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Professional Development
Brain Exercises In my last post I mentioned how important it is to continue being a lifelong learner, which this is another reflection of that. I believe that professional development is critical to your success and growth as a professional. Not to mention exercising the brain is just as important as exercising the body. After…
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BOPPPS Model
OKAY! I thought it was time to share one of my favorite teaching models!! The BOPPPS model is an acronym for Bridge, Outcomes, Pre-assessment, Participatory Learning, Post-assessment, and Summary. It is a lesson planning model to identify the flow of learning. This is the best way to build a lesson and once you nail this,…
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Chapter 15 – Helping Students Take Responsibility for Learning
The Skillful Teacher by Stephen D. Brookfield Helping Students Take Responsibility for Learning – Chapter 15 In the text The Skillful Teacher by Stephen D. Brookfield we are reviewing the tools mentioned to help students take responsibility for learning. I have mentioned on this blog before, as it is a genuine belief and passion of…
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Professional Goals
A hairstylist to a teacher… My professional goals have varied over the years, but since starting the Provincial Instructor Diploma Program I have been more and more dedicated to curriculum development and lesson planning. Learning all of the skills to become an informed instructor has been a major milestone in my career. I do love…
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Reflection in Teaching
Article written by Ghassoub Mustafa https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.18538/lthe.v2.n2.06/full/pdf?title=reflection-in-teaching I found this article while reflecting on a quote within the Skillful Teacher by Stephen Brookfield for my 5th assignment in the Provincial Instructor Diploma Program. I really enjoyed reading Ghassoub’s article. Please take a look if you are interested in a lovely read with a great stance.
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Responding to Students Resistance to Learning
Stephen Brookfield, chapter 17 Below I have written comments on this chapter in Brookfield’s text (2015). These are great ideas and I will definitely keep these in mind with the inevitable resistance in my classrooms. So, if you find interest in sharing your own experiences with this, there is a comment box below. Happy reading!…
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Feedback Instrument
Okay, so here is the feedback instrument that I made for my second assignment in the PIDP 3260. I am GUTTED – I already handed it in and only today did I decide to get creative with it. This is what learning is, reflection and improving, right? If I could resubmit this without having to…
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Teaching in Diverse Classrooms
The Skillful Teacher by Stephen D. Brookfield – Chapter 8 In my teaching experience, I have always taught in diverse classrooms. In the beginning of my teaching career as a colour educator, I would go from salon to salon teaching a new colour technique or highlighting new products. Sometimes we would host education seminars at…
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Do you need….
Formative OR Summative Assessments? What one is best for you to use? Ask yourself;Do you need to know the students comprehension? ORDo you need to want to measure the students competency? What if you used a formative or summative assessment as an instructor-designed feedback instrument to gague the efficacy of your instruction?
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The Critical Incident Questionnaire
by Stephen Brooksfield Below is Brooksfield’s Critical Incident Questionnaire (CIQ) I mentioned in my previous blog post. He has this available to download on his website, which I have linked below the image. I wanted to share this should you be interested in utilizing this skilled teaching tool within your own practice. Happy teaching!! https://www.stephenbrookfield.com/