Reflection Paper 1
Reflection Paper
Diana Gallegos
EDUC 2301.540
Dr. Marian Ellis
Paris Junior College
April 20, 2021
Reflection Paper 2
Reflection Paper
Each teacher has a unique style to teach their students. A teacher can teach a material
either student centered, or teacher centered teaching. As I completed the sixteen hours of
observation, I was able to acknowledge the difference between student and teacher centered
teaching and learn teaching techniques for my future classroom.
When teaching to Elementary Students the focus to teach a lesson is teacher centered
teaching. I believe this is a good method to teach elementary students such as first graders or any
other grade levels because elementary students enjoy being at school and are eager to learn at a
young age. The benefits of teacher centered teaching is that students can communicate with other
classmates, direct their own learning, develop their own skills in group work even though a
teacher is seen as an “expert” in a teacher centered teaching. Some techniques I will apply to my
future classroom would always have students engage in the lesson. As seen in the videos,
elementary teachers would ask students questions such as “What is happening” or “Could
anyone explain how we did this” to engage their thinking. Also, another technique I would like
to apply to my future classroom would be having center time. In center time, students would be
able to improve their skills or knowledge towards the subject meanwhile I observe their learning
or be helping students who need a bit more help than others without feeling discouraged.
Teaching in Middle School, a teacher teaches students in a teacher and student centered
teaching. I believe this a good method to teach because middle school students at this age are
learning more about themselves of what they can do or what they need to improve, but still need
help from others such as a teacher. The benefits of teaching student centered allows students to
think and work independently. Techniques I learned from the videos and would like to apply to
Reflection Paper 3
my future classroom would be allowing students to have group discussion over the material
being taught while still having control of my class. Another technique I would like to use would
be encouraging students to talk to their classmates, in group discussions or participate in school
related activities because I want my students to know it is okay to do new activities from their
comfort zone in my classroom.
To teach high school students a material I believe a teacher should teach their students
mainly in a student centered teaching and a little teacher centered teaching which also can be
seen in the videos. In high school, students want to have fun such as doing class experiments
rather than listening to a teacher talk about the material the entire class period. As a future
teacher, I want my students to engage their learning towards others. There will be days my
teaching will be teacher centered teaching due to new material being taught or review days for
students who need more help, but my goal is to have students learn the subject in a way they
understand it better rather than me saying “Okay this is how you solve this” or “This isn't how
you’re supposed to solve this problem.” Instead, I want my students to grade other classmates
because it encourages students to go step by step on how they solve the problem or how the other
student would solve the problem which is a new teaching technique I gained from the sixteen
hour observations videos.
Completing the sixteen hour videos, I had the opportunity to expand my knowledge of
being a teacher. I gain more acknowledgement over teaching techniques to use for my future
classroom, being able to know the difference between a student centered teaching and a teacher
centered teaching and much more.
