ability to fulfil leadership and delegation roles where necessary. I believe that quality learning and teaching occurs when teams work collaboratively and use each member’s strengths. I believe that my strengths are open-mindedness, supportiveness and possessing a positive and enthusiastic attitude. I enjoy collaboration and working with others to learn and extend my knowledge of learning and teaching. I have worked closely with professional learning teams throughout my experience…
1) Describe what was taught in this virtual lesson. What teaching methods did you observe? How effective were these activities and methods in teaching the TEKS identified at the beginning of the video? What was taught was poetry and their sound devices. The students went over the vocabulary because you assigned several kids to look up that information on the dictionary. Then you read some poems to give examples of each word in the vocabulary. I know that if you had the students you would have…
evaluation. According to the text by Darling and Cassidy, a formative evaluation “Generates information for the purposes of planning, monitoring, and improving programs (p.155).” In addition, this system “may prompt changes during the program (e.g., re-teaching, removing barriers, etc.) to increase opportunity to reach program goals” (Kennedy, Lecture 11/1). The first step in this process is to identify the needs and goals you hope to see in the program you’re working with. Similarly to the…
In the video the Power of Two they define co- teaching as two teachers actively engaged in a single heterogeneous groups of students in the same setting, where both teachers are held accountable. The video also explains that co-teaching consist of a 5 part framework; one component of this framework is classroom practice. Classroom practice consists of six different co-teaching strategies, each strategy has its advantages and disadvantages and as co-teachers it’s our job to decide the appropriate…
understanding of what a fraction is, the difference between the components of a fraction such as the numerator and denominator, knowing how to identify how many parts of a whole are shaded in, and knowing how to simplify a fraction. As far as my instructional method, I created an original prezi, which is similar to a powerpoint but differs due to being more interactive, and I am going to use that when I teach the lesson. The prezi starts off with a quote that relates to fractions with an…
effective teaching methods are used. A) The first step to creating a lesson to teach the class was to know the content. The Australian Professional Standards (AITSL) 2.1 refers to the content as being just as…
Since the schools had a religious connotation there was no scope for liberal action and the methods used were time consuming and the school lacked basic infrastructure and any teaching and learning aids ,the school hours were usually long and the space used for teaching were either the teachers house or business establishment and these establishment were usually noisy and dirty also the teaching method was so time consuming that the students attended school for years but were only able to start…
to daily teaching, pedagogy and personal beliefs (Larrivee, 2015). Through critical reflections on their behaviors and professional practices, teachers build confidence in dealing with inevitable dilemmas and tradeoffs involved in daily teaching. They free teaching from routines and are able to deliver more deliberative and intentional…
the practicum is so designed that collaboration and feedback possibilities are scheduled on a daily basis where the Associate Teacher and the student teacher discuss lesson planning, classroom management and teaching practice. I have been placed Ryde Secondary College that partially selective high school that mean mathematics classes is operating in two different categories such as selective classes and normal classes that is consists of local students who lives in their catchment areas and…
and teachers alike. For decades, teachers have been taught the textbook is the curriculum. Course and course work starts at the beginning of textbook and the goal is to get through as much of the textbook as possible by the end of the year. This teaching concept has left students with gaps in their learning and understanding and has forced them onward when skills may have not been mastered yet. And…