1. Caprice Paduano
Chapter 13
Becoming a Professional Teacher
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2. 1. Why is your induction into teaching important?
2. What can you learn from observing in classrooms?
3. How can you gain practical experience for becoming a
teacher?
4. How can you develop your teaching portfolio?
5. How can you benefit from having a mentor?
6. What opportunities for continuing professional development
will you have?
7. What new leadership roles for teacher are emerging?
8. How do teachers contribute to educational research?
9. How are teachers providing leadership for school
restructuring and curriculum reform?
10. What can you expect as a beginning teacher?
11. How will your performance as a teacher be evaluated?
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3. Due to problems and concerns that new teachers
experience school districts and states have
developed induction programs
•Induction programs provide beginning teachers
with continued assistance during the first year of
teaching
•Induction programs have the following purposes
• Improve teaching performance
• Increase retention of beginning teachers
• Promote personal and professional well being
• Satisfy mandated requirements
• Transmit the culture of the school to beginning teachers
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4.  Field Experiences
classroom observations and work in the classroom, required by
colleges
 Technology and Classroom Observations
 Distance Learning
use of technology such as video transmissions that allow students
to receive instruction at multiple sites, and now allows preservice
teacher to observe classroom settings off campus as a group
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5. Focused Observations
focused notices of differences in communications, behaviors,
lessons in the classroom; may be guided questions,
Observation tools
Informal qualitative descriptions
Formal quantitative checklists
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6. Tutoring
Video
Practica
Classroom Aides
Student Teaching
Student teaching journal
Reflective teaching logs
Substitute Teaching
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7. Classroom Experiences
•Microteaching – brief single concept lessons
taught to a small group of students
•Teaching simulations – analysis of written or
filmed teaching situations
• Colleges and districts are experimenting with Virtual
Reality (VR) to increase effective teaching skills
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8. Advantages of Substitute Disadvantages of Substitute
Teaching Teaching
• Gain experience, confidence • Low Pay
and techniques
• No benefits
• Compare and contrast
different schools • Lack of organized structure to
improve conditions
• Become better prepare for
interviews • May not be welcomed
• Network • Must adapt quickly to
different philosophies
• Chance to see and hear of job
openings • Lack of continuity
• Learn about politics of schools
• Choose days to work
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9. ProfessionalPortfolio – collection of work that
documents accomplishments in the area of
professional practice
Contents
Lesson Plans
Communications sent
Resume’
Uses
Establish growth
Reflection and goal setting
Vehicle for collaboration and demonstrating knowledge
Interview tool
Alternate assessment measure that can be preparation for state, regional
or national accreditation
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10. Finding a Mentor
Mentoring – one to one teaching from a more
experienced teacher to the protégé’
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11. Reflection and Self-Assessment for Professional Growth
Teacher Workshops
In-service workshops
Teacher Centers
Provide atmosphere and location for increased understanding and
share resources
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12. Professional Development Schools (PDSs)
School-university partnerships
Linking school restructuring and reform of teacher
education
Provide the following opportunities
 Learning programs for diverse students
 Practical thought provoking preparation for novice teachers
 New understanding and professional experience for veteran
teachers
 Research adds to knowledge for all to make schools more
productive
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13. Supervising and Mentoring of Student Teachers
Veteran teachers must rethinking their own teaching,
justify and strive to continue learning
Graduate Study
Required to maintain certification
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14. Teacher Involvement in Teacher Education,
Certification and Staff Development
Teachers are serving as mentors
Teachers are designing in-services
Teachers are becoming board certified to meet high standards
and improve education
Teacher-Leaders
Teacher assuming greater leadership in organizations
Writing grants
Organizing staff development
Creating connections with community and area colleges
Hybrid Teachers
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15. TeacherResearcher – professional teacher who
conducts classroom research to improve teaching
Conducting Classroom Action Research
Action Research – classroom based study by teachers, to
improve instruction
Identified Question
Observation
Reflection
Hypothesis
Test
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16. Leadership and Collaboration for School Reform
Examples:
• Participating in Professional Teacher Organizations
• Taking part in school decisions
• Writing Standards
• Sharing Ideas
• Mentoring
• Personnel Decisions
• Improving Facilities and Technology
• Working with parents
• Creating Community, Business and College Partnerships
• Being Community Leaders
• Becoming Involved Politically
• Being Visible and communicating positive information
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17. First Day
Set high standards the first day
Create pleasant learning climate
Advice from Experience Teachers
Plan Extra Activities
Personalize the day and activities
Don’t put all effort into first day – plan a smooth year
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18. Quantitative and Qualitative Evaluation
Quantitative - paper pencil rating forms used by
supervisors to record events or behavior objectively in
number and frequency
Qualitative –written open ended narrative descriptions of
classroom events in terms of qualities, subjective
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19. Clinical Supervision
Supervisor follows 4 step model
 Preconference
 Observation
 Analyzes and Interprets Data
 Post Conference
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