The Importance of Being Reflective:
It is important for teachers to look back and reflect on themselves and their teaching. Reflecting allows one to see where their strengths and weaknesses are. Then you can use what you know to improve and utilize more of what 's working well, and fix or remove what 's not. During the 30 hour practicum, we were expected to record specific information and events. Afterwards, we had to reflect and write what we learnt from those observations. This allowed us to further understand and learn from what we had observed. During and after the practicum I filled out 2 self assessment forms, reflecting on myself and how I felt in a classroom. This allowed me to see how much I had grown and learned from this experience.
The Necessity of Classroom Management:
To be an effective teacher it is absolutely necessary to have good classroom management skills. A teacher needs to hold authority and control over their students to succeed in educating. During my time in a grade 2 classroom, I have seen for myself how important classroom management is. This …show more content…
The teacher is in charge of their class, and their job is to lead them to educational success. In Edu 100 we did a couple of leadership games so that we could see for ourselves what effective and ineffective leadership looks like. There are 3 different styles of leadership used in different scenarios that a teacher has to understand and be able to use. Autocratic leadership is very controlling and hierarchical. It should be used sparingly for things where safety is concerned. Democratic leadership is a team effort where the leader can utilize the knowledge and skills of others. Delegative leadership is where the leader give the control to their group. This style allows for natural growth and development, which is very good for students. A teacher needs to know how and when to use these different styles of leadership for success in their
It is important for teachers to look back and reflect on themselves and their teaching. Reflecting allows one to see where their strengths and weaknesses are. Then you can use what you know to improve and utilize more of what 's working well, and fix or remove what 's not. During the 30 hour practicum, we were expected to record specific information and events. Afterwards, we had to reflect and write what we learnt from those observations. This allowed us to further understand and learn from what we had observed. During and after the practicum I filled out 2 self assessment forms, reflecting on myself and how I felt in a classroom. This allowed me to see how much I had grown and learned from this experience.
The Necessity of Classroom Management:
To be an effective teacher it is absolutely necessary to have good classroom management skills. A teacher needs to hold authority and control over their students to succeed in educating. During my time in a grade 2 classroom, I have seen for myself how important classroom management is. This …show more content…
The teacher is in charge of their class, and their job is to lead them to educational success. In Edu 100 we did a couple of leadership games so that we could see for ourselves what effective and ineffective leadership looks like. There are 3 different styles of leadership used in different scenarios that a teacher has to understand and be able to use. Autocratic leadership is very controlling and hierarchical. It should be used sparingly for things where safety is concerned. Democratic leadership is a team effort where the leader can utilize the knowledge and skills of others. Delegative leadership is where the leader give the control to their group. This style allows for natural growth and development, which is very good for students. A teacher needs to know how and when to use these different styles of leadership for success in their