I am a Biology and Microbiology Professor at Coastline Community College. I love teaching, and most of all, I love to help students to learn and understand the materials.
My experience as a Teaching Assistant at CSUF and Biology Instructor at Coastline College has taught me the importance of being in love with your job (teaching). When you love something, you do anything to accomplish it in the best way. I have found the ultimate goal of teaching to be to help students not only to...
I am a Biology and Microbiology Professor at Coastline Community College. I love teaching, and most of all, I love to help students to learn and understand the materials.
My experience as a Teaching Assistant at CSUF and Biology Instructor at Coastline College has taught me the importance of being in love with your job (teaching). When you love something, you do anything to accomplish it in the best way. I have found the ultimate goal of teaching to be to help students not only to learn, but to enjoy the material as well. Personal flexibility as a teacher has proven itself as a critical aspect of achieving this goal.
Teaching involves many factors. The first one is to motivate the students by maintaining and displaying my personal enthusiasm for, and the impact of, the subject (biology) on their lives. My goal is to be the best teacher I can be. I want to create a learning environment that encourages freedom to ask any question and fosters respect between the students and me. I want them to know that I care for their learning and I will do my best for them to benefit from and enjoy a class. One way to reach this goal is to be always prepared and organized with the class teaching material. A teacher who demonstrates a strong grasp of the subject and an orderly method of teaching it will foster trust and respect from the student. Another way is to provide opportunities for students to ask questions about the course and text. I think the more I get students involved, the more they will learn. I have found that by utilizing small groups, I can increase participation and there is more chance of students interacting. To this end, effective questions and challenging projects are helpful.
A high expectation in a very well organized syllabus encourages students to take the course seriously. We can ask them to write feedback at the end of first week, which will build a learning climate in which they have responsibilities for thinking about learning in this class.
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