Interesting article pertaining to my focus and critical issue in sharing my previous teaching experiences and expertise I had acquired throughout the years from many professionals. I have found out that the number of students I mentor and supervised during my elem. career was a lot of work, time and planning, but the outcome to improve myself and learn from my student teacher was a win-win for my individual students. In the case of a practicum or clinical teacher the classroom teacher takes on additional time to coach, direct and give feedback from given assignments.
Part of my role at the higher education level is to find schools that have an administrator and highly qualified instructor willing to take a risk and give the upcoming candidate a chance to learn what it takes to be prepared for their role as an educator in the 21st century.
I'd appreciate your feedback if you have been a mentor, a host classroom to a practicum or clinical student teacher. Feel free to express pros and cons.
Please take a look at this link.
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/teach-the-teachers-shira-loewenstein
Melinda, I look forward to the day when I am experienced enough to be a mentor and can supervise a student teacher. As a recent student teacher myself, I certainly see the value in having strong teachers that are up for the task. I still feel so blessed to have had the experience working with you a few years ago. That opportunity grew me in so many ways that still guide my teaching. Thank you for that! I've met a few teachers that did not have the same experience I did and it was a set back when they began their teaching profession. I think it's wonderful that you are still teaching teaching, but in a different fashion. :)
ReplyDeleteWe were a dynamite duet, because we put our students first and worked as a team! Kudos to you and what you have achieved in your clinical teaching role, the first Teacher of Promise from CCC, accepting your first official teaching assignment as EES kindergarten teacher and currently teaching 4th grade and hard at work getting your masters' accomplished and looking ahead to getting your doctorate.
ReplyDeleteThanks for taking the time to express what you gained from your clinical teaching...the feelings are mutual. You brought such compassion, laughter, learning and excitement for that special group of students and myself!
I appreciate you so much!!