Did the results of your TPI fit your image of yourself as a teacher? Do you think the TPI results are different for the same person teaching online and face-to-face?
My scores for all categories were in the 30s. The highest scoring category for me was "Nurturing," and this definitely makes sense to me. As a teacher, I know that motivation and self-confidence have an effect on student achievement, so I try and get to know all of my students and make connections with them in the classroom and also in informal settings, such as lunch or recess. This assists me in keeping my students motivated to do well in class, because they know my expectations and also because they know that I care about their learning. Once your students trust you as a teacher, then they start to make more progress, and this is due to the "nurturing" process that many teachers are unaware of.
In an online environment, however, I think the scores would be similar. I reread the TPI questions, and there were not any statements that I would have scored differently if I was an online teacher. I still think that I would find ways to connect with students, and create assignments that build their self-confidence. If it were a class that had student-student interaction, then social skills and other peer feedback activities could be developed to teach children those skills.
What surprises me about this, is at first, I was sure that there were be an area that I would not be able to do online versus face to face, and I even thought about "nurturing" as being an area that you could ease up on if you taught online. However, if making connections and getting to know your students' needs is part of your pedagogy, you are going to find a way to make it a priority. If you know the instructional strategies and planning skills it takes to be a teacher, then I don't see how your teaching philosophy can really change.
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