We finally had our first micro-teaching practice done! To be honest, there was much room for improvement. I did also learn a lot by observing my peers. Let me jot down several points for reflection:
First and foremost, I must improve my handwriting and board organisation. Apart from that, more visual and audio aids can be employed in order to arouse the interests and attract the attention of students. ‘Realia’ can also make things come alive. A good teacher should have thorough preparation.
In addition, my classroom management skill needs to be sharpened. When some students do not behave well, I will tend to be a little freaked out. What I am still lacking in is the confidence in being a teacher.
Last but not least, a good teacher must attend to every single detail. Teachers, especially of foreign language teaching, must be very accurate in their instructing language. For example, the following two questions, which were about occupations, appeared in one group’s PowerPoint: [1] Where do you work? (Workplace) and [2] What you do? (Job nature). Without being pointed out by the observing teacher, the whole class could hardly realise that the structure of the questions was inconsistent.
Being a second language learner, we may not be always conscious of this kind of ‘minor’ mistake. Moreover, Hong Kong teachers are just so busy that they can hardly squeeze extra time to revise their teaching materials. Perhaps in the above circumstance, only few students can be smart enough to point the mistake out. Most of the students will, however, simply learn that passively. Whatever reason it is, teachers should try their utmost to be detail-minded.
Above all, ‘Practice makes perfect’. The more you prepare and more frequently you practise, the more well-organised the lessons will be. This is not only for the sake of teachers, but also for the good of students.
First and foremost, I must improve my handwriting and board organisation. Apart from that, more visual and audio aids can be employed in order to arouse the interests and attract the attention of students. ‘Realia’ can also make things come alive. A good teacher should have thorough preparation.
In addition, my classroom management skill needs to be sharpened. When some students do not behave well, I will tend to be a little freaked out. What I am still lacking in is the confidence in being a teacher.
Last but not least, a good teacher must attend to every single detail. Teachers, especially of foreign language teaching, must be very accurate in their instructing language. For example, the following two questions, which were about occupations, appeared in one group’s PowerPoint: [1] Where do you work? (Workplace) and [2] What you do? (Job nature). Without being pointed out by the observing teacher, the whole class could hardly realise that the structure of the questions was inconsistent.
Being a second language learner, we may not be always conscious of this kind of ‘minor’ mistake. Moreover, Hong Kong teachers are just so busy that they can hardly squeeze extra time to revise their teaching materials. Perhaps in the above circumstance, only few students can be smart enough to point the mistake out. Most of the students will, however, simply learn that passively. Whatever reason it is, teachers should try their utmost to be detail-minded.
Above all, ‘Practice makes perfect’. The more you prepare and more frequently you practise, the more well-organised the lessons will be. This is not only for the sake of teachers, but also for the good of students.
Good observations and reflections. It is a good idea to look at your peers as you can learn from them as much as you can learn from your own mistakes.
ReplyDeleteIf you are well prepared, you will feel more confident in the classroom. Remember, to your students you are a teacher, not a 'new' teacher. So act confidently and they will think that you have been teaching fro a while.
TNT
Dawn