Maranzo Domain
First Year Teaching Performance
Current Teaching Performance
Selection of Content
Selection of Instructional Strategies
Use of Assessment for Learning
Classroom Management
Student Motivation
Haberman Dimension
First Year Teaching Performance
Current Teaching Performance
Persistence
Protecting Learners and Learning
Application of Generalizations
Approach to At Risk Students
Professional vs. Personal Orientation to Students
Reaction to Burnout
Fallibility
My first year teaching experience was one that can be described as an adjustment period. No amount of education or student teaching could have prepared me for the challenges that I faced as a first year teacher. I felt very much like a student myself, during that first year as I attempted to absorb all the information that was presented to me by my peers, students and principal. While I failed quite often in this first year, I believe I also learned much as to how to adapt to new situations and build upon my successes.
The professional growth that I experiences during my second year of teaching demonstrated to me that there is indeed much to learn in this profession. During my second year I had much more confidence, and I knew intuitively what would work and would not work. I have allowed more of my personality to shine when teaching during this second year and the students seemed to react better to this more human approach. Discipline and conduct issues were severely...
The ability to empathize with my students has provided a great advantage in my day-to-day operations. My love of learning is also a great strength as it provides me with motivation and energy that I can transfer to my students. My biggest weakness is losing focus and drifting off course during classes. My curiosity tends to let my classes drift into a unwarranted direction often causing me and my students to play catch up during the next class.
The most effective teacher that I had was Mr. Clark, my high school freshman English teacher. He was effective because he could identify and communicate to his students at their level. His ability to build rapport with his students left a great impression on me and contributed to my career choice as a teacher. Mr. Clark executed his teaching style using Maranzo's domains explicitly and implicitly. The balanced formula of integrating human elements of teaching and the rigid curriculum demands made Mr. Clark a useful role model that inspired me into a teaching profession. This is useful because my school district does not have a blanket or official definition of an effective teacher. Effectiveness is a product of the unique circumstances of a situation and cannot be completely objectified, quantified or standardized. For me, effectiveness is getting the most out of what is available.
What I look for in new teacher hires, is the ability to become a team player. Education is about…
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