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Aisha's Semester 7 Portfolio
About me
My name is Aisha, and I am currently a student at the Higher Colleges of Technology in Sharjah, majoring in Primary Education. From the beginning of my studies till now, I have gone to six different schools to do teaching practice. I've taught KG-2 to grade 5 students varying topics. I have taken courses on teaching English, Math and Science. In addition, I've learned about different methods of teaching, and what various theorists believe true pedagogy to be. I have also begun to build my own beliefs on what strategies work best while teaching.
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Purpose of this E-portfolio
This portfolio highlights the different work and assessments I have done for different courses. It revolves mostly around teaching practice documents such as lesson plans, activity materials and other resources.
My Teaching Philosophy
My philosophy in teaching highlights four main aspects. First of all, I strongly believe that students learn best when content is matched to their level, in addition to heightening the level of difficulty slightly to provide adequate challenge to stretch students. Second of all, teachers must pay careful attention to planning, as it plays a big role in preparing students for learning. Third of all, feedback is a prominent component of my teaching, and I believe it should be constructive, aiming to improve students' performance. Finally, a model that I advocate as an important pedagogical approach is the gradual release of responsibility model, where students are made to become independent by gradually guiding them through the lesson, until they are capable of working alone. Click to view my teaching philosophy:
My Career Goals
My main career goal is to obtain a job teaching English to primary school students, and use the various strategies that I have learned across the four years of my major to enhance students' learning. I believe the experiences I've collected during my teaching practices are extremely valuable, in teaching me how to reflect on my practices, and how I can improve them.
The following button will redirect you to my Resume, which includes details about my previous experiences, and education:
Personal Teaching Goals
The following goals are general ones I aspire to obtain throughout my practices and they will lead me toward my bigger goal which is to become a teacher with diverse skills.
One goal I have developed as a trainee teacher throughout my practices is to provide students with the appropriate challenge for their level. It is also a part of my philosophy of teaching.
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Pekrun’s control-value theory of motivation states that students' motivation depends on the level of challenge of the activity (Scager & Akkerman & Pilot & Wubbels, 2012). Therefore, the appropriateness of the activity plays a part in students' attitudes toward learning as well.
Appropriate Challenge
Managing behavior
Managing behavior is a teaching competency that is vital for every teacher to have. Since my first time on teaching practice up until now, it is something I have struggled to consistently do well. I have improved in my skills of managing behavior in the classroom greatly, however it is still something I must constantly develop.
Creating a student centered classroom is a part of personalizing learning, and it can be done through many ways, including: differentiation,catering to learning styles, and familiarizing learning. It's more than just delivering content, it is the way that content is taught; which in my opinion is the most impactful aspect of learning. However, I sometimes find it difficult to have a balance between the different aspects that allow students to properly immerse themselves in the lesson.
Student-centered classroom
References:
Scager, K., Akkerman, S. F., Pilot, A., & Wubbels, T. (2012). Challenging
high-ability students. Studies in Higher Education, 39(4), 659-679.
https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2012.743117
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