Summer 2013 Role of a Teacher presentation

1. What do teachers do?

2. duties & responsibilities
• Instruction
• Assessment
• Classroom Management
• other...

3. Elements of Instruction
• objectives/standards
• focus
• teaching
• guided practice
• closure
• independent practice

4. teacher
police officer
accountant
bartender
actress
biochemist
EMT
real estate agent
IRS agent
policitian
gardener
IT support
zoo keeper
investment broker
nutritionist
judge

5. • philosophy(s)
• body of knowledge including the art & science of the
practice
• leaders or philosophers
• guidelines for behavior
• support organizations
teachers are
professionals

6. • engaged member of profession
• professional behavior
• life long learner
• listener

7. what teachers make

8. Favorite
Teacher

10. Philosophy
•stand on the shoulders of
giants
•read, listen, and reflect
•build your own
•add, subtract, and revise

11. body of
knowledge
•instructional practices
•assessment
•curriculum
•content
•other’s contents
•professional development

12. Professional
Development
•content - improve your expertise
•practice - improve your how
•lots to learn locally
•get out of town
•feed your need

14. find your leaders
• fast horses
• local, national, &
international
• old, new, and in
between
Plato
B.F. Skinner
Jean Piaget
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Neil Postman
Rudolf Steiner
Jerome Bruner
Sir Ken
Robinson
rr
Ian Jukes
Howard Gardner
Daniel Pink
Maria Montessori
Paulo Freire
Mr. Beckett
Jack Creeden
Dr. Chris Dede
John Dewey
Will Richardson
Richard Miller
Stephen Hubbell
Greg Whitby
J
Jason Ramsden

15. • positive outlook - easy to be critical
• emotional control
• assertive without aggressive
• tactful disagreement (critique with solutions)
• language - precise, concise, and compelling
• respect
• supportive & collaborative
• self improvement & self-reflective
Professional Demeanor

16. Support
• local leaders and
inspiration
• faculty lounge,
lunch, and humor
• wikis, ning, and
blogs
• regional or
national groups

17. examples
http://isenet.ning.com/
http://englishcompanion.ning.com/
#isedchat

18. finding fuel
podcasts like TED
books
explore outside of your world
make a symphony
other ideas?
where do you find your fuel?
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