Successful Teaching Research Paper

The purpose of this essay is to investigate the attitudes, skills and techniques that make a good teacher and to explore which of these I will adopt into my own practice when I am a fully registered teacher. In this essay I will discuss three main concepts which I think are most important in order to display good teaching. I will use both set readings, additional readings related specifically to the concepts and first-hand evidence that I have experienced in primary school through my PEP days in order to explain fully why I believe these concepts are most important in becoming the teacher I want to be in five years time and to reach a balanced conclusion. The three main concepts I have explored through the Educational Studies 1A course that I think are essential to be a successful teacher are inclusion, …show more content…
In this reading, Connell makes reference to the “Scholar-teacher model” which includes being able to “meet new situations” and someone “has the potential for development”. The ability to meet new situations comes from being able to reflect effectively and to consider what has worked previously in order to overcome potentially difficult and new situations. Being able to develop yourself in practice is also a key part of reflection as having potential for development is parallel to the continuous learning process achieved by reflection. Therefore in order to meet the standard discussed by Connell as part of the “Scholar-teacher model”, it is compulsory for the individual to engage with the professional learning process, in order to cope with the ever changing situations that teaching presents and also to develop yourself as a professional individual, to determine the best way that you can apply yourself to get the best out of your