American educational philosopher John Dewey once said, “We do not learn from experience...we learn from reflecting on our experience” (Stefano, Gino, Pisano, & Staats, 2014, p. 29). This belief rings true for students and teachers equally. As educators, we lead our students through learning experiences and periodically ask them to reflect on what they have learned, what wonderings they still have, what went well and what could be done differently next time to advance their understanding. It is crucial for teachers to take the time to also stop and reflect on their own practice. It is in these moments of reflection that teachers are able to identify opportunities for improvement in our practice. The clinical supervision process is one way that teachers can reflect in effort to improve their classroom instruction (Gall & Acheson, 2011). In effort to practice being a supervisor in the clinical supervision process, I asked second-year teacher, Mrs. Tan, if she would be interested in going through the process of a planning conference, classroom observation, and …show more content…
By observing Mrs. Tan’s classroom, I was able to see how another teacher handles some of the same difficulties that I face as a teacher. In addition, I gained new ideas about how to introduce and co-construct essential agreements in my own classroom. From a future administrator’s point of view, I had the opportunity to give the process a try in a safe learning environment. The more times I complete the process, the better I will get at following the entire process and asking the right questions in order to prompt the teacher to be reflective of her own practice. When I do become an administrator, I will have appropriate experience and be ready to lead my school in making the clinical supervision process a regular practice for the benefit of teacher’s classroom instruction and the learning of
Introduction Clinical Supervision Supervision is indicated as a formal process of overlooking by a more experienced individual as the supervisor for productivity, performance and development. Large business, organization and academic training program apply supervision commonly for educational and management purpose. Within these business or academic structure, the role of supervisor includes providing guidance, affirming the quality of service and evaluating the efficiency. Administrative management and facilitating communication between departments are also the responsibilities of the supervisor in large business or organization. However, clinical supervision is usually referred to the supervision related to medical treatment with real patient
Their Struggle is Real Students sat in straight long rows as I gently placed a diagnostic assessment on their desk. As I continued placing the diagnostic assessment on each desk, I listened to the moans and groans of my students who resented the assessment. I could hear the females in my classroom sucking their teeth in disappointment, the males mumbling “Wait we Have an Essay”!.I looked out the corner of my eye watching students put their head down. Many students either stared blankly at their assessments with a look of confusion on their face, while other students raised their hand waiting to be called. Before I assisted any of my students, I explained the directions and the purpose of a diagnostic assessment.
The registered nurse (RN) at the clinical site is responsible for identifying students’ health-related barriers to learning and developing a plan for service to reduce those barriers (BCPS, 2017). There are multiple levels of management above her level in the organization. My preceptor fits into the organizational chart at the lower end of the organizational chart. My RN preceptor has one individual under her scope of authority that she manages once per week. The type of structure BCPS has is formal (Schatz, 2017).
“Clinical practice during nursing education is important as it provides students with opportunities for reality based learning and integration of theory and practice” (Carlson, Pilhammar, & Wann-Hansson, 2010). Even though, it is time consuming to teach clinical skills to students’ nurses or orienteers in the long run we can contribute to our society and could solve the nurse to nurse ratio. Let’s face it we all were a nursing student in some point and we say good and bad preceptors. I’ve experienced both good and bad preceptors who never let me to try or practice anything whereas my good preceptors were very encouraging and reflecting their own experiences and supportive.
My journey began when The Deron School hired me as a paraprofessional. I learned so much about myself in a classroom setting of diverse learners. First, my strong qualities, such as patience, flexibility to change, and positivity, were simply demonstrated for this position. I have witnessed staff members resign due to stress from unpredictable circumstances. However, I can simply understand the rough days which strengthens my performance to find a solution.
The article concludes, teachers do not need to resemble their students in order to teach them; however, teachers must find ways to effectively relate lessons and themselves to students. The development of familiarity and awareness can create a better teaching experience and learning opportunities for students. Once material is more relatable and students are more engaged, teachers can then work toward assessing what students are actually learning in the
Today, On Wednesday, September 9, 2015, I attended a beginning of the school year healthcare meeting. The annual meeting was conducted by one of the school nurses and it included all of the second grade teachers. Before today’s meeting I had never attended a health care meeting, but I certainly knew of the importance of having a good relationship and communication between school nurses and educators. A teacher’s responsibility includes so many variables including and foremost a student’s care and safety. Additionally, School nurses help educators in ensuring and caring for student’s and their healthcare needs.
Reflective Practice in the Early Years Tools for Practitioners 1. Introduction “We do not learn from experience... we learn from reflecting on experience.” -John Dewey- You have probably heard the term “reflective practice”, but do you really know what this means?
The Process of Reflection The process of reflection is central to clinical supervision. Launer (2003) describes external and internal factors in supervision whereby clinical practice and sharing skills are external and reflection is an ‘internal conversation.’ Brunero & Stein-Parbury (2008) discussed the effects of clinical supervision in nursing staff and argued that self-reflection generates a sense of self-awareness and knowledge to the individual. Supervisees or students may be asked what happened during a clinical event, how they felt, the implications of their actions and what they would do differently if faced with the same situation.
A competent nurse is knowledgeable, compassionate, holistic, ethical, a patient advocate, and integrates other disciplines in order to achieve excellence in quality patient care. I believe the road is paved with multiple opportunities for students to experience and collaborate with competent nurses. Because I believe the qualities that are characteristic of a competent nurse also are characteristic of an competent nurse educator, my teaching styles reflects my nursing practice. I believe a student 's level of commitment is influenced by my enthusiasm and passion for teaching. For me, it begins by investing my time, knowledge and experience in students.
Teachers themselves engage in the practice of Lesson Study resulting in the own perceptions of their teaching effectiveness.
Description Reflection is a necessary component in learning to regulate opinion, feelings, and actions. Reflection links experience and knowledge by providing an opportunity to explore areas of concern in a critical way and to make adjustments based on these reflections (Knowles Z., Tyler G., 2006). I will be using the Gibbs G (1988) Learning by Doing: A guide to teaching and learning methods (Davies S., 2012).
The two key topics in class in the last weeks, for me. Two of the most relevant topics developed in the last weeks were: non-verbal communication and the barriers to communication. Everytime we communicate with another person or group of people, we have to take into account some factors other than what we are actually saying that can affect how the message is going to be received: body language, tone, intonation, facial expressions, and others; this is what we understand for non-verbal communication. As we saw in class “55% of communication is body language, 38% is the tone of voice, and 7% is the actual words spoken.”
The paper reflects on my experience during the teaching practicum. Initially, it analyses the strategies my Mentor Teacher (MT) adopted in her teaching and interaction with the students. Additionally, it analyses the techniques I employed to motivate, monitor, and manage students during my teaching practice. Finally, it discusses how I will improve my teaching in terms of instructional strategies, classroom interaction, objectives-activities-assessments alignment, and classroom management.
INTRODUCTION For an educator to be successful at teaching their students, the teacher must be able to asses the individual students knowledge of a subject (Guskey, 2003, p6). The clinical interview is a useful tool for assessing a student’s individual knowledge, along with other aspects of the education process. An instructor who is conducting clinical interviews are will be able to recognize the students thought process and learning behaviors when it comes to solving a problem or explaining a process to complete a report (Ginsburg, 1997, p.147). Furthermore, the interview allows the instructor to recognize gaps in both the student’s knowledge and the instructors teaching methods.