The core of my teaching methodology includes both traditional and technology-based techniques. The main goal is to be able to convey knowledge in a simple and meaningful way to students. Mainly teaching the fundamentals and connecting the course topics to the real life situation. Teaching is defined as “helping someone learn or showing or telling someone how to do something.” The key words I keep in the definition are “show or tell” because this phrase guides my teaching philosophy. I also agree with the words of John Cotton Dana, “He who dares to teach must never stop learning”, I consider teaching as a continuous, mutual and symbiotic learning process. Therefore I strive to learn from the feedback I receive as I teach. It is also important that an instructor is willing to adopt new pedagogy when necessary and also seeks to improve his or her teaching methods. This learning and teaching process has greatly shaped and influenced my teaching methods and has greatly improved and strengthened my skills as an instructor. I believe that an instructor's duty is not limited to the actual delivery of the course material. An instructor must take a holistic approach in his or her classroom by inspiring and encouraging students to reach higher levels to reach their full potential. The instructor must help cultivate a good study habit and, where applicable, inspire life lessons such as work ethic, confidence, independence and discipline. This information conveyed to students in subtle ways has the potential to positively shape their lives long after they have taken the course and parted ways with the instructor. An instructor or teacher must effectively communicate facts and information...... middle of paper ......in the next lesson. This method ensures that students read the course materials. Laboratory sessions are very important for exposing chemistry students to the basics of scientific experimentation. Usually the labs are synchronized with the topics throughout the semester, this is important because the topics taught in class are reinforced by the lab experiment. Assessment is an important part of teaching. It is a measure of students' understanding of the material being taught. I use formal assessments in the form of tests and quizzes. I continue to try to improve my teaching, it is a continuous learning process and I still have room to grow. My hope is to continue to improve and keep up with changes in technology and best teaching practices. This constant desire for improvement will lead to the overall goal of achieving excellence in teaching.