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Mapping a plurality of the good in teaching. Think about your - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Mapping a plurality of the good in teaching. Think about your - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Why cant everyone be like me: Mapping a plurality of the good in teaching. Think about your most memorable teacher this person could be the best or the worst 2 Why are some teachers approaches different, but equally
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Why are some teachers’ approaches different, but equally effective?
What do they do that makes them effective?
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List three words that describe who you are as a teacher
… what qualities are important to you
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- 1. Knowledgeable
- 2. Humorous
- 3. Engaging
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How do you "show these” qualities?
… (in other words, what do you 'intend' to do)
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1. Teach new concepts/information 2. Make learning fun 3. You forgot you can check your email
1. Knowledgeable 2. Humorous 3. Engaging
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What would we see in your teaching encounter?
… what ‘actions’ show what’s important to you
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1. What’s metacognition 2. “Outside of a dog a book is man’s best friend, inside of a dog it’s too dark to read” 3. Asking you to reflect on your own experiences
1. Knowledgeable 2. Humorous 3. Engaging
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When hasn't this gone well? What did it look like?
… a therapy session!
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1. Information Overload 2. Crickets in the theatre 3. Losing the learner
1. Knowledgeable 2. Humorous 3. Engaging
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Background and Acknowledgements
- Several years in different countries
China, Hong Kong, Singapore Canada, United States
- Over 250 teachers (adult/higher education)
What does teaching mean? What does learning mean? What difference does context make?
- Teaching Perspectives Inventory (TPI)
Over 300,000 people Over 100 countries Five languages Based on the work of Dan Pratt and John Collins
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Teaching Perspectives Inventory
Helps us understand ...
- what we believe (beliefs)
- what we intend (intentions)
- how people see it (actions)
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The Five Perspectives
- Transmission
(Content-oriented)
- Apprenticeship
(Context-oriented)
- Developmental
(Thinking-oriented)
- Nurturing
(Learner-oriented)
- Social Reform
(Social Norms-oriented)
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Sample TPI Profile
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CONTENT TEACHER LEARNERS
IDEALS
X Y CONTEXT
The Transmission Perspective Good performance = good teaching
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The Apprenticeship Perspective
CONTENT TEACHER LEARNERS IDEALS CONTEXT
We teach who we are, as well as what we know.
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The Developmental Perspective
TEACHER Y Z CONTEXT IDEALS
X
LEARNERS CONTENT
Less (coverage) can yield more (understanding).
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TEACHER
Y
LEARNERS
The Nurturing Perspective
CONTENT X Z CONTEXT IDEALS
They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.
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CONTENT LEARNERS X Z Y CONTEXT IDEALS TEACHER
The Social Reform Perspective The goal of education is not just to learn about the world but to change it.
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Health Sciences (N = 9327) Humanities/Social Studies (N = 9967) Education (N = 3312) Math (N = 1720) Foundational Sciences (N = 3761)
How do you compare?
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Using the Teaching Perspectives Inventory
- Supporting Faculty Development
- Reflecting on your own teaching
- Developing a Teaching Philosophy Statement
- Getting student feedback (email: your.name@ubc.ca)
- Advancing research projects and scholarship
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