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’m very traditional, which works well for mature students. However, students who are not interested in learning struggle in my class. I need to find a different approach for those students

[Austin]

I use a bit of each: traditional requiring mastery and as much hands on as possible. With traditional we use the best of the past and I try to include bits of (common) knowledge wherever possible. There is also testing and basic mastery required. Once the foundational material is learned, it is applied in various circumstances. This allows thought and creativity. I believe we could improve if the students had more practice. I liken my field to music students mastering their instrument by repetitive practice or football players running complicated plays repeatedly until it becomes second nature. I would like my students to know the foundations and keep practicing them until the information is second nature and easily applicable in ever more complex situations.

[Austin]

I believe I do traditional and process mastery. It really depends on which group of students I am working with.

[Austin]

I would say it is a combination of traditional and process mastery. I think this process works well. Our school’s curriculum is a little more advanced than public school and our students for the most part appreciate the extra challenge and push.

[Austin]

My overall teaching style is a combination of traditional and process mastery. It generally works well, but sometimes I need to enforce more rules from the traditional process.