Becoming a Professional Educator

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Becoming a Professional Educator

• Chapter 2
• M. Susie Whittington
• Associate Professor

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Chapter 2Objectives

• Explain why teacher preparation is better thought
  of as a career-long process
• Describe important phases in typical teacher
  development process
• Suggest ways information, such as professional
  organizations, help beginning teachers

• Describe some key provisions of the Code of
  Ethics
• Explain benefits of teaching portfolios, and
  describe components that are included
• Point out examples of the variety of roles found
  within the profession

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Chapter 2Preparation as a Process

• Develop commitment to career-long growth

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Chapter 2Professional Development Phases

• Pre-training phase
• Formal-preparation phase
• Induction-years phase
• Continuing-growth phase

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Chapter 2Two General Organizations for Teachers

• National Education Association (NEA)
• American Federation of Teachers (AFT)

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Chapter 2Educations Code of Ethics

• Educators are subjected to high levels of
  scrutiny
• Educators work with the most vulnerable clients
  (children)
• Educators, in 1975, adopted the Code of Ethics of
  the Education Profession

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Chapter 2Teaching Portfolios Documenting
Performance

• Why keep portfolios?
• Aids professional development
• Documents accomplishments
• Records reflections
• Plays active role in own assessment

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Chapter 2Teaching Portfolios Documenting
Performance

• What do portfolios contain?
• Teacher-prepared materials
• Contributions of observers
• Learners work

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Chapter 2Teaching Portfolios Documenting
Performance

• Organizational Formats
• Personal background
• Context information
• Instruction-related information
• Responses to special needs of individuals
• Contributions to overall mission of school

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Chapter 2Teaching Portfolios Documenting
Performance

• Assessing Portfolios
• Scoring rubrics

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Chapter 2Roles for Educators

• Classroom teachers
• Grade-level leader/department chair
• Curriculum leader
• School Administrator

• School Counselor
• State Education Agency Employee
• Teacher Educator
• Private Sector Opportunities

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Application activity

• We opened the session today with six objectives.
• You have drawn a number between 1 and 6.
• For the number that you have drawn, respond to
  that objective.

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What will your group present?

• Title slide on the Elmo when students enter
• Reflection presenter facilitates opening
  reflection
• Interest approach
• Objectives
• Overview of chapter with at least two outside
  resources of information, and at least two
  handouts
• Application activity with total participation
• Review of objectives
• Closing reflection (test questions)

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Groups

• 1 Amanda, Hilary, Tim
• 2 Heather, Brooke, Lee
• 3 Katy, Stacy, Chad

• 4 Mesha, Kristin, John
• 5 Nathan A, Mary Beth, Meredith, Kevin
• 6 Rose, Joe, Nathan M.