c2 week 1 lecture 1

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Dr Dennis Francis

Commonwealth Education Tru

Being a Teacher


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Course 2: Being a Teacher

Week 1: What is a Teacher?

Lecture 1.1: What does a Teacher

Foundations o Teaching Learning


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“All teachers have some theory what teaching is when they are

doing it, even if they are notexplicitly aware of that theory...

Gow and Kember, 199 cited in !iggs and "an

What is Teaching?


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What is the !ole o a Teac

∗ Teaching is a "rocess intended to su""learning #$ inducing a change in the "e

taught.∗ Teaching is an art o communicating a m

that will ha%e im"act on $our audience

∗ &edagog$ is the art or "roession o tea


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Connecting m$ Teaching to tLearning

' m$ students ha

learned( how canm sel a teacher

But he isnot

throwingit.

' amteaching)"ot tothrow aris#ee.

' said ' amteaching him(not that he*s

learning.


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What makes a teacher

good and what makes teacher not so good?

+ood Teachers and Ba Teachers


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‘Good’ teachers…∗ ,re hel"ul and su""orti%e.

∗ Take time to e-"lain material in de"th.

∗ ,re riendl$.

∗ nderstand and know the su#/ect well.

∗ se a %ariet$ o teaching st$le and inno%ata""roaches.

∗

,re air and ha%e e0ual standards and e-"o u ils re ardless o test scores.

)tudents* &erce"tions o +ood* an Teachers


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)tudents* &erce"tions o +ood* an Teachers

‘Bad’ teachers…∗ ,re mean and unair.

∗ ,re /udgemental o "u"ils* "arents and si#

∗

,re unwilling to change their teaching me∗ ,re disres"ectul o "u"ils.

∗ ,re uns$m"athetic to "u"ils* "ersonal "ro#

∗ ,re intimidating and %er#all$ a#usi%e.


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Whatmakea goo

teach

el"s us eel&art o the class

&rotects our rights,nd "re%ents namecalling

+i%es interestinglessons

E-"lains thingsclearl$

Treat us with res"ect,nd as indi%idual

el"s us i wemake mistakes

3nows our name

as sense o humour

Doe' w

Belie%es in $ou

el"s us with ourWork e%en outside

Lesson time

's a""roacha#le i We ha%e a "ro#lem

's air and consistent( Treating e%er$one e0uall$

)hows

What w

's read$acknow

5istake

's "re"ae does

t


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The en%ironment or learning isde%elo"ed #$:

∗ The wa$ in which we set u" theclassroom.

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The wa$ we ask 0uestions.

e as o t e eac er:)etting the En%ironment

Learning


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Teacha#le 5oments

, teacha#le moment is an un"lanned o""ortunit$ to what is ha""ening within the class to make connectioe-tend and enrich learning.

Teacha#le moments can ha""en an$where(

an$ time and occurs when the student:

∗ 's rece"ti%e

∗ 's o"en to learning

∗ 's acti%el$ seeking inormation


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E-am"les o Teacha#le5oments∗ When a student asks a 0uestion.

∗ When the student demonstrates knowledge that has #eeormall$.

∗ When the student makes a "ro%ocati%e statement( such alwa$s ha""ens to me.9

∗ When the student e-"resses misinormation or lack o in

∗ When a student e-"resses a need or change.

∗ When $ou are "erorming a "rocedure or gi%ing treatmen

When $ou ha%e a teacha#le moment consider the en

who is "resent( and $our a""roach to the student*s o"


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∗ ow does it look and eel?∗ 's it an in%iting and stimulating

en%ironment?

∗ What do $ou think o the d;cor(materials on show( $our desk(

student*s desk and student andother "ictures on the wall?

∗ 's it well laid out?

∗ Could it #e im"ro%ed?

∗ What is good a#out it?

∗ What is lacking?

Esta#lishing a ClassroomEn%ironment


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The Task o the Teacher Clari$ing6#/ecti%es

Clari$ing 6#/ecti%es

)etting realistic goals.

'denti7cation and clari7cation o associo#/ecti%es:

∗ knowledge

∗ skills

∗ dis"ositions

TeacheBRING

DREAMS

TO LIFE


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The Task o the Teacher:

5oti%ating )tudents

∗ Creating materials andacti%ities to arouse interest.

∗ Engaging in goal setting withthe students.

∗ sing rewards and


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∗ 6rgani>ing what will ha""en in the $the term( each week.

∗

6rgani>ing dierent classes during t∗ 6rgani>ing acti%ities o each class in

that will encourage students* learnin

∗ Connecting new knowledge to the ouworld.


)e0uencing )u#/ect 5atte


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Considering 'ndi%idual Dierences means:

Being a#le to recognise and understand dierences in classroom such as:

+ender( race(culture( language(social class.


nderstanding 'ndi%idual Dierenc


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Doing something about individual diferemeans:

∗ Taking account o wa$s in which students* #ackgrouon how the$ learn.

∗ Tr$ing to grou" students in wa$s that will ma-imi>e tlearning.

∗

sing resources that are a""ro"riate to the range an


&ro%iding or 'ndi%idual Diere


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5ake a list o all the things that$ou ha%e do as a teacher. ,sk $ourcolleagues to add to $our list.

6ut o $our long list "ick what $outhink are the ten most im"ortantthings that teachers do. Thinka#out how $ou might get #etter atdoin these thin s.

What @e-t?


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