What exactly is a practicum in teaching? This is the question a class explored during its first meeting in order to develop an operational definition/description.
A practicum involves teaching in a laboratory setting complete with assessment in order to enhance one's teaching skills.
Teaching involves motivating students to learn new information so as construct an understanding of the world that shapes how they live.
Employing these description, the students self-understanding of their instructional styles, development of an assessment instrument and teaching multiple times in class the objective is to enhance their skills and effectiveness as instructors.
In reviewing student questions and synthesizing them, two important questions emerge.
1. How does one effectively adjust her/his teaching style to enhance effectiveness?
2. What is the relationship between the type of content and the teaching style employed?
Reflections on the above questions will appear in the next couple of days.
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