Microteaching

Besides being an effective technique for

professional growth, micro teaching, as a tool

 for reflection, helps teachers scrutinize their

 own teaching in order to dis-cover their strengths

 and weaknesses.

Reflecting on their own teaching styles enables

teachers to focus on certain areas of teaching

and to view them from different perspectives.It

also makes teachers conscious of developing

their own skills and strategies in order to

understand their teaching.

Through micro teaching teachers are able to

pursue self-initiated,self-directed, and self-

observed growth. This growth comes about

because teachers are able to criticize, either

positively or negatively, their own work.

Stages of micro teaching:

There are 3 distinct stages of micro teaching.

 In the briefing, teachers receive information on

the skill to be practiced and the method to be

used. During the teaching stage, the trainee

teaches the micro lesson, and if possible, the

micro-lesson is videotaped or audio recorded.

In the analysis and discussion period, the

trainee’s micro lesson is reviewed, dis-cussed,

analyzed, and evaluated. Finally, in the

reteaching stage, the trainee reteaches the

 micro lesson, applying those points raised

 during the discussion and analysis.