Monday, August 27, 2018

Effective teaching reflection

With every profession there are characteristics that make people great. A big characteristic of teaching is how effective you are at it. To be am effective teacher there are some key things that not onky researchers have discovered make a great teacher, but students themselves have even said when proposed the question, what do you think makes a good teacher? These are just some of the things (also the top things) that make an effective teacher:
1.) clarity 

  • It is one thing to know the content you are teaching, but it's another thing to teach in a way that is going to be clear to the students. Just because you know something really well, does not mean your students are going to get it right away. As a teacher I am going to have to realize this and be sure that every student has a clear understanding of what I'm trying to say.
2.)variability 

  • It is important to mix up your teaching styles not only from lesson to lesson, but within one, that way students will be able to keep focus and not lose interest in the subject.  
3.)enthusiasm 
  • Even though for some subjects it might be difficult, you should maintain enthusiasm in the subject, because enthusiasm is contagious and will bleed over to your students and keep them engaged. 
4.)business-like behavior
  • While it is good to show enthusiasm, it is important to maintain a professional environment as to allow for structure and order in the classroom.  
5.)opportunity to learn
  • There is always room to grow, so you should make sure to learn new things as you go to provide new insight into your teachings and to grow alongside your students.

With knowing all of these, thanks to rosenshine and furst, I will strive to meet these to become the best teacher I can be for my students.

4 comments:

  1. Rachel, thank you for connecting the readings to what we did in class today. I challenge you to dig deeper as we progress through the semester to find ways to make personal connections to the readings and relate them to your journey as an aspiring agricultural educator. Pro tip: including visuals (pictures and videos) helps to make blog posts more engaging!

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  2. BECOV is critical to effective teaching. What principles from the readings do you feel most relate to BECOV?

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  3. Rachel, I love how you connected the readings to class. Maybe you could have included some pictures, videos, etc. of the experiments that we did in class today in order to make your blog more engaging!

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  4. Rachel, awesome job with the content! What is one way you can show clarity in the classroom?

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