Creating A Teaching Persona
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CREATING A TEACHING
PERSONA
1/22/2011
REFLECTION
What are your biggest concerns about teaching?
What was your least favorite class/teacher and
why?
What specifically did you dislike about it?
What is the purpose/role of a teacher?
What qualities make someone a good teacher?
TEACHING 101: THINGS TO CONSIDER
What are your teaching principles/values/goals?
“At the end of the course, I want students to
___________”
Examples:
Demonstrate adequate knowledge of [subject area]
Think critically about [subject area]
Make interdisciplinary connections
Want to major in [subject area]
Apply concepts to real life
Develop specific skills like writing, test-taking, research
techniques, etc
TEACHING 101: THINGS TO CONSIDER
At what type of school should you teach?
(size, level of specialization, funding sources, teaching
load, research and teaching expectations)
Large research
Small research/liberal arts
Small teaching
Large public
Historically Black college/university
Religious
Community college
Vocational
Alternative
TEACHING 101: THINGS TO CONSIDER
How will you communicate with students?
Common student-teacher relationships:
Mentorship
Friendship
Formal
Implications:
How do they address you?
How do they contact you?
How often do they contact you?
How flexible are your expectations?
TEACHING 101: THINGS TO CONSIDER
How will you teach?
Lecture
Active Learning
Critical Thinking
Discussion
Cooperative Learning
Writing
Service Learning
Integrating Technology
Distance Learning
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TEACHING 101: THINGS TO CONSIDER
How do you assess student learning?
Formative assessment
Concept Maps
Laboratory work
Writing forum
Question-Answer
Discussion groups
Self-reflections
Summative assessment
Tests
Term papers
Final projects
TEACHING 101: THINGS TO CONSIDER
How will you grade?
Traditional grading scale
Raw points
Percentages
Letter grades
What will you grade?
Attendance
Participation
Content
Presentation
Analyses
Improvement
Effort
CREATING TEACHING OPPORTUNITIES
TAing
Guest lecturing
Teaching at learning center
Kaplan
New Point Learning Center
Sylvan
Learning Rx
Tutoring
2x per year
After-school programs
Graduate school programs
Private
Teaching at a community college
Teaching at an alternative school