Sengoane Maria

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Personal information
Full Name
Maria
Surname
Sengoane
Occupation
Full-time student
Identity number
9704011288089
Home Language
Xitsonga
Equity
African
Gender
Female
Postal address
PO Box 164 Soshanguve 0164
Physical address
332 Block JJ Soshanguve 0152
Home telephone number

E-mail address
MariaSengoane@gmail.com
Cell number
0767874010
Relationship status
Single

Education background

Qualification(recognized Year Qualified

Qualification)
Grade 10 progress report 2014

2015
Grade 11 progress report
2016
Grade 12 progress report

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1. Introduction: Statement of Teaching Philosophy
In my schooling days, it was a tendency of opposing a question of what do you want to be
when you grow up. By educators early in January. But as I wasnt aware of where my
passion lies, in profession careers. I would say different profession careers every year, and
the reason behind this is that my desire was not demonstrated to grow as a Teacher. Until
my life science teacher saw a potential in me, she delegated the responsibility of being a
student-teacher during her absent times. And that nourished my desire to grow as a
teacher, and an excellent one on that note.

Until that time I was able to establish my goal as a teacher. A goal that would be achievable,
specific and time bound. My goal was to produce an educated generation, that will make
our country better-better in economically status. As a student-teacher at Tshwane
University of Technology currently, during teaching practice, I was supposed to observe, but
fortunately I was given a chance to teach. And I would say my student played a vital role in
the classroom, the most roles I was impressed of was listening. When i mention listening I
am not only saying they were passively involved in the lesson.

Hence I say an understanding of them was the core of the role they played and they were
able to participant in most of the lesson. I came across the situation where other student-
teachers, having second thoughts about being the pillar of the nation (Teacher).As they
came to deal with difficult pupil in the classroom. And I realised that their approach to
teaching have changed-changed by the minor things that they will have to deal with it most
of the days, as teachers. And a question that I asked myself, was has my approach to
teaching has changed? The passion, goals and aims of me being a teacher have changed? In
addition, I realised that I still hold up to my desires as a teacher.The lives all people begins at
their last grade.

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 (The teacher-learner relationship)

2. Teaching performance and effectiveness (Teaching

practise experience)
Being a teacher is not all about planning and preparing for a lesson but is more than that.
Through my experience so far, Ive realised that I was more than a student-teacher to them.
Is about the range of delivery of strategies and the quality of delivery, teacher/class
relationship, level of education and the versatility. During teaching practice, I considered the
learners level of education and knowledge, but there is also the factors you also have to
consider, such as ratio of leaners and the teacher. You come across a situation where you
class is accommodating 40 to 50 learners, and through that all is your duty as a teacher to
accommodate each learner in the classroom and in the lesson. Not only accommodating
them in the lesson but also is about acknowledging individual learning styles.

Classroom dynamic that I would aim to develop would be teaching-learning situation.

Where is influenced by External factors and Internal factors. In the external factor, we focus
on the following:-

The nature of the community within which school falls in

Educational Legislation which they provide rules and regulation of a teacher
Organisational of school, a way in which principal show leadership.
Teaching profession code, that teacher falls in.

In addition, the internal factor will be the following:-

Relationship between the teacher and learners

Personality,gender,age and Training experience
Nature of the pupil in class
Subject content of certain lesson.

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Reason behind aiming to develop classroom dynamic, is looking at learners background and
realising that South Africa is a diverse country. Therefore, it would an assisting in making the
coming teachers to understand and acknowledge their learners. Focusing on the above
mentioned factors that contribute to developing the class room dynamic.Oulining my
teaching responsibilities and roles, was an easy thing to do firstly, focus on the
ethics,norms,attitude and value/morals that I have to uphold would classify my
values/moral as being reliable, trustworthy and friendly, that falls under values. Coming to
moral is about empathy and building a relationship that have trust inside. However, on the
note of roles, the teachers dual role is to teach and manage all the activities associated with
teaching. The below picture state one of the role a teacher should play. Is not a matter of
imparting knowledge but constructing the knowledge, as knowledge is not duplicated but
constructed?

(An educational quote by Linda Conway)

Regardless of so many profession careers, I still say, with pride and love I am the hope of
the coming generation. The education has been emphasised as an essential thing in our
country or in our lives. However, I say I am an essential assert in my country and I quote
from my motto that say, The seed that I plant is the seed, that produce good fruits.

3, planning and preparation (teaching practice experience)

I employ different teaching methods and strategies. The following teaching methods that I
considered during my teaching practice and also classified as (deductive method) was the
following:-

Demonstration method is the process of teaching through examples or experiments.

But it has its own advantages and disadvantages. The advantages of it, it improves
learners interest and reinforce memory retention and disadvantages it can be time-
consuming.

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 Questioning method is the questions that focus on learners interest and on the main
aspect of the learners result in a clearer understanding of the lesson. We use the
low-order questions. Examples of lower-order questions are:
Remembering
Understanding

And the examples of the higher order questions are:

Applying
Analysing
Evaluating
Creating
Scaffolding method means two break up the learning content in smaller sections and
hen provide support. The are two types of scaffolding which are:-
Visual scaffolding it contribute to visual thinking, where learners see pictures.
Instructional scaffolding is used to assist learners to master the content and
language of the lesson. One of its disadvantages is time-consuming and its
advantages is assist the learners to be more independent.

The inductive method is classified as the following:-

Discovery learning is an equity learning activity based on the constructivist theories.

Examples of discovery learning method is small group methods, simulations, case
studies, role playing and research.
Cooperative teaching method take place when two or more learn from working
together.
Problem-based learning is when a learner acquire and apply knowledge to solve
problems.

The teaching material I consider mostly is textbook. Even though I must consider other
materials and acknowledge the learning styles of other learners, the textbook material is the
best as it was used in Bantu Education. However, not only of it was used in 1980s, but also
it accommodates those who have kinaesthetic, visual and linguistic learning styles learners.

During teaching practice, I used unusual method, which is group work. Group work is when
you give a specific task to the learners that have to be completed by groups of learners in
class. In addition, it allows the teacher time to support learners in the group who are in
need of attention.

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 (An educational quote by Robert John Meehan)

4. Teaching and technology

The technology has improved from the worse to the best. Not all the case is from worse to
Best. I believe that technology has brought so much change in our lives, but not all of us
will be influenced positively by technology.Invilving technology in teaching-learning
situation it could be milestone and massive headache in future educators. Hence, there is a
negative side and the positive side of technology in teaching-learning situation. The
following will be of the negative side:-

Distract learners from the theories and concept under discussion

It requires careful planning, as it could be time consuming.

The positive side of it has the following:-

Used to demonstrate theories

Make learners learn abstract concept

They are so many technology media that are used to improve the understanding of the
learners and to make them interested in the lesson. Nonetheless, it depends on the teacher
or the learner, how they use the technology in teaching-learning situation. Even though
technology has more positive side than negative side, it is the duty and role of the teacher
to use all resource that are available to accommodate all the learners.

From the quote of the late former president, a man of integrity and a man who believed
strongly in education. A man who will always be an icon and a legend in South Africa.
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 (The late former president quote of education)

5. Professional development: past, present and future

As a student teacher currently, my journey as a teacher. Has just begun. I want to expand
beyond the teaching profession. Before I realized my passion in teaching I knew the
foundation that it laid for me.The first expanding step is getting my masters degree, which
I will qualify to spread my wings in the higher instution.But I want beyond that, I want to be
known as the first township woman who own a school, named after her. It would be the
moment of looking back and noticing that all the sweat, tears, and hardship I putted
through education it was all worth it.

It would give people in my society a hope of believing in eduation.The past wasnt as clear
as the crystal, as I wasnt aware of the profession I wanted to be neither it didnt give me a
clear direction or path that I had to follow. However, my present determine my future, as I
am a living proof that hard work really does pays off.

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This is the example of my PAST

This is the example of my PRESENT

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6.References
1. Boyer, E, (1990)scholarship reconsidred, Priceton, NJ:The Carneige foundation for
the Advancement of Teaching.
2. Murray, J.P.(2004)Why Teaching portfolios?community College Review,Summer
22(1).
3. Wolf, K,Devrloping an Effective Teaching Portfolio,Educational Leadership,March
1996pp.34-37.
4. Penn State University, Schreyer Institute for Excellence in Teaching (2007)
Developing a Teaching Portfolio [online], available:
http://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/Tools/Portfolios/.

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