Re:Models of teacher learning

Question to answer: Which is likely to be most effective? Or, how do teachers learn most effectively?What’s your opinion on this?

My opinion:
The reflective model > The applied science model > The craft model

The reasons:
I have experienced all the three models. I prefer the reflective model the most because I believe the only way to make a teacher a teacher is to teach in real classes. Making mistakes in classes, finding out solutions afterward, and trying to do things differently to correct the previously existed problems are the most direct, powerful and effective methods to learn how to be a (better) teacher.

The applied science model works quite well, too. It gives the trainee some ideas about how teaching is able/like before they have to handle a real class on their own. The craft model might have the similar effects. However, it is too risky for the trainees to copy the master’s work directly and apply it to their own lessons. Every lesson might have different focus and different target groups which it should be taught to, and whatever the master does might not always match the lesson’s needs. Also, every teacher has different personality and style in teaching. What the master demonstrates is not always the most suitable for every trainee.

In short:
Hands-on experience works the best. "Do" to believe!