The use of journals assisted them tracking their thoughts which led to their behaviors in the classroom. The teachers realized pre and post thoughts were different. Cognitive coaching includes skills that are necessary for our future leaders. When teachers can learn from each other the impact on the student’s is priceless. The best way to learn is to teach.
(English, 2009). Subject positions emerged: (1) Classroom teacher: Too many responsibilities, time management, responsible for covering the curriculum, role of expert instructional decision maker, and role of learning facilitator; (2) ESL department: Completely responsible for all ELLs, responsible for constructing a fun community for ELLs, and supporting teachers with small group instruction and data; (3) English language learners: ELLs are responsible for their own success or failure, role of deficient and passive students who need special help, and the student’s role is determined by different labels either mainstream, ELL, or Special Education. (English, 2009, p. 6). What is your opinion of the literature review? Is it comprehensive?
Slowly, I realised that I was spending too much time trying to maintain discipline. Discussion and exposition phases began to take longer and although the work was almost always completed, the endings of lessons started to get rushed and hence disorganised. The positive aspect of this came out to be that, I saw my focus shifting away from dealing with 'every' aspect within the classroom, to certain aspects or phases of the lesson, and I think that this was the final stage of my development during Block A. In the book Discipline in Schools 2, Harris is quoted by the author Peter Galvin as
In this respect, the ultimate aim is to enable learners to understand how to take responsibility for their own development. Teachers can do this by planning and preparing teaching and learning activities that take account of the needs and well-being of individual learners as well as groups of learners. Some key aspects of a role as a teacher may be: carrying out initial and/or diagnostic assessments; clear communication with your learners, other professionals and stakeholders; promoting appropriate behaviour and respect for others; identifying and meeting individual learners’ needs; being aware of the support mechanisms available; being organised; being reflective, which means learning from successes as well as mistakes. What are my responsibilities as a teacher? As a teacher, my primary responsibility is to ensure that learners are enrolled onto the correct course, in terms of meeting their needs, abilities and aspirations.
I always outline the purpose of the session and how it applies to the attendees, but I frequently experience resistance in the form of poor participation. One of the more effective ways I have found to overcome that resistance is to use what Knowles refers to as “role models”. I use the success of other team members as examples to be followed, and ask those individuals to speak whenever possible. This usually prompts lively discussion, and engages the attendees into the training session. In the future, I will also incorporate Knowles’ (1989) strategy of acknowledging that “… I knew some students were there under compulsion and that I wished this weren’t so…” (p.2).
But the growing interest in learner centredness indicates a new and emerging valuing of diversity and difference, which also links with the points I made about networking. 3 Reflective practice and teacher learning This is about teachers questioning and exploring their own practice of teaching. It is a sort of systematic curiosity about going beyond the edges of what we know and do, to find out how we could do things differently or better. Of particular interest are questions like 'Is there a discrepancy between what I say I do and what I actually do?' Action research might guide us to try to become more aware of our own beliefs and how they frame the way we teach and think about teaching.
Part 1 Rick Hebert Introduction to Teaching Cases * Teaching cases are real life examples of possible problems faced by teachers and school staffs. Written in narrative form, they are used to connect theory to practice. * Teaching cases enable teachers to virtually live a particular experience. They are then able to critically think about possible responses and actions. Building a bank of “what if” scenarios is a valuable tool in building a solid teaching philosophy.
(Bradley et al, 2010) RTI traditionally utilizes a three tiered approach to intervening with students who are struggling learners; with each tier providing more intense and focused strategies. (Griffiths et al, 2007; Bradley et al, 2010). Utopia School uses a similar three tiered approach for classroom management and behavioral issues. Since poor classroom management often results in loss of instructional time, teachers need proven strategies and systems to benefit all their students. (Sayeski & Brown, 2011) Using the RTI model of a tiered approach to behavior management enables educators to address behavior issues at all levels: basic classroom management, students who need extra social skills or behavior modifications and students with extreme behavior issues.
Unit one in this class first involved the class picking values we thought were important to make a caring learning environment. As we shared our reasons for picking the values on a discussion board, the class was involved in cooperative learning. In other words, we helped others evaluate their own values by providing input and suggestions. In this way, I believe this section in particular of Unit one and the discussion boards in general addressed our continuing professional development: TPE 13. Another aspect of Unit one was identifying and categorizing our intelligences.
Such decisions include a better and thorough understanding of the students´ particular learning styles, their affective needs, and their own personal goals to establish the right balance between teaching and learning. Another essential aspect I need to consider when planning or teaching a lesson is pacing, which again, was one of my biggest problems for this lesson. “Pacing is the extent to which a lesson maintains its momentum and communicates a sense of development. How much time to allocate to each part of the lesson is thus an important decision which teachers must make while planning or teaching a lesson.” (Jack C. Richards, 1997). Thus, I feel I should try the following changes in my teaching to achieve a proper pacing next time I teach a lesson: * Avoid repetitive activities (such as the ones mentioned in exercises 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 in Appendix 3); a variety of activities should be presented