June 2, 2009
The three teacher skills I want to practice and improve upon this summer at the MTC Summer School… and one strength I have and will employ
The three things I want to improve on for this summer school session are to improve questioning techniques, increase the diversity of teaching strategies and to avoid teaching for a test. The first goal should be easily attained. I just need to use appropriate wait times. Waite times from when I ask a question, to when I pick out a student and the time when I ask a student until I try another student. This should be easily accomplished. The second goal should also be easily accomplished. The size and structure of the summer school should easily allow for greater class activates. Summer school will also not have an administration that strongly encourages me to teach for the state tests therefore, my final goal should be simple to accomplish. I will be able to teach biology and should have some fun with this. As for my greatest strength, I believe that my greatest strength lies in my consistency. Students knew when they arrived into my class what to expect. I believe that by employing a similar style of consistency it should be possible to maintain my greatest strength with the addition of these new techniques.
