Hira English Literature ( Lecturer in CUST Islamabad
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My Teaching Philosophy and Skills
I set high standards and high expectations by promoting growth mindsets among my students. All my students know that I expect them to try their hardest and strive for improvement every day. I always expect my students to come to class ready to focus and engage. I often ask my students to set their own goals and take steps toward achieving their goals every day and I also encourage students to walk into the classroom with a positive attitude toward learning. The best classes occur when students know that they are expected to do their best each and every day.
Students enter my classroom with the knowledge that I expect them to engage with the learning materials. I keep a strong focus on creating a serious learning environment. This starts with me insisting on focus and engagement from the minute students walk in the door. All my lessons are designed to have students learning through doing: trial-and-error, solving problems, and creating new solutions. My classrooms are spaces for exploration and discovery. I favor practical lessons in which students get hands-on experience of the subjects under analysis
One example teaching strategy that I often employ is the guided practice or ‘I do, we do, you do’ method. This approach starts with teacher modeling a practice but involves the gradual release of responsibility to the student until the student can undertake tasks on their own. I aim to ensure students’ basic needs are met in the classroom so that they feel happy, comfortable, safe and welcomed into the classroom. When students’ basic needs are met, they can focus on learning and personal development.
Moreover, I write my lessons to target higher-order thinking skills from Bloom’s Taxonomy such as ‘creating’, ‘inquiring’ and ‘critiquing’. I aim to have all my students think critically about themselves and the world around them. It is my goal to have my students think outside the box, critique the everyday assumptions they take for granted, and leave my classes with more questions than answers. I aspire to be a teacher who instills a love of learning, analysis and critical thinking in all the students I encounter.
Inshort, I believe students of the 21st Century need more than just knowledge. Students need to have critical and creative thinking skills so that they can compete for the jobs of the future. To encourage a critical thinking approach, I consistently ask my students to analyze concepts that I teach from multiple competing perspectives. I believe students learn best when they learn in authentic contexts. By learning through real-world problem solving, they discover the value in knowledge. To me, students should learn through experience. I aim to create experiences in the classroom that are as authentic as possible to mimic real-life application of knowledge

Subjects

  • English & Literature Grade 10-MPhil

Experience

  • Lecturer (Aug, 2022–Jun, 2023) at CUST University, Islamabad
    As an English Lecturer iam responsible for helping students to understand and speak English, as well as be able to write and read it. Iam responsible for preparation of course work and planning of their classes. Moreover, i also Evaluate and grade students class work, assignments, and papers. Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. I also Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as poetry, novel structure, and translation and adaptation.
  • Lecturer (Jul, 2019–May, 2021) at NUML University Islamabad
    As an English Lecturer iam responsible for helping students to understand and speak English, as well as be able to write and read it. Iam responsible for preparation of course work and planning of their classes. Moreover, i also Evaluate and grade students class work, assignments, and papers. Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. I also Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as poetry, novel structure, and translation and adaptation.
  • Lecturer (Jul, 2014–Apr, 2017) at University of The Punjab Lahore
    As an English Lecturer iam responsible for helping students to understand and speak English, as well as be able to write and read it. Iam responsible for preparation of course work and planning of their classes. Moreover, i also Evaluate and grade students class work, assignments, and papers. Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. I also Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as poetry, novel structure, and translation and adaptation.

Education

  • MPHIL (May, 2014–Aug, 2016) from GCU LAHORE

Fee details

    Rs40,000–70,000/month (US$144.11–252.20/month)

    1 hour (1500)

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