BTE2601 SUMMARY STUDY NOTES.

BTE2601 SUMMARY STUDY NOTES. CHAPTER ONE –THE TEACHER AS A REFLECTIVE PRACTITIONER Being a good teacher requires: Life-long learning and implies that you need to take charge of your personal and professional development. Teachers usually face some challenges while in the process of teaching and learning, like  Limited time  Confidence  Shortage of resources and  Overloaded curriculum Reflection and reflective practise Reflection is the process of checking how much knowledge you already have. Reflective is the process of comparing the existing knowledge with the one. Reflection means thinking that is focused and purposeful which aims to deepen the understanding and to inform further thought and action. There two types of reflection. Which are…  Reflection in action : while one is engaged in practise  Reflection on action : planning, thinking ahead and how to respond. Pedagogical content knowledge pedagogical knowledge- is your own knowledge mixed together with other knowledge. Content knowledge – is the knowledge found in written books and other things. Differences between pedagogical and content knowledge Pedagogical knowledge Content knowledge 1. Legal responsibilities Grammatical knowledge 2. Classroom management Classroom language proficience 3. How to work with multilevel class. Passion of a subject