Class Participation . Our primary goal is that by the end of the course is that the student begins to think, feel and act as a teacher. Participation as we are defining it in this course consists of attending class, demonstrating preparedness, and taking part fully in class activities. They tend to perform worse on tests and in peer teaching. Most important, they are less able to apply theories of learning to their future teaching.
Teaching is a challenging profession, and becoming more demanding all the time.
This course is a foundation for everything else that the student will learn as a prospective teacher. Insight, however, must develop from within the student. It comes from being prepared for class, participating actively in learning, and from developing genuine intellectual curiosity about the course content and concepts. Therefore, the student needs to analyze the reading material, evaluate it and apply it in a meaningful way to your work as a teacher. Peer Teaching .