Teachers Should Always Be Learning- Here's Why!
Summary
TLDRJoakim Konga, an experienced teacher trainer, emphasizes the importance of teachers being learners themselves. He shares his personal experience learning pottery, highlighting three key benefits: empathy with struggling students, appreciating different teaching styles, and the joy of learning. He invites viewers to explore his website for English language teacher support and encourages them to learn new skills.
Takeaways
- 😀 Joa Konga is a teacher, educator, and has been a Selter trainer and assessor for over 20 years.
- 📚 Joa Konga has a website, elttraining.com, where she provides video-based support material for English language teachers at all stages of their career.
- 👍 Joa Konga encourages viewers to give a thumbs up and subscribe if they like the content.
- 📚 Teachers should always be learning something new, ideally something challenging, to stay engaged and empathetic with their students.
- 🤔 Learning something new can help teachers better empathize with students who find certain subjects difficult, as it provides a fresh perspective on the learning process.
- 👀 Observing other teachers in action from a learner's perspective can provide valuable insights into both good and poor teaching practices.
- 🤓 Reflecting on one's own teaching practice can be facilitated by experiencing learning from different teachers, which highlights the importance of continuous professional development.
- 🎨 Joa Konga uses the example of learning pottery to illustrate the challenges and benefits of learning something new, even when it's difficult.
- 🌟 Learning new skills can be fun and keeps individuals interested in life, which is a valuable aspect of personal and professional growth.
- 📹 Joa Konga offers a program for those interested in learning to make videos, suggesting that she values practical skills in addition to theoretical knowledge.
Q & A
Who is Joa Konga?
-Joa Konga is a teacher, educator, and has been a teacher trainer and assessor for over 20 years.
What is the purpose of Joa Konga's website?
-The purpose of Joa Konga's website, elttraining.com, is to provide video-based support material for English language teachers at all stages of their career.
What does Joa Konga believe about continuous learning for teachers?
-Joa Konga believes that teachers should always be learning something new, preferably something that is challenging for them, to keep growing and improving in their profession.
Why did Joa Konga start learning pottery on a wheel?
-Joa Konga started learning pottery on a wheel as a personal challenge and to experience learning something new and difficult, which can help her empathize with her students and reflect on her teaching practices.
What are the three reasons Joa Konga suggests for being a learner as a teacher?
-The three reasons are: 1) To empathize with students who find the subject difficult, 2) To observe and appreciate good and not-so-great teaching from a learner's perspective, and 3) To keep life interesting and fun through the joy of learning.
How does learning something new help teachers empathize with their students?
-Learning something new helps teachers understand the struggles and challenges that students face, especially if the subject is difficult for them, thus allowing for better empathy and support.
What is the importance of observing teaching from a learner's perspective?
-Observing teaching from a learner's perspective allows teachers to appreciate effective teaching strategies and identify areas for improvement in their own teaching practices.
Why does Joa Konga emphasize the fun aspect of learning something new?
-Joa Konga emphasizes the fun aspect of learning to highlight that continuous learning should not only be about professional development but also about personal enjoyment and staying engaged with life.
What is the outcome of Joa Konga's first attempts at pottery?
-The outcome of Joa Konga's first attempts at pottery is not explicitly mentioned in the script, but it is implied that she is finding it useful and is sharing her experiences to inspire others.
What does Joa Konga suggest for those interested in making videos?
-For those interested in making videos, Joa Konga mentions that she runs a great program for learning video production, suggesting that she offers training or resources for this skill.
Outlines
🎨 Learning Pottery: A Teacher's New Challenge
Joakim Konga, an experienced teacher educator and Selter trainer, introduces himself and his website, elttraining.com, which provides video-based support material for English language teachers. He emphasizes the importance of continuous learning for teachers, drawing a parallel with his own recent endeavor of learning pottery. Joakim shares his first attempts at pottery, highlighting the difficulty of the task and how it can help teachers empathize with their students who might struggle with learning. He also suggests that learning something new can provide a fresh perspective on teaching, allowing teachers to appreciate good teaching practices and reflect on their own. Lastly, he mentions the joy of learning and encourages viewers to consider what new skill they might want to learn, hinting at his program for those interested in making videos.
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Keywords
💡Pottery
💡Teacher Training
💡Empathy
💡Innate Talent
💡Motivation
💡Learning
💡Reflection
💡Practice
💡Lifelong Learning
💡Video-Based Support Material
💡ELT (English Language Teaching)
Highlights
Joakim Konga introduces himself as a teacher educator with over 20 years of experience in teacher training and assessment.
Joakim has a website, elttraining.com, offering video-based support materials for English language teachers.
He encourages viewers to subscribe and give a thumbs up for video content they enjoy.
Joakim believes teachers should always be learning, especially something challenging.
He shares his personal experience of learning pottery, finding it harder than expected.
There are three reasons given for teachers to be learners: empathy with students, observing teaching from a learner's perspective, and the joy of learning.
Learning something new helps teachers empathize with students who find subjects difficult.
Being a learner allows teachers to appreciate good teaching and reflect on their own practice.
Joakim emphasizes the importance of learning for personal enjoyment and staying interested in life.
He showcases his initial attempts at pottery, indicating its immediate practical use.
Joakim invites viewers to consider what new skill they might learn next.
For those interested in video making, Joakim offers a program to help develop their skills.
The video content is released weekly, providing ongoing support and learning opportunities for teachers.
Joakim's approach to learning pottery exemplifies the value of stepping out of one's comfort zone.
The transcript highlights the importance of continuous learning for personal and professional development.
The video serves as a reminder that learning can be both challenging and rewarding.
Joakim's initiative to learn pottery parallels the journey of a teacher embracing new learning experiences.
Transcripts
why is making Pottery a useful lesson in
teacher training
interested keep
watching if this is the first time we're
meeting I'm joa konga I'm a teacher
educator I've been a Selter trainer and
assessor for over 20 years and I've got
a website at elttraining tocom where I
make video-based support material for
English language teachers at all stages
of their career
check it out if you like this then
please give me a thumbs up and subscribe
I make a new video every
week in my humble opinion teachers
should always be learning something and
preferably something that's tricky for
them this was reinforced for me recently
because I started learning to make
pottery on a wheel and it's much harder
than it looks so it got me thinking I
think there are three good reasons to be
a learner when you're a teacher so here
they are number one if you have got to a
level of teaching a subject you're
definitely skilled in that subject and
you probably love it it was probably
something you had an innate talent for
something that you found found
relatively easy to learn and you are
motivated by your success to get better
so it might not be all that easy to
empathize with the Learners you have who
perhaps don't find the subject so
easy learning something new yourself
helps with
that number two we don't often see other
teachers in action especially not from
the perspective of a learner and putting
yourself back in that position really
allows you to see and appreciate good
teaching and not so great teaching
because I think both of those things can
be enlightening and help you to reflect
on your own practice and last but
definitely not least number three just
because learning something is fun and it
keeps you interested in life
so here are my first efforts at
Pottery and it's already coming in
useful what new thing are you going to
learn if you think it might be making
video like I do then I run a great
program for that just saying
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