There is no teaching method that works for all students, in all cases, all the time. It simply does not exist. We do not have a one size fits all curriculum; therefore we have to adjust to each situation and generally that is learned not taught. Here is where many people wobble. Pose, wobble, and flow helps us challenge our teaching. Through holding a pose and making new poses toward our practice, we find pose is more than “best practice”. Teachers wobble as we grow, falter, and evaluate the needs of all students. Wobble occurs when unexpected things happen; this does not mean we are failing, we are adjusting before reaching flow. It’s not about an endpoint because practice changes over time and requires constant adaptation.
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At this point, I must regroup to reach flow. A culturally proactive teacher extends beyond the classroom: As a new teacher I was definitely in survival mode. However the article “Leaning toward Praxis” suggests sharing articles with colleagues, commenting on educational blogs, and joining educational organizations (Garcia, p. 27). Culturally proactive pedagogy looks critically at how to meet the needs of all students. One of my forensic science classes is very diverse for my school. I have two foreign exchange students, and a couple of adopted children. They are from Mexico, Brazil, and Guatemala. I try to meet the needs of each student academically, socially, culturally etc. People often stereotype students and teachers without justification. In teaching we must be careful to not stereotype students even based on their siblings or even parents. This stereotyping is quite common in small …show more content…
10-11). My first few years of teaching I had little resources; some classes I did not have a teacher’s edition. I created my own tests: multiple choice, short answers, and one essay. With 2-3 minutes to grade each test for 120 biology students that is five hours of grading for one test. We were able to replace our 12 plus year old books and with the new books came a computerized assessment. I am able to pick and choose my questions and the amount of hand graded subjective questions. Multiple choice and true and false are computer graded; short answer and essay I am able to grade. The upside to this assessment is, it saves me time; the downside is it is harder to assess most the missed questions because I am not hand grading. I also think we lose some of the depth with computerized testing. However, with all the additional duties I am asked to perform I do not have five extra hours to grade a test for just
At this point, I must regroup to reach flow. A culturally proactive teacher extends beyond the classroom: As a new teacher I was definitely in survival mode. However the article “Leaning toward Praxis” suggests sharing articles with colleagues, commenting on educational blogs, and joining educational organizations (Garcia, p. 27). Culturally proactive pedagogy looks critically at how to meet the needs of all students. One of my forensic science classes is very diverse for my school. I have two foreign exchange students, and a couple of adopted children. They are from Mexico, Brazil, and Guatemala. I try to meet the needs of each student academically, socially, culturally etc. People often stereotype students and teachers without justification. In teaching we must be careful to not stereotype students even based on their siblings or even parents. This stereotyping is quite common in small …show more content…
10-11). My first few years of teaching I had little resources; some classes I did not have a teacher’s edition. I created my own tests: multiple choice, short answers, and one essay. With 2-3 minutes to grade each test for 120 biology students that is five hours of grading for one test. We were able to replace our 12 plus year old books and with the new books came a computerized assessment. I am able to pick and choose my questions and the amount of hand graded subjective questions. Multiple choice and true and false are computer graded; short answer and essay I am able to grade. The upside to this assessment is, it saves me time; the downside is it is harder to assess most the missed questions because I am not hand grading. I also think we lose some of the depth with computerized testing. However, with all the additional duties I am asked to perform I do not have five extra hours to grade a test for just