MICROTEACHING

MICROTEACHING 

Microteaching is a teacher training technique developed to improve teaching skills in a controlled and supportive environment. It allows a teacher trainee to plan and deliver a short lesson (typically 5–10 minutes) to a small group of peers while focusing on a specific teaching skill. Microteaching helps educators to develop key teaching skills.

MICROTEACHING CYCLE

Teach, Observe, Get Feedback, Re-plan, Re-teach — This Is the Microteaching Cycle

• Plan: Prepare a short lesson focusing on one skill.
• Teach: Deliver the lesson to a small group.
• Observe: Receive feedback from peers and/or supervisors
• Reflect: Analyze the feedback and identify  the   improvement areas.
• Re-teach: Modify and deliver the improved lesson                                                        

  OBJECTIVES OF MICROTEACHING

•        To break down complex teaching into manageable components
  
•        To help teachers master one skill at a time
  
•      To offer constructive feedback and opportunities for improvement
  
•        To build confidence and teaching efficiency

CORE SKILLS IN MICROTEACHING

  

        Main teaching skills in Microteaching:
  1.    Introducing a Lesson
         Start the lesson with a good opening to grab students’ attention
  2.   Questioning
       Ask clear and thoughtful questions to check understanding.
  3 .   Reinforcement.
        Encourage students by saying things like “Well done” or smiling.
  4.    Explaining
       Make ideas simple and easy to understand using examples.
  5 .  Stimulus Variation
       Keep students interested by changing your tone, using pictures, or moving around.
 6 .    Blackboard/Whiteboard Skill
       Write clearly and neatly on the board with good spacing.
 7.       Closure
        End the lesson by summarizing what was taught.

            ADVANTAGES OF MICROTEACHING

•   Builds confidence in new teachers
•    Encourages self-evaluation and peer feedback
•     Focuses on specific, measurable teaching behaviors
•     Promotes professional growth in a low risk setting    

             LIMITATIONS

•  May not reflect real classroom diversity

•  Time-consuming for large groups.

•   Too much focus on isolated skills might reduce the holistic teaching approach.

  “Microteaching is a powerful technique for transforming a beginner into a confident teacher. By mastering the core skills through practice and reflection, teacher trainees become more effective in delivering engaging and meaningful lessons.

         

          “A good teacher is not born, but trained — one skill at a time.”

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