Teacher Competences
I would not like to list all the nine competences I will point up those ones which are considered to be relevant to professional development.
Firstly, I would like to put emphasis on developing learners’ personality. As I mentioned it earlier, teachers should have a better understanding of students. I think it is important since if the teacher shows his/her interest towards students, they can have the feeling they are also important in the teaching process. I would like to illustrate it with an example. In my elementary school, there are many children who have poor background and their parents do not support them. In this case, the teacher should take care of them in order to avoid discrimination in the classroom. Children
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As communities have a motivating and keep-together force, students should learn how they could work as a group. I believe cooperative learning could be very beneficial but it requires a lot of work on the part of the teacher. During my teaching practice, I also applied group work since I realized there were some quiet students in the class and they were more willing to communicate rather with each other and stronger students could motivate them.
For me the most problematic issue during teaching the evaluation. Since one of the teacher competences refers to applying different evaluation techniques I had to learn how I can be objective when I assess students’ work. Assessing requires a lot of planning because I have to decide who and what I am going to evaluate as well how I am going to this. In my view, during this process it is difficult to remain objective and teachers should take the individual differences into consideration during the evaluation process.
I consider the most important issue in teaching is that children should experience learning unconsciously, and teachers should establish a dynamic class in which children are fully engaged in language learning and they enjoy the process.
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In this paper I focused on vocabulary learning strategies. I examined the questions how effective vocabulary teaching can be to pre-intermediate students and what techniques can be beneficial through the teaching process. Through the study I tried to focus on developing students’ personality as the first teacher competence describes. I concentrated on the individual differences as well. When I carried out this research I was teaching in a language school so my participant were young adults and adults. Previously I had elementary private students so I benefited from this research a lot as I could highlight the differences between the strategies that different age groups apply. This study was conducted with using classroom observation, and students’ questionnaires. On one hand, this research revealed the fact that vocabulary teaching is a very significant part of the language learning process. On the other hand, after this research I realized I have to be open to the new possibilities in teaching as the ninth competence describes I have a strong commitment to professional development and
(pg.80) Acknowledging and embracing a student’s racial or ethnic background is important, but it is just a piece of the educational puzzle. Effective teachers must be culturally responsive, with fine-tuned classroom management skills, and high expectations for all their students. It is crucial for an effective
Teamwork is also seen in my schooling. I’ve gone to schools that use group work as a common educational tool. For example,
In such an environment, children would be taught collaborative thinking is more important than they might think because it helps everyone succeed together, which helps the individual as
Figure 1 is a summary of the students’ learning throughout the learning segment. I administrated this test as a pre-assessment prior to the lesson one and administered it again after the completion of lesson 3. This test is a compilation of students’ learning and it demonstration how they met the standards and objectives that were set out for them to achieve. The evaluation criteria in which this assessment and all other assessment in the individual lessons did was not altered. Even though the students have different learning needs, the assessment met all of the needs for all learners.
One of my classes my first at NC State demonstrated this. In COS 100 there is a semester long group project. Having partners who care about their education was a welcome change of pace from previous experience and made the experience enjoyable. I experienced a similar situation in CH 101. Additionally, COS 100 makes the case that working together and communicating is the best way to advance the sciences.
My Reflection of Real Talk for Real Teachers Real Talk for Real Teachers written by Rafe Esquith has been thought provoking as well as entertaining to read. I have learned a great deal from reading this book and I hope to implement a few of his ways in my future classroom. I can relate too many of the stories that have been told in this book because this is real life in a school environment. I would like to break my summary down chapter by chapter.
1. Describe the skills or attributes you believe are necessary to be an outstanding teacher. Being an outstanding teacher goes beyond acquiring the competence and knowledge to deliver rigorous academic instruction to a diverse group of students. Outstanding teachers possess a multitude of qualities making them unique and unforgettable to the children they serve. I believe that outstanding teachers are passionate, inspired, creative, compassionate, patient and understanding.
Cooperative learning model is an active process where students work in small teams/groups, each with students of different levels of ability, use a variety of learning activities to improve their understanding of a subject. Students have opportunities to actively participate in their learning, question and challenge each other, share and discuss their ideas, and adopt their learning. Ross and Smyth (1995) describe successful cooperative learning tasks as intellectually demanding, creative, open-ended, and involve higher order thinking tasks. In this model, it is essential to create a positive climate where interpersonal skills can be promoted so that positive emotions will be fostered among learners. Cooperative learning also helps the learners to feel empowered and respected to prepare them to face real
My Classroom Environment Ideally, my classroom would be a strong community of interactive learners. I would like to use cooperative learning to engage students at various academic levels. This would also give me the opportunity to employ direct teaching for those students that need it while others work in groups. Groups also allows me to use peer tutoring and help build an inclusive classroom by integrating groups (Hallahan et al., 2012).
Their pupils will be able to know their strengths and weaknesses and know how to improve themselves right from the primary level (Civics and Moral Education Syllabus, 2007 (Character and Citizenship Education Primary Syllabus, 2014)). Especially, schools recognize the talents of students in both academic and
(1) Develop a strategy to enhance a high degree of collective efficacy among the new teachers and indifferents. What mastery experiences are needed, and how will you get them for your teachers? What kinds of models or other vicarious experiences should your teachers have, and where will they get them? What kind of activities will be useful to persuade teachers that they can improve the proficiency of their students? What kind of affective state is needed in your school to develop the collective efficacy that you need?
According to Dr. Banerjee (2015) students gives more ideas about the task assigned to them in collaborative learning process. Each student has a very important role in having a collaborative work. Learning is what students “do” and not what they “get” as passive receivers. The teachers are the facilitators of the students and not the “giver” of knowledge. Through this process the students learn not by being fed the information, but rather giving their own insights on a certain topic as well as the insight of others.
[47] argue that students report increased team skills as a result of cooperative learning. This is as Panitz [48] cites a number of benefits of cooperative learning for developing the interpersonal skills required for effective teamwork. As observed, there is broad empirical support for the central premise of cooperative learning, that cooperation is more effective than competition for promoting a range of positive learning outcomes. These results include enhanced academic achievement and a number of attitudinal outcomes. In addition, cooperative learning provides a natural environment in which to enhance interpersonal skills and there are rational arguments and evidence to show the effectiveness of cooperation in this
Being a teacher is a journey that has much to do with learning about yourself and being aware that what happens in your classroom reflects only on how are you with yourself. Teachers are not conscious that they project into students, and that affects how things go in the classroom. I believe the first characteristic of a good teacher is that he/ she is always willing to analyze his/her teaching performance. Second the teacher is humble enough to receive input about the development and application of techniques, learning from it and improving.
It is one of the most effective forms of learning. Working in isolation is very restrictive and gives a slow progress. Critical thinking is also encouraged when learners work in groups. Through collaborative activities such as writing, debates, group projects and more they learn to work together and to respect each other contribution. The traditional relationship between student and teacher is changed with collaborative learning.