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Case: Change Style of Teaching? Mr. Taylor has been enjoying his first year of teaching sixth grade in a comfortable suburban setting. He has been implementing the new and innovative teaching techniques recommended for ESL (English as a Second Language) students. Mr. Taylor's sixth grade ESL students outnumber his English speaking students in the classroom. Mr. Taylor has been very motivated about the visuals and manipulatives he has added to his lesson information in order to enhance the learning opportunities for all of his students. The animated read alouds and the fun role playing activities certainly have been assets when presenting comprehension skills to the second language learners. Mr. Taylor feels strongly about his successful unconventional strategies that seem to close the language gaps and truly help make learning connections for the ESL students. While the school year is progressing smoothly, Mr. Taylor starts to worry about the conventional end of the year standardized achievement tests. He knows that these scores will be a reflection of his teaching profession as well as an integral part of his school's overall assessment averages. Questions: 1. Should Mr. Taylor change his style of teaching? 2. Is Mr. Taylor's concern about the end of the year assessments a valid concern? 3. Will the conventional assessments administered at the end of the school year reflect Mr. Taylor's teaching ability? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) 1. No, Mr. Taylor shouldn't change his style of teaching. The strategies he's using are effective in helping the ESL students learn. His teaching makes their learning engaging and less frustrating. 2. Mr. Taylor's concern is definitely valid. However, he should know that if he's teaching the correct material, there shouldn't be any reason why his students don't pass the tests. If he's not covering much of the material covered in the standardized tests, he should incorporate the material into his lessons, but continue the way he teaches. The way that he's teaching is the most engaging and effective for these students. 3. I think they should. Students tend to remember things that they experience much more than they remember things that they hear. Therefore, if he's engaging them in his lessons and they get to truly experience what they're learning, they should be able to remember what they've learned. If Mr. Taylor covers all of the material that's on the tests, they should all at least pass the tests. |
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