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How would you currently describe your overall approach to teaching in your classroom: traditional, process mastery, or constructivist? What works well in your approach? What needs improvement?
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I believe my overall approach is a mix of all three. I am in charge of what's taught (following standards of course), but occasionally I give students choice that relates to what we are learning. For example, we recently wrote a persuasive paper in science course and I gave them a choice of topics to select from. I also incorporate lots of hands on learning with experiments. As for process mastery, I tell my students all the time I want to see growth, not perfection, with a goal of hopefully reaching mastery or above. So while some may not meet mastery on certain concepts, we celebrate any growth they do have. I think this approach works well, and I know there are several areas of improvement as I am still a fairly new teacher. I have only taught for 3 years, and this is my first year in middle school math and science. This is why I reflect often and adjust as needed.
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I would say a combination of all three. It is important to think of each learner as an individual. I want to incorporate God’s word into what I teach more often.
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My approach is probably a combination of process mastery with constructivist elements. I think acknowledging that my planning doesn’t always mean learning happens and that I can only, ultimately influence the environment works well. What needs improvement is assessing for understanding.
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A combination of traditional and process mastery has been my approach for math so that fundamentals are learnt; more hands-on activities and use of manipulatives could still be utilized at the junior level though.
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I tend to mix my approach to suit the classroom environment. Students vary and meeting each individual’s need is important.
