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Creating A Teaching Persona

Creating A Teaching Persona. 1/22/2011. Reflection. What are your biggest concerns about teaching? What was your least favorite class/teacher and why? What specifically did you dislike about it? What is the purpose/role of a teacher? What qualities make someone a good teacher?.

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Creating A Teaching Persona

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  1. Creating A Teaching Persona 1/22/2011

  2. Reflection • What are your biggest concerns about teaching? • What was your least favorite class/teacher and why? • What specifically did you dislike about it? • What is the purpose/role of a teacher? • What qualities make someone a good teacher?

  3. Teaching 101: Things to consider • What are your teaching principles/values/goals? • “At the end of the course, I want students to ___________” • Examples: • Demonstrate adequate knowledge of [subject area] • Think critically about [subject area] • Make interdisciplinary connections • Want to major in [subject area] • Apply concepts to real life • Develop specific skills like writing, test-taking, research techniques, etc

  4. Teaching 101: Things to consider • At what type of school should you teach? (size, level of specialization, funding sources, teaching load, research and teaching expectations) • Large research • Small research/liberal arts • Small teaching • Large public • Historically Black college/university • Religious • Community college • Vocational • Alternative

  5. Teaching 101: things to consider • How will you communicate with students? • Common student-teacher relationships: • Mentorship • Friendship • Formal • Implications: • How do they address you? • How do they contact you? • How often do they contact you? • How flexible are your expectations?

  6. Teaching 101: things to consider • How will you teach? • Lecture • Active Learning • Critical Thinking • Discussion • Cooperative Learning • Writing • Service Learning • Integrating Technology • Distance Learning http://www.hulu.com/watch/13046/the-devil-wears-prada-cerulean-sweater

  7. Teaching 101: things to consider • How do you assess student learning? • Formative assessment • Concept Maps • Laboratory work • Writing forum • Question-Answer • Discussion groups • Self-reflections • Summative assessment • Tests • Term papers • Final projects

  8. Teaching 101: things to consider • How will you grade? • Traditional grading scale • Raw points • Percentages • Letter grades • What will you grade? • Attendance • Participation • Content • Presentation • Analyses • Improvement • Effort

  9. Creating teaching opportunities • TAing • Guest lecturing • 2x per year • Teaching at learning center • Kaplan • New Point Learning Center • Sylvan • Learning Rx • Tutoring • After-school programs • Graduate school programs • Private • Teaching at a community college • Teaching at an alternative school

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