What Teachers Want You To Know

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What Teachers Want You To Know

• Cyndi Etsler
• Michael Mott
• Purdue University Calumet

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Brief Bio

• Michael Mott is an Assistant Professor of
  Literacy/Early Childhood Education at Purdue
  University Calumet. Prior to working at Purdue,
  Michael taught elementary school for ten years
  ESL classrooms for Grades 1, 2 and mixed-age
  groupings in the New York City Public Schools in
  the East Harlem section of Manhattan K-3
  Language Arts Specialist at the Lowell School in
  Washington, DC and K-8 as an Art/Woodworking
  Teacher at the Village Community School in New
  York City.
• Currently Michael teaches courses in Literacy
  Methods and Foundations of Educations and
  conducts research on literacy learning and
  technology and literacy integration and serves as
  a consultant to several school districts in the
  Chicago area and to the Illinois State Board of
  Education.

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• Cyndi Etsler has served as a faculty member of
  the School of Education at Purdue University
  Calumet for the past 8 years. Prior to coming to
  Purdue, Cyndis teaching experience included
• 20 years teaching experience in all grades K-5
• 1 year teaching experience grade 8
• Whole Language Program developer and trainer,
  Manassas City Schools, Manassas, Virginia
• Gifted Program Cluster Teacher, Grades 1 and 2,
  Columbia Schools, Brooklyn, Michigan
• Reading Specialist, Monroe Public Schools,
  Monroe, Michigan
• Currently, Cyndi teaches courses in Science
  Methods and Literacy Methods, conducts research
  on literacy learning and technology, and consults
  with area schools in the field of inquiry
  science.

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What University Teachers Want You To Know

• Standards, Standards, Standards
• Research Based Teaching
• Assessment Drives Instruction
• Classroom Culture
• Best Practice
• Reform Happens One Exemplary Teacher at a Time

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Challenge

• Discuss those strategies youve initiated in your
  building/district that have successfully
  supported exemplary teaching and learning.
• Share summary of those initiatives with entire
  group.

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What Novice TeachersWant You To Know

• Expectations of Self
• Expectations of Other Faculty
• Expectations of Administration
• Expectations of Parents

• Define Success
• Be Realistic
• Dont Hold Them Hostage
• The Community Culture

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Challenge

• Discuss methods used in your building/district
  for meeting the needs of new faculty.
• Share the summary of those practices with the
  group.

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What Veteran TeachersWant You To Know

• Support Means Different Things to Different
  People
• Did Anybody Ask Me?
• Who Decides These Things Anyway?
• Recognition

• Is Mentoring Useful?
• What Will My Colleagues Think?
• Did Anybody Read My Resume?
• Effective Professional Development
• Celebrate the Positive

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Challenge

• Discuss instances of professional development
  that have received positive feedback.
• Report to the group how those experiences
  translated into classroom practice.