As a teacher, one of the main roles is to motivate your learners to develop their ability and aspiration to learn. Some may read about delivering training and facilitating learning , but in reality a teacher does much more than that. A teaching role is not just about teaching your subject or preparing learners for assessment. The focus of a teaching role relates very much to inspiring learners to change and develop their personal, social and professional skills to the best of their ability. In this respect, the ultimate aim is to enable learners to understand how to take responsibility for their own development.
It can leave the participant feeling bad with seemingly no way forward. Verbalising and exploring a learners thoughts can assist them gain a positive perspective of their own work and ability and will also help identify problem areas, therefore providing both the teacher and the learner with the ability to develop e.g. asking a learner where they think they did well and where they think they could improve. Some situations in which constructive feedback is required can include; ongoing performance discussions, providing specific performance pointers, following up on teaching discussions, providing correct guidance, providing a learner with consequences of their behaviour. Clues at when constructive feedback is needed can be when a learner asks for your opinion on how they are doing, this can be a 'cry for help' from a learner.
3. Assessment and accountability Foster professional growth, personal development and accountability through support of students in practice. Demonstrate a breadth of understanding of assessment strategies and the ability to contribute to the total assessment process as part of the teaching team. Provide constructive feedback to students and assist them in identifying future learning needs and actions. Manage failing students so that they may either enhance their performance and capabilities for safe and effective practice or be able to understand their failure and their implications of this for their future.
‘Explain the ways you would establish ground rules with your learners which would underpin behaviour and respect for others.’ Setting ground rules within a group establishes what the tutor and the group can expect from each other in terms of social as well as educational expectations. An understanding of why each rule is in place will ensure learners and tutor feel more comfortable about its existence and helps to provide a good learning environment for all in the group. The delivery of these rules can be important when teaching adults as some learners’ feel more at ease having set rules or boundaries whereas others whose negative experiences of their schooling may feel an unconscious resentment. Rather than imposing a stated list of rules or laying down the law, asking for opinions and experiences, then drawing from that any expectations of the group can be a mutually beneficial way of establishing what ground rules should be made and more importantly why they are important or relevant to the group. This method is also a good way to encourage the exchange of ideas and opinions within the group as learners are more likely to relate to each other, discuss, and help each other further on in the course.
In this write-up, I will seek to explain the ways in which I could establish ground rules with learners, which strengthens behaviour and respect for others. In doing this, I will be explaining what ground rules are and why they are necessary. How best they can be established and also ensure that students take ownership of rules by putting responsibility on them. Ground rules can be defined as terms which govern the working relationship between the school/teacher and its learners. According to Jo Budden “good classroom management depends a lot on how you establish ground rules at the beginning of the course”.
Each individual has his or her own unique learning strengths and weaknesses. It is therefore vital for teachers to deliberately use a variety of methods to relate to these individual styles effectively. Understanding students’ learning styles could enable teachers to improve and adapt their teaching styles and strategies to meet student’s needs. When poor results and/or non-attentiveness are evident in the classroom this may be a mechanism for the educator to review the teaching methods used. It is not as important to figure out what style the student is, but to recognise how and why the student is learning in such a way and how to encourage their
Theory Question 4 Explain the ways in which you would establish groundrules with your learners, which underpin behaviour and respect for each other The setting up of groundrules should be made at the beginning of a course to make sure learners are aware of the boundaries and rules within which they are expected to work. Without groundrules being established classroom management may become an issue, which could promote disruption and ultimately affect the learning within the group. When discussing ground rules with learners, it is important for the tutor to establish a set of their own rules, which promotes their commitment to the learning of the group. Incorporated in my own ground rules would be; • Arrive on time to the class and finish the class on time; • To be organised and fully prepared for lessons; • Give everyone within the group equal
1. Why is critical thinking important in your life? A: Critical thinking is important in your life because it can serve us in many areas as students and citizens in Society. As a student, critical thinking can help you focus on issues; gather relevant, accurate information; remember facts; organize thoughts logically; analyze questions and problems; manage your priorities. It can assist in your problem solving skills and help you control your emotions so that you can make rational judgments.
This then allows the teacher to amend the way in which they are teaching or what they are teaching to accommodate the results. It also gives students a way of identifying the areas they need to develop. The benefit of formative assessment is that a teacher can continually evaluate the learner and put them on the correct path if they are making mistakes. Summative assessments are used at the completion of a course. It is often formal and demanding and under controlled exam conditions.
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