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?

[Austin]

I am a mix of most of them. I see myself more traditional and mastery as music, we work toward performances. My next step is making sure students are individually achieving well instead of the collective.

[Austin]

I definitely would say may approach to teaching is not constructivist. I am flexible in my teaching practices and would have to say that I am a mixture of traditional and process mastery. I think students know the expectations and by developing a good rapport with them helps keep them on track and avoids the student questioning my decisions.

[Austin]

I’m kind of a mixture of all three. However, I tend to lean toward more process mastery and traditional. I think it would be helpful if I improved in the are of “hands on learning.” I know students learn differently, so providing increased flexibility in everyday learning and in projects may be helpful to them.

[Austin]

I will say that this depends on the course.

I am generally a traditionalist. In my AP courses which are smaller, I apply more process mastery.

[Austin]

I think my teaching style is a mixture of all three. I use traditional methods like reading for comprehension and memorization of vocabulary words. I want to incorporate more process/mastery method by allowing students to show their knowledge of the material without going through the lesson. I like using constructivist methods of hands-on learning by taking students outside for observation or collection lessons.