MICRO TEACHING

Presented bySoumya ranjan parida

WHAT IS MICRO-TEACHING “Micro-teaching is a scaled down

teaching encounter in class size and class time.”-D W Allen

“Micro-teaching is a teacher education technique which allows teachers to apply clear defined teaching skills to carefully prepared lessons in a planned series of five to ten minutes encounter with a small group of real students, often with an opportunity to observe the result on video-tape.”- R N Bush

Objectives To improve teachers’ teaching skill To improve skill of public speaking To review a topic Update knowledge To enable the teacher to concise An organized way of planning To improve specific knowledge To change a routine To cover syllabus

STEPS IN MICRO-TEACHING

Orientation of student teacher Discussion of teaching skills Selection of particular skills Presentation Observation of a model lesson Preparation of micro lesson plan Practice of skill Providing feedback

Cont…

Creation of micro-teaching setting Re-planning Re-teaching Providing Re-feedback Integration of teaching skills

Advantages

Microteaching helps the student teachers to perfect their performance .

Microteaching focuses on sharpening and developing of specific teaching skills.

Microteaching provides increased control of the practice teaching session.

Microteaching is very effective in modifying teaching behavior.

Advantages

Microteaching is very effective in modifying teaching behavior.

Microteaching provides a safe practice ground for the student teachers.

Disadvantages

Skill Oriented rather than content

Scope of microteaching is narrow

Required competent teacher educator

Tends to reduce creativity of teacher

Time consuming Alone may not be adequate Carried on in a controlled

situation only

CHARACTERISTICS OF MICRO-TEACHING

Micro element Teaching skills and teaching

strategies Safe practice ground The Teaching Models The Research Laboratory

Basic principles of micro-teaching-

Phases of Micro Teaching

Micro-teaching Cycle

Micro lesson plan

Discuss feedback

Teaching Micro lesson

Re-teach another group

Replan

Apparatus Needed in Micro-teaching Video on camera with a zoom lens Video tape recorders Two monitor Recording tapes Two clock

DURATION OF THE MICRO-TEACHING IN INDIA

Teaching 6 minutes

Feedback 6 minutes

Re-planning 12 minutes

Re-teaching 6 minutes

Re-feedback 6 minutes

TOTAL = 36 minutes

Strategy of Micro-teaching Supervisor has to conduct orientation

training for teacher trainees on each teaching skill.

Supervisor has to prepare time-schedule of micro lesson for each teacher trainee.

Delivery of lesson under controlled conditions by the pupils teacher.

Supervision of the lesson by the supervisor

Strategy of Micro-teaching Video tapes of the lesson to be

televised at closed circuit television.

Preparation of the lesson after the feedback.

Again discussion with the supervisor and feedback.

 

TEACHING SKILL DEVELOPED FROMMICRO-TEACHING

Set induction Stimulus variation Closure Silence and non verbal cues Reinforcement of student participation Asking question Probing question Divergent question

Attending behavior Illustration Lecturing Planner repetition Communication completeness

SUMMARIZATION

Conclusion

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