This is a simple reflective assessment of what kind of
teacher you are. I was introduced to it by Adrian Tennant, Freelance Teacher
Trainer from the UK, at a conference workshop session.
For the first part you have to choose any of the four words
from the box that describe what you do as a teacher.
|
explore develop inspire tell
share facilitate participate
cultivate transmit help
inform coach shape give
mentor motivate plant
prepare instruct nurture
|
For the second part you have to choose one picture out of the following four which describe you as a teacher. (In your response you can mention Picture 1/2/3/4 with the words).
The assessment will be given later after I get a few
responses. :)
My assessment surprised me!
Hi Tahsina,
ReplyDeleteThe four words that I chose were, motivate, facilitate, develop, and nurture. I chose picture 3 to represent the kind of teacher that I am.
I'll be interested to find out my results!!!
Best,
Courtney
Dear Courtney,
ReplyDeleteI chose picture 3 just like you but only one verb 'inspire' was in my list to fit the picture. :p
Picture 1 should have these words - coach, inform, tell, transmit, give
Picture 2 should have these words - develop, motivate, shape, prepare, instruct
Picture 3 should have these words - cultivate, inspire, mentor, nurture, plant
Picture 4 should have these words - explore, facilitate, help, participate, share
For many teachers the result will not perfectly match as Adrian mentioned that as teachers our values, thoughts and beliefs control our behavior as a teacher. We tend to believe that we do 'something' as a teacher but we actually end up doing something else, subconsciously being tied with our values, thoughts and beliefs. With an iceberg analogy Adrian showed that our behavior is explicit which is just a small portion in our being; whereas, the major portion of the iceberg (values, thoughts and beliefs) is hidden beneath.
I hope I could explain the idea.
Tahsina