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Teachers, unlimit your improvement
I recently rediscovered the best resource to improved teaching. This past week I went to several of my lessons armed with my video camera. Have you ever thought about who is most critical of you? Maybe its not universal, but I’m pretty sure that I’m more critical of myself than anyone else has ever been. Watching myself do anything in retrospect is simply torture. During grad school I spent many hours evaluating my own teaching demonstrations, and never became fully comfortable with the task. But nonetheless, who better to criticize your work than yourself?
This week I dusted off my camera, and when all was said and done, I had a few great revelations about teaching. Read on to share what I discovered!
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April 23, 2010 2 Comments
Behind Closed Doors
What is good teaching? True, the result of good teaching is often demonstrated in performance. But good teaching, the act, takes place week to week behind closed doors in the private lesson. And, good teaching doesn’t just haphazardly occur because someone is a naturally good teacher. The teacher must prepare for their students’ lessons and always investigate and reflect on how to improve their teaching.
So fill in the blank. Good teaching is _____. Recognizing the makeup of good teaching is the first step. Read on for more tips. Don’t forget to share your two cents in the comment box following the post.
February 9, 2010 1 Comment
