ S G U I D E T O TEACHING ASSESSMENT & EVALUATION INTRODUCTION NEED FOR THE GUIDE The Teaching Assessment and Evaluation Guide provides instructors with starting-points for reflecting on their teaching, and with advice on how to gather feedback on their teaching practices and effectiveness as part of a systematic program of teaching development. As well, the Guide provides guidance on how teaching might be fairly and effectively evaluated, which characteristics of teaching might be considered, and which evaluation techniques are best suited for different purposes. The Teaching Assessment and Evaluation Guide is a companion to the Teaching Documentation Guide (1993), also prepared by the Senate Committee on Teaching and Learning (SCOTL). The Documentation Guide (available at the Centre for the Support of Teaching and on the SCOTL website) aims to provide instructors with advice and concrete suggestions on how to document the variety and complexity of their teaching contributions. Teaching is a complex and personal activity that is best assessed and evaluated using multiple techniques and broadly-based criteria. Assessment for formative purposes is designed to stimulate growth, change and improvement in teaching through reflective practice. Evaluation, in contrast, is used for summative purposes to give an overview of a particular instructor’s teaching in a particular course and setting. Informed judgements on teaching effectiveness can best...
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...Debate as a Teaching Strategy Cinthya Alicea Keiser University Debate as a Teaching Strategy Communication is the most crucial part of human interaction. There are many benefits to effective communication which enhance aspects of our personal everyday lives. There is also misunderstood communication which results in a vain outcome and can lead to embarrassment or even more serious results in an adult’s life. Public speaking today is not rare, we go on about our daily lives communicating with people throughout our day whether it be work related or just speaking socially for recreational purposes. Public speaking promotes communication for important messages or simply for teaching purposes. When we combine communication and teaching we can create great lectures but when we involve our listeners and interact with one another we create a debate. This paper is going to promote the benefits and applicable use of debate as a teaching strategy. There are many teaching strategies used today. Each is specifically distinguished and with its own discipline. Teaching strategies break off into braches to create types of lectures that fit with the learning styles of the students. There are a number of teaching strategies, some are: Role playing; where simulations in class can be an excellent way to engage students. Case studies; these have been used for actively engaging students in problem solving applicable to their discipline. Effective discussions; engage students in thinking and...
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...Critical Reflections on Teaching What is reflective teaching? Reflection defined | |[pic]|recognising |[pi| | | | |+ |c] | | |Reflection means | |examining | |the way we teach. | | | |+ | | | | | |ruminating over | | | This involves more than just describing what we do or what we have done. As individuals, each with our own background and experience, we bring certain beliefs, assumptions, knowledge, attitudes and values to teaching. Our teaching takes place in a social setting that has its own unique characteristics, opportunities and constraints. Reflective teaching means exploring the implications of all these complex factors with the intention of understanding and improving our practice. A good place to start is by considering our own pasts, as learners and teachers and reflecting on the beliefs, knowledge and values that we have developed from our experiences. Levels of reflection In a sense, we reflect constantly as we teach, responding to ongoing situations in the classroom as they arise. This is sometimes called reflection-in-action. Reflection-in-action usually happens very fast, perhaps even intuitively...
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...Tyson Liston 11/18/13 ED110 Philosophy of Teaching I believe student learn best when they are actively participating, being taught from different angles, and having fun with what they are learning. That is what I plan to do as teacher, having the kids actively participate will make the learning easier. Answering and asking questions in class or getting up and moving around the classroom working in groups will help students make connections to the material easier than having them sit and listen to me talk the entire class period. The easier it is to make connections with the material the easier it will be to be successful using that material. Being hands on and active with teachings is always how I have learned best, that is why I am going into physical education. Everyone is different in their own way which means every student is going to learn different from one another. Knowing how to use different angles in teaching will help cater to all the different learners out there. Great teachers are the ones that can explain the material in many different ways, giving each student the best opportunity to be successful in school and in life. It is my job as a teacher to make sure the students are prepared for higher learning. Teaching in different ways makes the students realize the way they learn the best. In knowing that, the students can have better chances at succeeding in higher education because they will know what works best for them when learning new material. Students feed...
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...Background of the Study Teaching is one of the complicated processes taking place in the schools and educational institutions. In traditional teaching model, one teacher is responsible for supervising all tasks of lessons over a specific time. The arrival of new strategies of teaching, issues of motivation, the satisfaction of students and academics’ needs and other factors contributing to successful teaching activities all are looking forward into the creative genius of a single teacher. The seemingly difficulty of addressing all these elements simultaneously by a single pedagogue appeals for a new alternative in the method of teaching. As we observe in our classroom, teachers frequently use the different methods, strategies and approaches in teaching that are applicable to their students need. For example, if the students cannot achieve to fully express their intentions or comprehend the meanings of messages, an approach should be selected that helps the student to understand the language grammar. Conversely, if the students need extra motivation, an approach with frequent changes might be proffered. If a learner does not know how to use the language grammar, he will have to rely on lexis, gestures, intonation or other nonverbal features to express his or her meanings. Thus, in order for the communication to exist, people have to know language and its rules, which we call "grammar". Grammar is fundamental to language, without grammar, language does...
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