Micro Teaching Skills: Concept, Phases & Skills

Micro-teaching Skill is a teacher training technique.

1. Micro Teaching Skills Dr. Showkeen Bilal Gul

2. What is Teaching? The best approach to understanding the nature of teaching is establishing a harmonious relationship between teacher, student and subject . Teaching is the activity of facilitating learning. Effectiveness in teaching does not relate to teacher’s age, sex, and teaching experience. 2

3. Defective Teaching Learning Process 3

4. Teaching isn’t an easy profession. Teachers must possess the skills necessary to teach young students and keep them engaged and attentive throughout a class. Micro-teaching skills are essential in teacher training courses.

5. Microteaching Dr. Allen and his group evolved Microteaching in 1963 in America. 5

6. What is Microteaching ? Teaching of a small unit of content to the small group of students (6-10 number) in a small amount of time (5-10 min.) To train inexperience student-teachers for acquiring teaching skills. To improve the skills of experience teachers. . 6

7. Microteaching Cycle 7 Step- I : Micro Lesson Plan (may take 2 hrs/ a day) Step-II : Teach 5 Min. Step-III : Feedback Session 5 Min. Step-IV : Re-plan 10 Min. Step-V : Re-teach Another group 5 Min. Step-VI : Re-feedback 5 Min. --------------- Total 30 Min. (Appr.)

8. Characteristics of Microteaching Duration of teaching as well as number of students are less. Content is divided into smaller units. Only one teaching skill is considered at a time. Provision of immediate feedback. In micro teaching cycle, there is facility of re-planning, re-teaching and re-evaluation. It puts the teacher under the microscope All the faults of the teacher are observed. The problem of discipline can also be controlled. 8

9. WHY ARE MICRO-TEACHING SKILLS IMPORTANT? The different types of micro-teaching skills play a significant role in the professional development of teachers. Here are a few points why micro-teaching skills are essential: Trainee teachers get feedback from video records, supervisors or peers directly, which helps them improve and develop their skills  Microteaching helps teachers prepare themselves well in advance and get themselves ready to face a real classroom. Through micro-teaching skills training, teachers learn to become more confident and efficient before they venture into the real world of teaching Micro-teaching techniques play a critical role in developing knowledge and attitude in teachers, but most importantly, it equips teachers with certain essential skills. These skills are essential for the modern classroom.

10. WHAT ARE THE SKILLS IN MICRO-TEACHING?  Some of the microlearning skills are as follows: The skill of introduction The skill of explaining The skill of questioning The skill of stimulus variation The skill of reinforcement The skill of illustration The skill of blackboard writing  The skill of achieving closure The skill of demonstration

11. What is Introduction Skill? 1)In introduction skill we have to introduce the topic with our Students . 2)For this we ask few questions from students. 3)Basically we relate our topic with their previous knowledge. 4)In our last question we get our topic and write it on our black board.

12. Micro Lesson Plan for Social Studies (Introduction Skill) Date-26/June/2022 Subject- Social Studies Class- 6th - Sub Subject- Geography  Period- 5th - Topic- “Maps” Duration- 6 Minutes Components  of skill:- 1. Questions based on prior knowledge. 2. Relation of questions with chapters. 3. Questions in serial order. 4. Selection and use of appropriate instrumental aids. 5. Ability to raise interest in students and to motivate them. 6. Relevance of Questions.

13. Announcement of topic: so, dear students today we will study about Maps in detail. S. No. Teachers Activity Students Activity Component 01 Kulgam comes in which State/ UT? J&K 1,5,6 02 Can anyone tell the name of some States? Punjab, U.P, Gujarat, M.P etc. 1,5,6 03 On which paper you will see all the States together? On Maps 1,2,3 04 What do you know about maps? Problematic question 2,3,4

14. What is Explanation Skill? 1)In introduction skill we have got the topic from our Students . 2)Now we have to explain that topic to our students 3)After explaining we ask few questions from our students  4)In our last question we get our topic and write it on our black board/ white board

15. Date-26/June/2022 Subject- Social Studies Class- 6th - Sub Subject- Geography  Period- 4th - Topic- “Maps” Duration- 6 Minutes Components  of skill:- 1. To provide a clear opening statement. 2. Use of connecting links. 3. Inclusion of key points. 4. Explanation of technical terms. 5. Use of Audio-Visual aids. 6. Asking comprehensive questions to check students’ understanding.

16. Test Material Teachers Activity Students Activity Components We all live on earth, so we should have knowledge about it. We can get it by using- Globe & Maps. Globe is a miniature model of earth. A map is a representation of the earth’s surface on paper. With a map, we can study any part of the earth. Atlas is a collection of maps. Main features of maps: 1. Scale: Relationship between distance on the map and actual distance on the ground. E,g . 1cm= 1km on ground. 2. Direction: While using a map it always points to North. 3. Symbols: Maps denote different things in an area with symbols. E,g . Road, schools, Banks, Hospitals, etc. Q1: Miniature model of the earth is called? Q2: What is the representation of the earth’s surface on paper? Q3: What is the relationship between distance on the ground and distance on paper? Q4: What do we use to denote different things on maps? Globe Maps Scale Symbols 1,3,4,6