Micro teaching and steps of micro teaching

1. MICRO TEACHING
Presented by
Kiran Tariq

2. Content
 DEFINITION
 What is Microteaching?
 Microteaching Setting
 Steps is micro Teaching
 Phases of Micro Teaching
 Characteristics
 Advantages of Micro Teaching
 Disadvantages of Micro Teaching
 Conclusion

3. DEFINITION
Microteaching is a scaled down teaching encounter in class size and
class time. - Allen DW
Microteaching is a training techniques which requires student teacher
to teach a single concept using specified teaching skill to a number of
pupils in a short duration of time. - Passi BK and lalita MS

4. What is Microteaching?
The teaching of a small unit of content to the small group of students (6-
10 number) in a small amount of time (5-7 min.) means Micro Teaching.
It is a skill training technique.
It is a short session teaching.
To train inexperience student-teachers for acquiring teaching skills.
To improve the skills of experience teachers.

5. Microteaching Setting
 Teaching :6 minutes
 Feedback :6 minutes
 Re-planning :12 minutes
 Re-teaching :6 minutes
 Re-feedback :6 minutes
 TOTAL = 36 minutes

7. Steps is micro Teaching
 Planning
 Teaching
 Feedback
 Re-Planning
 Re- Teaching
 Re- Feedback

8. Steps is micro Teaching
 Planning: Planning the lesson The student teacher plans a short (micro)
lesson with the help of his supervisor, in which he can practice a particular
skill.
 Teaching: Teaching the lesson: The pupil-teacher teaches the lesson to a small group of
pupils (5-10). The lesson is observed by supervisor or peers or video-taped or audio-taped or
televised at close circuit television

9. Steps is micro Teaching
 Feedback: The teaching is followed by discussion to provide the
feedback to the trainee.
 Re-Planning: In the light of the discussion and suggestions the
pupil-teacher re-plans the lesson in order to practice the small
skill effectively.

10. Steps is micro Teaching
 Re-teaching: The revised lesson is re-taught to another small group of students
of same class for the same class duration to practice the small skill.
 Re-Feedback: The re-teaching is again followed by discussion, suggestions and
encouraging the teaching performance. Thus the feedback is again provided to
the trainee.
 Repeating the cycle: The ‘teach re-teach’ cycle is repeated till desired level of
skill is achieved.

12. Characteristics
 Relatively new innovation
 Teacher’s training technique
 Scaled down teaching
 Real teaching
 Safe practice ground
 Feedback
 Teaching model

13. Advantages of Micro Teaching
 Micro teaching reduces the complexity of classroom teaching.
 It is foundation of teaching especially student teachers.
 It is real classroom teaching.
 It is best way to improve teaching skill among student teachers.

14. Disadvantages of Microteaching
 It require competent and suitable trained teacher
educators.
 It is time consuming.
 It tends to reduce the creativity of the teachers.
 It can be carried out successfully in a controlled
environment only.

15. CONCLUSION
 Micro-teaching helps a teacher-trainee to improve his own
teaching.
 Plan strategies for improvement in performance
 It is concerned with development and modification of discrete
classroom teaching skills.
 It increases the confidence level.