GOOD TEACHING PRACTICE: ROLES AND FUNCTION OF A TEACHER

✘ Democratic leadership
Roles of a Teacher
✘ Pacesetting leadership
1. As a Manager
✘ Coaching leadership
2. As a Counsellor
3. As a Motivator As a Model
4. As a Leader
● Teacher should look his best all the
5. As a Model
time, master his lessons, show interest
6. As a Public Relations Specialist
7. As a Parent-Surrogate in the learner’s welfare, show his good
8. As a Facilitator behaviour, and include good work and
9. As an Instructor attitudes.
● Teachers should be fair in dealing with
As a Manager
students and exhibit good judgement
● Responsible for the effective when the situation calls for it.
management of the class from start to
finish As a Public Relations Specialist
● Carries systematic activities throughout ● Teacher deals with people outside the
the day school with credibility.
● Expected to maintain order in the ● Teacher must have good public
classroom relations to make a good name for his
school.
As a Counsellor
● Teachers are expected to respond As a Parent-Surrogate
constructively when problems crop up ● In school, the teacher is the parent of
concerning student behaviour. the learners.
● Teachers provide guidance and ● Adding to the main functions of
assistance if students experience developing the learners intellectually,
problems. the teacher is also expected to train the
learners socially and emotionally and
As a Motivator
to look after their physical and mental
● Teachers encourage and motivate well-being.
learners to study well and behave ● Teachers guarantee that the individual
properly in and outside the classroom. rights of the learners in education and
● Teachers are good at motivating safety are respected.
learners to make them listen,
participate, and understand As a Facilitator
instructions. ● The learners must be given the chance
to discuss things under the close
As a Leader
supervision and monitoring of the
● Teacher directs, coaches, supports, teacher.
and delegates depending on the needs ● Teacher prepares guidelines which will
of the situation serve as the focus of discussion and
● To be a good leader, you must be a activities.
good follower
As an Instructor
Five leadership styles of a teacher
● The main function of the teacher is
✘ Authoritative leadership
instruction.
✘ Affiliative leadership
● Teachers make decisions as to what to
teach, what instructional materials to
use, what method to employ in
teaching a particular content, and how
best to evaluate the intended learning.
THE TEACHER
HALLMARKS OF GOOD TEACHING
a. Professional competence
b. Interpersonal relationship
c. Teaching/ Evaluation practices
d. Availability to students
Professional Competence
● The teacher who enjoys teaching
shows genuine interest in patients, and
displays confidence in his or her
professional abilities.
● The teacher who is creative and
stimulating and can excite student’s
interest and can demonstrate clinical
skills with expertise is also valued.
Interpersonal Relationships
With Students
As in all relationships, it is important
that teachers listen to learners
and try to see the world through their
eyes
First approach:
- Respect learners to care about their
concerns
Second approach:
- Accept learners as they are, whether or
not you like them
Third approach:
- Honest communication contributing to
healthy relationships with learners
Fourth approach:
- Clearly identifying the learner’s
responsibilities in the learning process.
INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP
This skill is demonstrated by:
1. taking interest in learners,
2. Being sensitive to their feelings and
problems
3. Conveying respect for them
4. Alleviating their anxieties
5. Being accessible for conferences
6. Being fair
7. Permitting learners to express
differing point of view
8. Creating an atmosphere in which
they feel free to ask questions
9. Conveying sense of warmth
Teaching Practices
● The mechanics, methods, and skills in
classroom and clinical teaching.
● Students value a teacher who has a
thorough knowledge of the subject
matter and can present material in an
interesting, clear and organized
manner.
Teaching/Evaluation Practices
● Jacobson (1966): defined teaching
practices as the mechanics, methods
and skills in classroom and clinical
teaching.
● Teaching subject matter in a
stimulating way and inspiring learner
interest hinge on several factors such
as:
○ Teacher’s style
○ Personality
○ Personal interest on the subject
○ Use of variety of teaching
strategies
Availability To Students
➔ Allied health science students expect
the instructor to be available to them
when needed. This may take the form
of being there in the ff:
stressful clinical situations
physically helping students
giving appropriate amounts of
supervision
freely answering questions and;
 acting as a resource person during ➔ Factors that negatively affect the ability
clinical learning experiences. of the learner to pay attention and
process information
TEACHER/MEDICAL Barriers
TECHNOLOGIST’S AND ROLES IN
Teaching Learning
GUIDANCE
● The concept of guidance, which Lack of time Lack of time to
associated it with the daily activity of learn
the classroom teacher, gives a greater
responsibility to him. It means that the Lack of expertise Illness, stress
teacher who is dealing with children of educational
should be given in-service education background
for discharging his responsibilities in
personal, educational and vocational Lack of motivation Low literacy, low
guidance. comprehension
● Make sure the young person has a
voice in setting learning targets Lack of budget Negative influence
allocation for
Definitions of Teaching educational
● Organized, purposeful, and deliberate programs Personal
efforts designed to bring about certain characteristics
desirable ends in an individual.
● It is an action of a person imparting Lack of support
skill, knowledge, or even a value to and ongoing
another. positive
● It is an attempt to assist students in reinforcement
acquiring or changing some skill,
Lack of willingness
knowledge, ideal attitude, or
to learn
appreciation.
● Is a process or set of actions to induce
Inconvenience
learning and eventually to succeed in
learning. PROFESSIONAL ATTRIBUTES
Learning ● A professional teacher perceives
➔ Defined as a change in behavior that himself as someone who can effect
can be observed or measured and change or learning because he is an
occur anytime as a result of exposure expert in what he teaches and in how
to a stimuli he teaches.
➔ Acquisition of knowledge and skills ● Teachers have the collection of best
consciously such that behavior is teaching practices and can use these
altered in some way to instruct students in classrooms and
to work with adults in school settings.
Barriers ● Teacher has the disposition and skills
➔ Factors that impede the ability to to approach all aspects of his work in a
deliver educational services reflective, collegial and problem-solving
manner.
● Teachers have a view of learning to
teach as a lifelong process and
dispositions and skills for working
towards improving their own teaching
as well as improving schools.
“Once a teacher, forever a student”
Passion
● Passionate teachers exude spontaneity
in ministering to the needs of the
students especially those experiencing
learning difficulties.
● It drives them to care for their students
corrected with appropriate reformative
action.
Humor
● Teacher’s humor connects them with
their students like a magnet.
● They enjoy themselves as a group,
thus promoting a spirit of togetherness.
● A clean joke will always elicit rapport in
a learning environment.
Values and Attitude
● Values connotes standards, code of
ethics and strong beliefs
● Teachers are models of values
● Examples of values a teacher is
expected are:
○ open-mindedness
○ fairness and impartiality
○ sincerity and honesty
Patience
● It refers to the teacher's uncomplaining
nature, self control and persistence.
● Teachers calmly endure their students’
limitations and difficulties
Enthusiasm
● Refers to eagerness and excitement
● Enthusiastic teachers are full of energy
and dynamism where students look
forward to any activity they participate
in with them.
● It is an irresistible feeling that
intensifies the student’s momentum to
reach a desired goal.
Commitment
● A solemn promise to perform the duties
and
● responsibilities mandated by laws and
code of ethics of the profession.
● It is an unwavering pledge to perform
all teaching and learning activities with
consistency and selflessness to the
best interest of the students under their
care.
● Committed teachers are caring and
dedicated
WAYS TO MOTIVATE LEARNERS
Use several senses
Actively involve the patients or
clients in the learning process
Provide an environment conducive
in learning
Assess the extent to which the
learner is ready to learn
Determine the perceived relevance
of the information
Repeat information
Generalize information
Make learning a pleasant
experience
Begin with what is known; move
toward with what is unknown
Present information at an
appropriate rate