As a teacher, I have the confidence
that every Student is able to strive for success in their academic performance
if time and means are presented as they need. In order to achieve this, I
should try my best to motivate my students and develop their mind by employing
creativity, stressing the importance of education as well as giving my students
the freedom to think themselves and discover new knowledge. There are some
teachers who presented their subjects in a way that it caught my interest,
clarified difficult topics and led me through complex areas, where by utilizing
the ability of thinking to the maximum. Those are few role models who persuaded
me towards teaching. I just want to be better than those by making myself as a
facilitator rather than an information expert who delivers simple content. I am
always conscious about different learning styles and managing different behaviors. Feedback from students and from the experts who observes my lessons
have been vital to the process of growth I have undergone since I began
teaching.
I try my best to understand the needs
of my students, their likes and dislikes. I believe a student can gain only if
he she is willing to accept the teacher as a teacher. To achieve this personal
contact with students is essential. I appreciate that each different individual
is unique therefore any ideas, opinions, criticisms and suggestions from them
should be taken into consideration
As I gained experience and confidence as a teacher, I moved into areas of leading teachers and school management. My current position as a Qualified leading teacher has led me to assist more in this field where I can have an influence on the learning climate and conditions of the school. I am able to help my colleagues develop as teachers .I have attended meetings and workshops to learn about this and am currently enrolled in a distance-education, Post graduate Certificate in Education course at Maldives national University.
I should be a professional teacher by showing professionalism such as good leadership skills for my colleagues and students. In my opinion, being an authoritarian will only create a distance between a teacher and a student. As a teacher, I should be able to attend to my students’ personal and academic needs whenever needed.
As I gained experience and confidence as a teacher, I moved into areas of leading teachers and school management. My current position as a Qualified leading teacher has led me to assist more in this field where I can have an influence on the learning climate and conditions of the school. I am able to help my colleagues develop as teachers .I have attended meetings and workshops to learn about this and am currently enrolled in a distance-education, Post graduate Certificate in Education course at Maldives national University.
I should be a professional teacher by showing professionalism such as good leadership skills for my colleagues and students. In my opinion, being an authoritarian will only create a distance between a teacher and a student. As a teacher, I should be able to attend to my students’ personal and academic needs whenever needed.
In addition, I am trying to create a secure
learning environment based on respect and caring instead of fear of a
punishment. In order to achieve this, I must build strong rapport with my
students so that all of us can learn in a conducive and fun environment. Similarly,
effective communication skills are apparently an important key to an effective
teaching and learning process in the academic setting.
I give importance to the needs of my students. In order to create student-centered learning environment, I should consider their abilities and skills. I believe that by creating a student-centered learning environment, my students will be able to take charge of their own learning with little assistance from the teacher. This will encourage them to have a sense of responsibility in terms of achieving their learning goal. I always tell my students the primary objectives of each lesson. This helps them to evaluate themselves and have a self assessment for learning. As a teacher, i always guide them to achieve their learning goals.
With the digital age, I try to keep myself in the right track by keeping my hands on the latest technology. Since Computer Studies is one of my major subjects I have to have a clear understanding of the latest trends in the technology. I also try to incorporate them into my classroom practice as much as possible with available but limited resources. I believe these are essential for everyone as they need to be aware of the technology, when they come out for a profession. To make use of all these I need to be well prepared for each lesson I take. After Each lesson It is vital to have a reflection on it in order to be a better a teacher.
I give importance to the needs of my students. In order to create student-centered learning environment, I should consider their abilities and skills. I believe that by creating a student-centered learning environment, my students will be able to take charge of their own learning with little assistance from the teacher. This will encourage them to have a sense of responsibility in terms of achieving their learning goal. I always tell my students the primary objectives of each lesson. This helps them to evaluate themselves and have a self assessment for learning. As a teacher, i always guide them to achieve their learning goals.
With the digital age, I try to keep myself in the right track by keeping my hands on the latest technology. Since Computer Studies is one of my major subjects I have to have a clear understanding of the latest trends in the technology. I also try to incorporate them into my classroom practice as much as possible with available but limited resources. I believe these are essential for everyone as they need to be aware of the technology, when they come out for a profession. To make use of all these I need to be well prepared for each lesson I take. After Each lesson It is vital to have a reflection on it in order to be a better a teacher.
Last but not least, I encourage my students to explorer every opportunity and the surrounding environment to build a rich knowledge base. In order to achieve this, I would vary my teaching styles while at the same time encouraging critical thinking skills among my students. In my personal point of view, a teacher should use different teaching strategies and should take account of individual needs. I think that learning should not only be limited within the classroom where the only source of the information is the teacher. I try to show real word examples and make sense of what I they learn. At last my student will be competent enough to think and make critical judgements.
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