DEVELOPING TEACHING SKILLS IN PE (GED3043)

Micro Teaching A laboratory approach for teaching development designed to help individuals develop and refine their teaching skills and to practice constructive feedback.

Micro Teaching A scaled down, stimulated teaching session Opportunity for safe practice Improve content & delivery Focused feedback

Objectives To understand the meaning of micro teaching To understand the roles of micro teaching in the teaching profession To plan your lesson for a micro teaching session

What happens? Participants review basic ideas about teaching, check current practices, observe and learn new ideas from colleagues, try out new strategies, and share feedback with colleagues in a constructive atmosphere.

Understanding micro teaching It is a mock teaching session. Your peers or colleagues are your learners. You must teach your subject matter. You must imagine the situation as your real classroom environment.

Roles of Micro teaching Training device Promoting peer feedback evaluation Reinforcement of teaching / delivery techniques

SHARING TIME

What is important before Micro Teaching? What is important during Micro Teaching? What is important after Micro Teaching?

Micro teaching Introduction = Set induction Content = While Teaching Closing = Summary

Set Induction How to start a lesson – attention getter Objectives Pre-activity which is relevant and meaningful

Content Delivery of content for the lecture Explanation & exercises Covers the objectives to be achieved

Content Delivery of content for the lecture Explanation & exercises Covers the objectives to be achieved

Summary A brief session to check the understanding of the learners Sum up the lesson conducted in the micro teaching session

Preparation for the micro teaching A complete lesson based on an objective or objectives Between 7 – 10 minutes Use of teaching aids is optional i.e. power point, handouts etc

Do’s in micro teaching A 7 – 10 minutes session Must have teaching & learning outcomes Limit to either one or two objectives Have a lesson plan Must be well prepared

Don’t in micro teaching Do a topic outside your teaching content Take it for granted Have too many teaching and learning outcomes Merely read from slides Explain what you plan to do in class to your audience

EVALUATION FOR MICRO TEACHING 1. PLANNING Objective Content Learning strategies Teaching & Learning resources Instilling of generic skills

EVALUATION FOR MICRO TEACHING 2. IMPLEMENTATION Set induction Development Communication Mastery of teaching content Learners’ involvement Use of teaching resources Closure Achievement of learning objective

EVALUATION FOR MICRO TEACHING 3. REFLECTIVE TEACHING Reflective Thinking Reflective Teaching

EVALUATION FOR MICRO TEACHING 4. ATTITUDE & PERSONALITY Appearance Sensitivity Attributes Professionalism

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