Monday, 8 April 2019

Computer Science Teachaer


Characteristics and Professional Competencies of Computer science Teacher.
What Is a Computer Teacher?
       Computer teachers help students learn different computer-related skills based on grade level. An elementary level teacher may help younger students learn how to navigate a computer, while a postsecondary instructor may teach advanced programs and computer analysis. They have many of the same duties as a regular teacher, including creating and evaluating assignments and exams, monitoring student progress and enforcing class rules. Depending on the level of education, they may also be required to supervise students on free time, such as during lunch and recess. Computer teachers need to stay up to date on current technology and applications for their students. The chart below has information regarding possible job opportunities in this field.
Characteristics o f Computer Teacher
  1.  Cleaning Personality: The personality of teacher of computer science should be effective. In personality teacher’s outer shape, health, physical charm, level, subject related knowledge, power, devotion, enthusiasm, co-operation, frank, just feeling and endurance etc., are included. Teacher should be cautions for his dress.
  2. Full and up-to-date knowledge of the subject:  Teacher of computer science should have full and up-to-date knowledge of his subject. Computer science is continuously developing so teacher of computer science should have information about latest researches and changes and should take interest in literature related computer science for the deep study of subject. Teacher should go in class with all preparations to save his teaching to be incomplete and useless. According to Mr. Young,”It is first and basic for each teacher that he has total control on the content, which he teaches. On this he should have such control that talking there should be an impression on his personality”.
  3.  Desire of Acquisition of knowledge: Computer science teacher should feel that computer science is a living and developing subject. To study mental level of student carefully, to arrange teaching according to understanding of student and to confirm that present content is useful for student or not with the help of different tools, this information is also necessary for teacher of computer science.
  4.  Patience  and Tolerance:   A teacher of computer science should keep patience at the time of teaching any fact, principle or syntax, Generally it is felt that when a student does not understand anything in one time then teacher beings vexed and he starts getting anger with student unnecessarily. They should have such type of capacity and qualities that they can clear abstract concepts with examples without any difficulty, dejection, acrimony, fret or wrath.
  5. Objective in View:   Objective view is improper according to social view. To make some students pat and to do neglected behavior with other students is not right deed and neither with rich families, and poor families, and relatives and unknowns and intelligent and slow ridded student, partial behavior should be done. For a teacher all students are same. If a teacher takes interest to solve personal and homely problems of poor and backward students with friendship and love, then by doing such he gets a permanent respect in heart of students.
  6. Knowledge of effective Techniques: Computer Science teaching is an art and expertness in this art cannot be gathered only by study of teaching methods, even these models are much scientific. In which for swimming only theoretical knowledge is not sufficient or not only by combination of colours good picture cannot be made, in the same way each teacher cannot be a good teacher until he does not expert in effective arts of teaching as well as control of subject.  A teacher  should proceed their interest to research work of computer
  7. Master of Psychology: A computer science teacher should make teaching planning by considering mental level of student. Because of differences in learning speed and capacity of sharp minded, slow minded, slow minded and general minded is different. For solution of different problems he should have knowledge about basic principles of psychology; auch as motivation, transfer of training, individual differences etc., therefore, he can develop interest and positive attitude in students for computer. In this way in todays advertising age seller generals interest for thing is user by using psychology, in the same way it is necessary for teacher of computer science that he should maintain attraction of students for subject by making subject more immersing.
  8. Positive Attitude for Computer science: Teacher’s own point of view gives much effect on learning speed of students. So computer science teacher should use right and creative point or view for computer science. A teacher who does not understand computer’s historical and social importance and teaching computer as a general subject, in his class computer science becomes a boring subject. Enthusiasm is such a thing which cannot be thought of it only can be gathered.
  9. Interest in research in Computer Science: Being a computer specialist he should know how to solve questions clearly and beautifully. Being a philosopher he should have knowledge about scientific researches related to computer science. A teacher of computer science necessarily should read much by which he got glitter of enthusiasm for his subject. To export his knowledge to other successfully, he should take benefit from past experiences of wise men. He should take interest in education related measure.
The computer teacher should have following competencies:
1) Pedagogical Competencies: The basic premise to begin the definition of pedagogy is: „any conscious activity by one person designed to enhance learning in another‟. Pedagogy, therefore, describes the collected practices, processes, strategies, procedures, and methods of teaching and learning.
Pedagogical Competencies                               

Demonstrated through Activities
analyzing objectives

selecting  computer  tools and  pedagogy  appropriate  to  individual  student‟s
instructional objectives

exploring content

choosing  computer  tools and  pedagogy  that  integrate  computers into  whole
curriculum

assessing learners

picking  computer  tools  and  pedagogy  to  assess diverse needs of  a  variety  of
students in a heterogenous class

discovering tasks

seeking contribution of  ICT that allow teacher and students to manage their own
learning  and to improve their quality of work 

determining
learning strategies

planning an integrated learning programme that allows a range of computer tools
and pedagogy to be used  as and when required

evaluation teaching-

deciding computer tools and pedagogy to assess performance levels of students as
well as teacher

2. Technological Competencies: Technology competency must not be understood solely in terms of hardware and software. Technology competencies  help  teachers  access,  gather,  present and  communicate,  and  manipulate  the information  that is available on  software and  internet resources,  in  the form  of  text, images, sound,  etc.
Technology Competencies: EX:
Use  windows operating system plug-ins projector printer scanner digital camera word program
presentation program database program graphics program publisher program
New software CD-ROMs/DVD computer files and folders CD/USB devices world wide web 
Internet trouble-shooting 
3. Competencies in Integration of Pedagogy and Technology: The term integration refers to a combination of technology and traditional teaching procedures to produce student learning. It comes with a willingness to combine technology and teaching into a productive experience that moves the learner to new understanding. Integrating technology in education for teaching-learning is not simply a matter of acquiring competency in technology alone, nor in pedagogy, nor even a combination of the two. Rather competencies of integration are about appropriate selection, use, fusion and integration of many sets of competencies, including, but not exclusive to, those in pedagogy and technology. These competencies are creating a new environment where learners are in control of their own learning needs and habits.
Examples:
     Integration Competencies: use computers in teaching-learning  to update subject knowledge and teaching skills 
Prepare instructional material to support content learning in the classroom for project-based collaborative learning
Activities for assign in tasks to students that require them to use computers
to help students get access to right kind of computer based instructions
to prepare tools and techniques for students’ evaluation for record keeping  to share information with professionals,
Parents or students to design personalized learning experiences
to evaluate the usefulness of software to adapt instructional software to the curriculum needs  write courseware for lessons

 Characteristics /Professional competencies of Computer Teacher
  1.  Cleaning Personality: 2. Full and up-to-date knowledge of the subject:  3. Desire of Acquisition of knowledge.4. Patience and Tolerance:   5. Objective in View:   6. Knowledge of effective Techniques: 7. Master of Psychology: 8. Positive Attitude for Computer science:
9.Interest in research in Computer Science:
The computer teacher should have following competencies:
    1) Pedagogical Competencies: 2) Technological Competencies:
    3) Competencies in Integration of Pedagogy and Technology:
 Role of Seminars: Teachers can attend seminars in Computer science and other subjects may be on the subject or some particular topic. It can be arranged on various problems.
   A working paper is prepared beforehand. It is circulated among the participants. Various committees are formed for various aspects of problems. The report is then read before General Assembly. It can be held on co-curricular activities, techniques, computer science curriculum improvements etc.
Role of projects/Workshops: They are bit different from seminars in their more practical approach. They can arrange on lesson planning, curriculum construction etc. The work is distributed among groups of various participants and these groups discuss it intensively.
Projects are essential to test the functioning of scientific principles. It is the sum total of all activities done by students in natural or artificial environment.

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