{"id":8762,"date":"2025-07-03T12:33:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T06:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pce.edu.bt\/?page_id=8762"},"modified":"2025-07-16T16:19:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T10:19:11","slug":"classroom-that-whets-wits-for-teaching","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pce.edu.bt\/?page_id=8762","title":{"rendered":"Classroom That Whets Wits For Teaching"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8762\" class=\"elementor elementor-8762\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8031d64 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8031d64\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7dd623\" data-id=\"e7dd623\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e564630 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e564630\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"119\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pce.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dorji-Lhazom-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-8447\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b25a924 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b25a924\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-015d80f\" data-id=\"015d80f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f528f08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f528f08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 12pt;\">Dorji Lhazom<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f523140 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f523140\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33850e6\" data-id=\"33850e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5c722c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5c722c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Classroom that Whets Wits for Teaching<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f56e2d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f56e2d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-956438b\" data-id=\"956438b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f22e41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f22e41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 12pt;\">&#8220;I&#8217;m sure I&#8217;m going to win this war!&#8221;\u2014you might hear me declare. A war of what? you ask. Well, let me explain.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 12pt;\">Paro College is more than just a place of learning\u2014it\u2019s a training ground, preparing us to face the reality of the teaching world head-on. And I\u2019m proud to be training at PCE. We are equipped with knowledge and skills through various modules, but, for me, none quite like PED202: <em>Skills for Effective Teaching<\/em>. This is where the real training begins. It\u2019s an intense experience for us, who are preparing to become teachers.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 12pt;\">Almost twelve module tutors come together to train hundreds of us\u2014the future educators. This intensive module truly feels like preparing for a war zone as we brace ourselves for the challenges ahead. The classroom is our battlefield, and student success is our ultimate mission. Just like soldiers undergo rigorous training, we dive into a demanding regime filled with educational theories, pedagogical strategies, classroom management techniques, and curriculum development. It\u2019s both academically and emotionally taxing.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pce.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/6285275864639850314.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 12pt;\">Each lecturer covers a different topic, but all aim to foster co-learning and promote a less teacher-centered approach. This collective effort is designed to support every child&#8217;s holistic development, ensuring we\u2019re prepared for the classroom battles ahead.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 12pt;\">This module, commonly known as &#8220;microteaching,&#8221; is where theory finally meets practice. During the last three weeks of the semester, we put everything into action. Each student prepares teaching materials and delivers a 15-minute lesson. That\u2019s why it\u2019s called \u201cmicroteaching\u201d- short, focused, and intense.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 12pt;\">Here\u2019s how it works: the class is divided into three groups of about 10 students each. Each group is assigned to a specific lecturer, who observes them using one of the three instructional models\u2014 the Sydney Cycle, the 5E Model, or the 5-Step Approach. As students rotate weekly, they get to experience all three models and receive feedback from different lecturers. By the end, we\u2019ve all had hands-on practice with each strategy.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 12pt;\">And to wrap things up, we present our Teaching-Learning Materials (TLMs). This is where creativity takes over. We design materials on any topic we choose, and our lecturers assess them not just for creativity but for their educational value and reliability. It\u2019s always exciting to see the wide variety of TLMs. This part of the module brings out the inner child in all of us.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 12pt;\">This module pushed me\u2014physically and mentally. It trained me to stand tall in front of a classroom and embrace the challenges of teaching. Now that I\u2019ve completed it, I feel incredibly confident. 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