03-19-2015

               We did three-way teaching today, that is, person A teaches person B and gets a feedback on his/her teaching from person C, then, person C gets a feedback on his/her feedback from person B.   My teaching experience went well and was given feedback to reinforce the good things I did and improve upon some weak points. I have always appreciated the feedback I get from my instructors and classmates because it allows me to continuously improve and grow. The highlight of the activity, for me though, was giving feedback. Although I always grab the opportunity to receive feedbacks, I wasn’t the type to give feedbacks. When it was my turn giving feedback, I tried to be as observant as possible in order to give valuable feedbacks. I also took notes. I learned the sandwich method. That is, negative feedbacks are “sandwiched” between positive ones which are given at the beginning and towards the end. Negative feedback should be given in a suggestive manner rather than in an imposing way. We should remember that we give feedback so that the person could improve and not to bring him/her down. It is preferable to ask the person what he/she thinks she/he could have done to make the teaching-learning experience better.

Teaching requires skill and knowledge. One must know the skill that one should teach. Planning is an essential component to a “smooth” teaching-learning experience. Effective teaching, however, requires a level of sensitivity and flexibility to suit your teaching style to the learner’s abilities and characteristics. That is what I learned in today’s class: Teaching is all about the learner. We strive to improve so that we could provide a better learning experience for our learner/s.