Lesson 3 - General Domains of Teaching Competence
Lesson 3 - General Domains of Teaching Competence
Lesson 3 - General Domains of Teaching Competence
Introduction
In this chapter is the result of research in teacher education and
observation of different teachers in various levels of the country. It also includes
activities that will encourage pre-service teachers to examine and reflect on the
activities done in classroom, in school, and in society.
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CLASSROOM
MANAGEMENT
A. Educational Foundations
Teachers should have solid understanding of educational
foundations - subjects and disciplines that have important
contributions to your understanding of education as a field of study
and educational processes. These subjects and disciplines are as
follows:
History of Education, Philosophy, Legal Foundations of
Education , Sociological and Anthropological Foundations of
Education and Educational Psychology. Over the years, these
disciplines and fields have contributed several theories, ideas, laws
and principles to enrich education as a field of study.
The following are some standards that teachers need to know
in the area of Educational Foundations:
B. Learning Environment
The learning environment is very important IN TEACHING and
learning. Before a school year starts , teachers are busy preparing
their classrooms, putting visuals on walls of the classroom, changing
bulletin board displays, and arranging chairs and tables. Learning
environment includes intellectual and emotional development that
teachers and learners experience in school. They are influential in
creating a positive atmosphere of learning and school culture.
C. Diversity of LEARNERS
Teachers need to integrate various educational ideas, perspectives,
and theories in planning instruction for all types of students. The
problems that we encounter when we teach and the different issues
we face regarding learners’ behavior show that there is a need to
understand learners in school. Each learner is unique in many
different ways.
Our classrooms are becoming more complex and diverse (Shim
2011). Teachers, therefore, play a significant role in helping the
students become members of the global society.
It is the duty of the teachers to measure, assess and evaluate the learning
of the students. The results of these processes are used to improve
instruction and to effectively ensure that the students learn from all the
subjects in the curriculum.
The following are the standards that teachers should know and do to
measure, assess and evaluate learners’ progress in the school:
1. Develop and use different assessment tools that are appropriate to
measure learners progress.
2. Use evaluation results to provide feedback on learners’ progress.
3. Use alternative forms of assessment.
4. Exercise fairness and professionalism in reporting learners’ progress.
C. School Leadership
Teacher leadership is an important component of students and school
success. Crowther, Kaagan, Ferguson and Hann (2002) shared the framework to
teacher leadership in (Developing Teacher Leaders)
Strive for authenticity in their teaching, learning, and assessment practices by:
Creating learning experiences related to students’ needs
Connecting teaching, learning and assessment to student futures.
Seeking deep understanding of tacit reading and learning processes.
Valuing teaching as a key profession in shaping meaning systems.
Facilitates communities of learning through organization-wide process
Encouraging a shared, school-wide approach to pedagogy
Approaching professional learning as consciousness, raising about
complex issues
Facilitating understanding across diverse groups while also
respecting individual differences.
Synthesizing new ideas out of colleagues dialogue and activities.
Confront barriers in the school’s culture ans structures
G. CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
The following are standards, teachers need to know and do to master
classroom management: