About Me
About Me - Unit 1
https://about.me/clarkewainikka
I’m Clarke. I’m an Instructor of Intensive Academic English living in Winnipeg, MB, Canada. I am a fan of education, writing, and fitness. I’m also interested in video games and dogs. I have been teaching ESL for 4 years. I started online as a part time job and it ended up taking me across the world to South Korea where I worked for almost a year. It was an eye opening and life changing experience to teach and live in a foreign country. I now work at Robertson College, I teach a variety of students and I am also involved in curriculum development. I love my job and I work everyday to improve as an educator.
Action Plan - Unit 3
Area of
Need
e.g., have a good grasp of how sounds work in English |
Action to
be Taken
e.g., review the phonemic chartand practice using it to explain a few challenging words |
When e.g.,
by May 12
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1. Have a good grasp on creating appropriate materials and
curriculum for classrooms in an academic environment
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·
Review
curriculum development theories such as blooms taxonomy in order to develop
appropriate learning outcomes
·
Utilize my
PLN to assist with questions and to have open discussions about what is
needed
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By June 30th
My next class begins June 7th and I am
developing a new course for September 2019
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2. Develop and implement a strong teaching identity and
philosophy
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·
Ask
questions and participate in discussion throughout my TESL course
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Listen to
students and their view on classroom needs
·
Pursue
further education and professional development programs to learn about other
theories related to teaching identity in ESL education.
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Ongoing.
Will develop and change overtime
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3. Learn about ESL teaching theories that
can be applied in multi-level classrooms
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·
Study
the appropriate materials for the TESL course including the textbook, course
content and discussion forums.
·
Utilize
my PLN to learn about other ESL teachers theories
·
Practice
and implement theories that I believe would be successful in my classroom
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By the end of TESL 0100.
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My Classroom - Unit 7
Above you will find my drawing of my visualized classroom. The above classroom would be for adult learners in a higher education context. Some things that I've included that I believe would be important are tables that are able to be moved for the students, a whiteboard for both teacher and student use and large open windows. I believe that having the ability to change the layout of students desks presents a lot more opportunities for flexibility in learning. Also, in my ideal classroom, I would have very large windows that have the opportunity to be closed and covered by blinds. I believe having natural light in a classroom can make a big difference in learners overall morale, especially if it is a long class.
I also hope to have areas for discussion in my classroom, whether that be at the students desk, circular tables or couches. I want the classroom to feel safe and inclusive so that it can foster engaging and complex discussions and debates.
Another item I think is very important for me as a teacher is a wide desk with space to work and develop curriculum. Of course, I hope to be moving around the classroom and actively teaching most of the day, but I think it is very important that instructors have a space that is exclusively theirs and ergonomic for work.
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