I am one of the lucky ones...or so you could say - that leading into this experience I already have experience in teaching. There's been many moments already looking through the course work that I have had 'uh ha' moments where I have realised that I do a lot of these things already. Below is a table reflecting my experience. I have really tried to make it relevant to my private teaching because I believe that these skills will be transferrable into a classroom.
As to where my strengths lie? I think my strengths lie in encouraging students through their own learning journey. To help them find materials when needed however allowing them the flexibility of finding their own relevant materials if they life. I have found in my short career that students love that they can take ownership of and responsibility for. making sure that my students understand their theoretical work and how that applies to the practical activities that they do. I believe that these are my strengths going forward, because these are things that I value in my own learning. I am also very lucky that an important technique in drama is making our script work relevant to real life. This is a valuable technique in all disciplines as when the students find the material relatable they work harder. Look forward to continue using this technique especially over in the dance stream as well.
Many opportunities exist for improvement to my own practice. I think everyone has room for improvement, when you think you know it all, you stop growing as a professional. I think improvement for me lies in relating other disciplines into my areas. I think a big challenge is going to be making clear decisions as to where numeracy lies in dance and drama - as this is so important in the pedagogy and curriculum. I don't think that anything is unachievable though and with the right guidance and research I believe that it can be done!
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