Mrs_H_Keyte

Every teacher needs to understand the processes of the teacher/training cycle in order to deliver creative teaching and become a critically, reflective teacher. The cycle has five processes; identify needs, plan and design, deliver/facilitate, assess and evaluate. According to Yvonne Hillier, ‘The kind of education one has can often determine the kind of qualifications one gains and the type of work one does.’ Teacher are supporting people on their learning journey, equipping them for work or leisure by giving them new skills and knowledge in their chosen subject. My role as a tutor is to prepare and teach subjects as required by the college I work for. The college has a standard and format for all schemes of work and there own dress code. Part of the role is to provide an induction to the college building, showing them where the toilets are, how to use the lifts, where the fire escapes are, in particular from our room, and assistance available if people have difficulty using stairs to exit the building in an emergency. Making sure they know the venue and time for getting food and drink and where they can access information, such as where the library is, who to go to for help and support, such as financial support. Also the induction to the course I teach, what they will be taught each week, what qualification they can achieve, start and finishing times and dates, exam dates, health and safety when using equipment for my course and in the college. I monitor the progress of learners, which includes discussing progress with individual learners, and where appropriate to their learning, other tutors. Record keeping, attendance records, student progress have to be to the required standard of the college and examination boards. Marking includes supplying students with feed back sheets so they can see their own progress and learn from feed back. When preparing for a session I always include handouts with diagrams, so that absent learners can catch up with anything they have missed and to act as a summary for the main points of the session. I keep flexible and creative in my teaching methods, adapting the session plans so as to take into account the varied needs of learners. If they have dyslexia or use a wheel chair or have a study support assistant with them. To make sure I keep up to date, I attend meetings and professional short courses and talk to other tutors about such things as good icebreakers. It’s my responsibility to be aware of the college, equality and diversity policy. I make myself aware of the students’ different learning needs and styles. This also makes it easier to maintain discipline. I include an assortment of activities, at least one each session and vary my teaching methods to prevent boredom. A learner who is a doer rather than a hearer would get very bored if all the lessons where me talking from the front. I think about when to give them anything, such as handouts or objects that will distract them from hearing essential instructions. Assessing learners by using questions that make them think about what they have learnt so far are useful to the learners as well as my self. An example of a question I can use is, “Who would like to tell me what we learnt last week and how this is useful in the work place or at home'” I have to know my boundaries, where my responsibilities start and finish. There are definite codes of practice, which come under health and safety when using a computer. It’s courtesy to make sure that a left handed person has the mouse set for a left handed user. Show learners how to adjust the chair and screen position or do it for them. Five minutes away from the screen per hour to rest your eyes. No food or drink near the computer. Password security, screen guards, foot rests, and hand rests. Put in handouts, which include pictures. In conclusion, the learning experience is made enjoyable by setting a good example through knowing my subject, being prepared and presentable, making sure everyone knows they are valued through activities that include all abilities.