Roles and Responsibilities of a Teacher
Task A
(a) Analyse your own roles and responsibilities in education and training
(fig 1) based upon the teaching and learning cycle as cited by (Gravells & Simpson, 2010)
The roles of a teacher can be mapped closely to the teaching and learning cycle (Gravells & Simpson, 2010)and in each stage the roles are quite distinct but the overall objective of a teacher is to ensure the learner gains qualifications at a pace and learning style that is favourable to their needs. This should be achieved by abiding by the guidelines of the awarding body whilst allowing the learners to gain knowledge and skills that are invaluable for future life.
Some of the more common roles I conduct are planning the session delivery based upon the results of the initial diagnostic tools that we use and also the criteria set down by the program coordinator. My responsibilities in this phase are such as; prior to each teaching session I ensure that I am competent and knowledgeable enough to deliver the subject. I ensure that the lesson plan is linked to the scheme of work and differentiation should be implemented within. It is an essential part of planning to evaluate students learning, this is to ensure learning has taken place and to also highlight changes or adaptation to own delivery style. Another responsibility is to recognise the differences in learning styles and be prepared to alter their teaching to cater for the differences. There is a suggestion that ‘Sensory preferences influence the ways in which students learn - perceptual preferences affect more than 70% of school aged children’ (Dunn, Beaudry and Klavas 1989 pg 52) and this means that I have to plan my session so as to attempt to stimulate all the senses within my learners. To ensure that I plan the session delivery based upon this principal and use the information gained in the initial assessment, I can identify a learner’s particular learning style based upon the VARK principles (Gravells, 2014).
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(a) Analyse your own roles and responsibilities in education and training
(fig 1) based upon the teaching and learning cycle as cited by (Gravells & Simpson, 2010)
The roles of a teacher can be mapped closely to the teaching and learning cycle (Gravells & Simpson, 2010)and in each stage the roles are quite distinct but the overall objective of a teacher is to ensure the learner gains qualifications at a pace and learning style that is favourable to their needs. This should be achieved by abiding by the guidelines of the awarding body whilst allowing the learners to gain knowledge and skills that are invaluable for future life.
Some of the more common roles I conduct are planning the session delivery based upon the results of the initial diagnostic tools that we use and also the criteria set down by the program coordinator. My responsibilities in this phase are such as; prior to each teaching session I ensure that I am competent and knowledgeable enough to deliver the subject. I ensure that the lesson plan is linked to the scheme of work and differentiation should be implemented within. It is an essential part of planning to evaluate students learning, this is to ensure learning has taken place and to also highlight changes or adaptation to own delivery style. Another responsibility is to recognise the differences in learning styles and be prepared to alter their teaching to cater for the differences. There is a suggestion that ‘Sensory preferences influence the ways in which students learn - perceptual preferences affect more than 70% of school aged children’ (Dunn, Beaudry and Klavas 1989 pg 52) and this means that I have to plan my session so as to attempt to stimulate all the senses within my learners. To ensure that I plan the session delivery based upon this principal and use the information gained in the initial assessment, I can identify a learner’s particular learning style based upon the VARK principles (Gravells, 2014).
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