Repeating Teaching Experiences using Virtual Classrooms for Preservice Teachers
Location
Zoom Room 8
Start Date
31-3-2022 3:00 PM
End Date
31-3-2022 3:20 PM
Type of Presentation
Scholarly Work Presentation (15 minutes)
Proposal for Presentation
Due to the nature of in-person K-12 classrooms, opportunities for PTs to engage in a cycle of teaching, reviewing/reflecting, and reteaching are limited. However, some research indicates that opportunities for PTs to review their teaching and then repeat the experiences positively impact the PTs' effectiveness in the field (Ward, Chen, et al., 2018). Unlike live K-12 classroom clinical experience, teaching simulations allow for PTs to practice their teaching, with the potential for repeating that experience once or multiple times to advance effectiveness. Repeating teaching simulations can be a repeat of an exact lesson taught with necessary modifications made or can be a new lesson, focusing on the successful implementation of a selected instructional strategy. In the repeated teaching simulations, PTs have an opportunity to practice teaching content and skills, reflect on their performance and then practice again, making necessary modifications to content and/or delivery (Arsal, 2015, Yoon, et. al, 2017). With advancements in technology, coupled with the necessity to find alternatives to traditional teaching methods due to restriction of the pandemic, virtual teaching simulations are becoming an option for teacher preparation programs and offer benefits that traditional in-personal K-12 classroom clinical experiences and peer teaching simulations cannot. This study uses a mixed-method approach to implement repeated teaching experiences in two methods courses using virtual classroom simulations.
Repeating Teaching Experiences using Virtual Classrooms for Preservice Teachers
Zoom Room 8
Due to the nature of in-person K-12 classrooms, opportunities for PTs to engage in a cycle of teaching, reviewing/reflecting, and reteaching are limited. However, some research indicates that opportunities for PTs to review their teaching and then repeat the experiences positively impact the PTs' effectiveness in the field (Ward, Chen, et al., 2018). Unlike live K-12 classroom clinical experience, teaching simulations allow for PTs to practice their teaching, with the potential for repeating that experience once or multiple times to advance effectiveness. Repeating teaching simulations can be a repeat of an exact lesson taught with necessary modifications made or can be a new lesson, focusing on the successful implementation of a selected instructional strategy. In the repeated teaching simulations, PTs have an opportunity to practice teaching content and skills, reflect on their performance and then practice again, making necessary modifications to content and/or delivery (Arsal, 2015, Yoon, et. al, 2017). With advancements in technology, coupled with the necessity to find alternatives to traditional teaching methods due to restriction of the pandemic, virtual teaching simulations are becoming an option for teacher preparation programs and offer benefits that traditional in-personal K-12 classroom clinical experiences and peer teaching simulations cannot. This study uses a mixed-method approach to implement repeated teaching experiences in two methods courses using virtual classroom simulations.
Acknowledgments
Andrews University Faculty Research Grant
Andrews University Innovation in Teaching and Learning Grant