Friday, February 15, 2008

How do I start thinking like a teacher (instead of as a student)?

At this point in time, I am still thinking like a student 100% because I am a student. What more do you want right now? I think it is hard to begin thinking like someone you haven't thought like before. Once, I begin to think like a teacher I won't be able to reverse and back track. When we begin practicum and making lesson plans this transition will be easier, but as of now I wait until I'm told what to do to begin working. Honestly, I feel like a zombie doing the same thing day inand day out. It will be a nice change to think like a teacher. Some thoguhts I will have to ponder in lesson planning would be:
  • How will they do this?
  • Can they handle this?
  • What's a creative way to accomplish this task?

I know I'll be able to do it, this change will just take time. Working on the standards project may help this connect because we have to be able to teach the class something and make it stick. I'm sure you'll help make this change happen swiftly and with ease.

1 comment:

UMFAlicia said...

I believe as this semester is going further I am able to think unlike a child and more like a teacher in the sense that I am doing things for more than just getting them done. I am able to think about the task more and compare how others have done it. And after I can evaluate how I think each presentation went. This teacher thing may be easier no that I know what I am expected to do, but you can never learn too much. Presenting helps me get the feel for how being in the spotlight will actually feel and its not that bad afterall.