Finding Your Style

Finding Your Teaching

Style(and not anyone else's!)

Let me introduce myself!

Program Experience Major 1st Days

Why do this?

– Easier, more natural approach to teaching

– Consistency

What a teacher?Yes, I'm really asking.

IS

4 Basic Teaching Styles

Authority Demonstrator Facilitator Delegator

Lecture-based

Little interaction

Formal

Memorization- based

Shows what students need to know.

Variety of formats: lectures, presentations, demonstrations, etc.

Promotes self-learning.

Critical thinking

Activities based

Guided discovery

Teacher as observer

Egalitarian

What To Consider

http://www.creativelearningcentre.com/Products/Teaching-Style-Analysis/Pyramid-Model.html

Spectrum of Types

Teaching Style ---> Personality

Spectrum of Types

Artisan (SP)Likes freedom

EgalitarianTactics and performance

basedEnjoys variety

Focused on resultsActivities

Guardian (SJ)Likes order

TraditionalistsFull control of the classroom

Dependable and hardworking

Strong sense of duty

Idealist (NF)Likes student individualism

DemocraticGuiding role in classroom

Creativity basedEasily empathetic towards

studentsDiscussions

Rational (NT)Likes deep understanding

Research basedEncourages individualism

Logic and reasonCritical Thinking

Debates

What's My Type?

Short Personality Test

Guardians (SJ)

Artisans (SP)

Idealists (NF)

Rationalists (NT)

Final Thoughts

http://www.16personalities.com/personality-types

More In-depth Reading

http://www.creativelearningcentre.com/Products/Teaching-Style-Analysis/Pyramid-Model.html

http://www.16personalities.com/personality-types16 Personalities

Teaching Style Analysis Pyramid