Goal 1:
Promote learner involvement through interactive learning activities.
Plan:
Implement polling and quizzes during lecture-style education.
Provide interactive tools during patient education.
Medication calendar, pillbox, etc.
Practice teaching methods other than lecture-style education.
Timeline of Experiences:
July 2021-April 2022
Methods of Measurement:
Self-reflection.
Learner feedback following activity.
Feedback from mentors following educational sessions.
Strengths:
Verbal communication.
Desire to seek feedback.
Rapport building.
Weaknesses:
Tendency to go on tangents during lectures.
Fear of stepping out of comfort zone in teaching.
Ability to gauge the effectiveness of the activity while it is ongoing.
Contingency Plan:
Discuss with fellow teachers the use of interactive activities.
Listen to feedback from learners and mentors to determine the effectiveness of the activities' design and implementation.
Practice interactive teaching in non-clinical/non-pharmacy situations for an environment with less pressure.
Goal 2:
Provide a variety of objective and quality written and verbal feedback to promote learner growth.
Plan:
Establish rapport with learners to promote a safe learning environment for educational growth.
Provide scheduled time to conference with learners so that they may adjust and grow throughout the experience.
Provide thorough written evaluations and instructions on both strengths and weaknesses of the learner’s work.
Maintain an expanding account of feedback in order to assure that strengths and weaknesses are addressed longitudinally.
Timeline of Experiences:
July 2021-April 2022
Methods of Measurement:
Feedback from other teachers and mentors.
Self-reflection on the quality of feedback.
Discussions with learners during feedback sessions.
Strengths:
Adaptability.
Writing skills.
Verbal communication.
Organized.
Weaknesses:
Fear of losing rapport with learners.
Being consistent with my evaluations.
Self-confidence in the thoroughness of explanation of feedback.
Contingency Plan:
Seek feedback from preceptors, mentors, and my RPD to experience feedback from the learner’s perspective.
Ask for feedback from learners to adapt feedback methods to meet learners' needs.
Observe fellow teachers' provision of feedback to learners in different learning environments.
Goal 3:
Develop lesson plans that are effective for the lecture style, topic, and learners.
Plan:
Work with other teachers to develop lesson plans based on lecture characteristics.
Utilize empathy-based lesson planning to determine learners' needs throughout the lesson.
Practice delivering lessons to various learners of different educational backgrounds.
Participate in various lecture styles and topics with a variety of learners to diversify types of necessary lesson plans.
Timeline of Experiences:
July 2021-April 2022
Methods of Measurement:
Learner evaluation forms.
Formatted to assess teacher.
Preceptor, mentor, and RPD evaluations.
Self-reflection over methods used to prepare and deliver lesson plans.
Strengths:
Organized.
Adaptability.
Previous experience with lesson plan development.
Time management.
Weaknesses:
Confidence in tailoring education to all levels of learner.
Tendency to provide information overload to learners during lessons.
Not always concise in delivery of material.
Contingency Plan:
Observe and practice lesson plan development.
Evaluate other methods of presentation utilized by experienced teachers.
Practice timing of presentation.