My Teaching Metaphor Exploring Teaching EDUC:501 Michael Marconi E-portfolio Presentation

Making the Connection To me, teaching is like directing a motion picture: confident, organized, patient, qualified. To me, teaching is like directing a motion picture: confident, organized, patient, qualified. In the process of both professions, there are many elements that are similar. In the process of both professions, there are many elements that are similar. Both require time, effort, and effective methods of drawing in an audience to watch and learn something. Both require time, effort, and effective methods of drawing in an audience to watch and learn something.

Lesson Plans/Storyboards To teach a class, one must always make lesson plans to plan a lesson to teach To teach a class, one must always make lesson plans to plan a lesson to teach A director must make storyboards to pitch to the producers/studios of what he plans to direct A director must make storyboards to pitch to the producers/studios of what he plans to direct The lesson plan must be able to bring to life what will happen to a student’s mind just as storyboards visualize how the film will look to an audience’s mind. The lesson plan must be able to bring to life what will happen to a student’s mind just as storyboards visualize how the film will look to an audience’s mind.

Teaching Style/The Script For teachers, their goal must be to develop a lesson plan that focuses on an objective and then draws in students to learn and become more interested For teachers, their goal must be to develop a lesson plan that focuses on an objective and then draws in students to learn and become more interested For filmmakers, the script must do the same to make an interesting story for audiences to pay to see. For filmmakers, the script must do the same to make an interesting story for audiences to pay to see.

Analysis A teacher must analyze how his/her students work together, function, and what problems they may have and teach based on that. A teacher must analyze how his/her students work together, function, and what problems they may have and teach based on that. A director must analyze his or her budget, locations, story, and how the cast members work together and direct based on that. A director must analyze his or her budget, locations, story, and how the cast members work together and direct based on that.

Teaching/Directing After properly analyzing the class, the teacher can get to know the students, gain their respect and trust, and teach them accordingly. After properly analyzing the class, the teacher can get to know the students, gain their respect and trust, and teach them accordingly. After focusing on all the components of his/her film conditions, the director can now become familiar with his cast members, gain their respect and trust, and direct them properly. After focusing on all the components of his/her film conditions, the director can now become familiar with his cast members, gain their respect and trust, and direct them properly.

The Hook/Editing To make students become more interested in learning a teacher must use different methods of teaching to make the course content more fun such as media, field trips, objects, visual aids. To make students become more interested in learning a teacher must use different methods of teaching to make the course content more fun such as media, field trips, objects, visual aids. To make a film more exciting and appealing to audiences a director must add music, sound effects, special effects, different camera angles/shots, good cinematography. To make a film more exciting and appealing to audiences a director must add music, sound effects, special effects, different camera angles/shots, good cinematography.

Emphasis/Advertising When a teacher is done teaching his/her class, their goal has not been totally reached. They must make students want to learn more for the next class and push them to want to apply it to their lives outside the classroom. When a teacher is done teaching his/her class, their goal has not been totally reached. They must make students want to learn more for the next class and push them to want to apply it to their lives outside the classroom. After a director finishes editing his film he must advertise it to Theaters and DVD for viewers to want to spend money on again and again and for them to incorporate it into their own lives, culturally. After a director finishes editing his film he must advertise it to Theaters and DVD for viewers to want to spend money on again and again and for them to incorporate it into their own lives, culturally.

Personal Reflection To me, teaching is a strong part of someone’s character because it allows for them to push themselves so far, so that they may help others learn and to give the best of themselves through dedication and study. To me, teaching is a strong part of someone’s character because it allows for them to push themselves so far, so that they may help others learn and to give the best of themselves through dedication and study. I want to become a teacher and director in much the same way.

My Teaching Metaphor This has been My Teaching Metaphor. This has been My Teaching Metaphor. I hope that you found this an informative comparison and that you can apply teaching to something that interests you as well. I hope that you found this an informative comparison and that you can apply teaching to something that interests you as well. That is what teaching is all about, applying what you know to someone else so they can learn from it and apply it to their lives.