- Phuong's Reflections
- Teachers as Changing Agents
- Moral Education
- Sand, Brink and Seeds
- Education for Citizenship
- The principles and practice of teaching and class management
- Second Thoughts about Democratic Classrooms
- The Other Side of Inclusion
- Learning or Unlearning Racism
- The Victimization of LGB Youth
- Multicultural
- Education Toward a Culture of Peace
- Becoming a Professional
- Teachers as Changing Agents
- LL's Reflections
- Why Teachers Must Become Change Agents
- Moral Education and the Need for Teacher Preparation
- Sands, bricks, and seeds: School change strategies and readiness for reform
- Educating for Citizenship in Canada
- Class Management from the Side of Teaching
- Democratic Classrooms: Promises and Challenges of Student Voice and Choice
- Learning in an Inclusive Community
- Breaking the Cycle of Racism in the Classroom
- Victimization of LGB
- Equity
- Psychological Needs
- Becoming a Professional
- Why Teachers Must Become Change Agents
- Mike's Thoughts
- Jeremys stuff
Why Teachers Must Become Change Agents
"Collaboration – Personal and group mastery thrive on each other in learning organizations" (Fullan, M.G., 1993 p.14).
My reaction to this statement was positive and in agreement because not only every child learns differently, but every teacher will also teach differently. There is not one way of teaching lessons because not every student will understand. Recently, I had experienced this realization while teaching piano to a new student. For a while, I had been using the same techniques when instructing students on how to recognize and differentiate musical notes and symbols and it had been fairly effective. However, a new student of mine had required additional method(s) to better grasp the material. Through the suggestion of a friend, I decided to teach the content through the use of the memory card game, a popular children’s game. The suggestion had turned out to be a success because it was interactive and it made learning fun but at the same time the material was being taught in a different way. We as teachers should be able and willing to assess each individual’s abilities and adapt or change our teaching methods to accommodate their learning style. As a teacher, although we instruct independently whether it is in the classroom or in a private setting, it is important to share ideas and approaches together because it provides an opportunity for new teacher graduates and those who are experienced to collaborate and work together to increase the pool of available resources. In the end, we are all aiming towards the same purpose and that is to help children learn.
L. L.
Reference: Fullan, M. G. (1993). Why teachers must become change agents. Educational
Leadership, March, 50(6), 12-17.
Source of photo: http://www.anotherway.org/2011/11/business-collaboration-best-practice/
Retrieved February 2, 2012.
My reaction to this statement was positive and in agreement because not only every child learns differently, but every teacher will also teach differently. There is not one way of teaching lessons because not every student will understand. Recently, I had experienced this realization while teaching piano to a new student. For a while, I had been using the same techniques when instructing students on how to recognize and differentiate musical notes and symbols and it had been fairly effective. However, a new student of mine had required additional method(s) to better grasp the material. Through the suggestion of a friend, I decided to teach the content through the use of the memory card game, a popular children’s game. The suggestion had turned out to be a success because it was interactive and it made learning fun but at the same time the material was being taught in a different way. We as teachers should be able and willing to assess each individual’s abilities and adapt or change our teaching methods to accommodate their learning style. As a teacher, although we instruct independently whether it is in the classroom or in a private setting, it is important to share ideas and approaches together because it provides an opportunity for new teacher graduates and those who are experienced to collaborate and work together to increase the pool of available resources. In the end, we are all aiming towards the same purpose and that is to help children learn.
L. L.
Reference: Fullan, M. G. (1993). Why teachers must become change agents. Educational
Leadership, March, 50(6), 12-17.
Source of photo: http://www.anotherway.org/2011/11/business-collaboration-best-practice/
Retrieved February 2, 2012.