Me as a Teacher - Ramneet Kaur Taneja

How have I developed as a teacher through practice and mentoring

During my PGDLT course we used to have three days of practice class in a week. I was allotted to be with grade 2 . I learnt a lot through observation of the class and the good practices followed by the Collaborating teacher who mentored me with her years of teaching experience. I lot of my earlier assumptions were sheered during the practice days, such as diadactic is the only process to control the class, children always follow the teacher's sayings, teacher should not give liberty to the child that might lead to out of control. Here are some of the learning that I acquired from the theory as well as the practice classes.

Knowledge is built upon previous knowledge. So it must be built from near to far. So whatever topic is to be teach should be introduce through the resources easily available near to the children, topic should not be alien. Learning improves when the learner is an active participant in the educational process. When selecting among several teaching methods, it is best to choose the method that allows the learning to become most involved. Using varied methods of teaching helps the learner maintain interest and may help to reinforce concepts without being repetitious. I also learnt the importance of designing the lesson plan to meet the intellectual, developmental Social and emotional needs of every student. I was glad that teacher have the authority to see the context, how much , from where and its relevance. for designing the lesson undertsnading of what is to be teach is the most important factor, what is the learnning outcome. Through the lesson what I as a Teacher want my child to learn. So an Ideal lesson should contain knowledge, skills and attitude, which need to develop. Inclusion is as important as freedom, where all stakeholders are participating and all learners treated equally.

what was taught and how much child is able to take tells a teacher, when she assess the child. Assessment I believe is not of child but of teacher that how much she was able to deliver. I saw the teachers regularly review student data to diagnose learning needs and improve instructional Practice By using personal learning plans, portfolios, rubrics, or other strategies, teachers help students manage their own educational experience. Teachers regularly communicate and use Web-based tools to ensure parents active participation in the child academic life. Teacher motive must be multifold on one level imparting the subject content and concept for attainment and also working on developing other faculties of the mind such as imagination, observation, thinking, analyzing, experimentation, reasoning etc. Assessment in any educational context and at any level is integral to student learning. It involves making considered judgments about what students have learned and understood, how they are learning, and where they are along their personal learning trajectory.

Education is not only about gaining information, just a gist of it, but going further deep into it. As a teacher, it is important to be aware of each child’s skill level and plan lessons to cater individual learning trajectories so as to achieve successful progression in every child. Embedded within these distinctions is the important concept of purpose in assessment, which ranges from diagnostic, developmental, formative purposes oriented to learner progress through to reporting and certification. All teachers use common scoring guides or rubrics that provide detailed descriptions of required learning proficiencies at each developmental stage and expected level of performance.