External Contextual Factors

According to Pollard (2014:7), “the values we hold about the importance of education are critical to the decision to become teachers in the first place, and to sustaining our motivation and resilience through our career”. However, while values such as social justice, trust, professional commitment or respect are held as pivotal forefronts for the core of the teaching profession, as stated by the General Teaching Council for Scotland in the Standards for Registration (2012), it should also be essential for educational practitioners, throughout their career, to engage in critical reflection and professional enquiry.

Teaching is an extremely important profession as we are responsible for training up the future generations of our community, country and in effect, the world. In order to be a successful and effective teacher there are some basic skills and competencies that one must possess. The experiences that students have inside (and outside) our classrooms, schools and various other institutes will shape and mould their approach to our subjects and to life in general. Therefore, it requires a certain level of skill and training to be deemed professionally fit to enter into this career path and even then, continuous

Facilitating a foundation in academic or philosophical pedagogy can help form a path for the educator, a path to better understanding teaching, education, learning and learners. Often, most of the programs designed for learners and the curriculum is often derived from theories. Understanding theories can help guide a teacher through their education journey. Sometimes, teachers may struggle with classroom organisation or implementing the curriculum in a considerate, all-encompassing and engaging way, especially if you are a CRT or Graduate Teacher - and often these concepts can help inspire and encourage teachers. To be an empowered teacher means your classroom and students will be empowered learners, and that is the best type of learning. There are many theories that have contributed to education as a body and has many of these theories help educational departments plan curriculums to benefit not only teachers but also all students. What makes for a great teacher is considering the characteristics of the local community as well involving students’ families’ in the school body. Influences that help shape a teacher’s identity can include…

As future, enthusiastic teachers, it’s a fun thought to imagine what kind of teacher we will be and how we will run our classrooms. So, then it only makes logical sense that we go in depth with this train of thought and analyze how we as individuals will be like as educators and how our personal socialization experiences have affected us as human beings. What compiles our cultural identity will be the general makeup as to what kind of teacher we will be. As I write this now, I am only 19 years of age and in the middle of my second year of college. However, I’ve been through enough throughout my 19 years of living that I’ve formulated a definite idea as to what my cultural identity is and how it affects me as a person, friend, and future educator.

Rio Grande City has 11.35 square miles of land. According the census it has a total population of 14,033. The median income is $29,974 with 5.6% unemployment rate. The immediate surrounding area of the school consists of a small subdivision mostly filled with one story houses. There are several small restaurants around that area that are well known.

Under social norms, the stigma behind teachers’ is their philosophy of teaching revolves strict social contracts within the classroom to reign control and achieve student success. In Educating Esme: Diary of a Teacher’s First Year by Esme Raji Codell, Esme provides a scope into what thoughts rumble within a teacher’s first-year experience and how there is always a way around to challenge conformity. She accredits her mentor, Ismene as her aspiration for pursuing the education profession and to firmly stand by her beliefs. She echoes Ismene’s words as “she urged me to forgive myself at the end of each day; that no single thing I could say would break a child … or make a child. Still, she taught me not to be too flippant, that, as a doctor cures

“To hell with your career, what is your calling?” It was this quote that led me to the classroom just five years ago. I was convinced that teaching was indeed my calling. I was compelled to make a difference in the world, and felt that there was no better way to do it than by educating young children, that in many ways, whether through life experiences or appearance, resembled me. I knew that this was no easy feat. In fact, it’s no secret that teachers do not make significant amounts of money, and the profession of teaching does not always receive the respect and dignity it is due. But it was that day, in the spring of 2009, after hearing Dr. Joseph E Lowery speak these words, I promised myself to never chase a career, but instead, to always

Trainers must understand their legal duties, obligations, education policies and work-place specific policies. Teachers must follow good practice and continuous personal development in order to promote trust and maximise teaching value. This essay will help you complete your homework; of course using your own ideas and words!

I’m helping out as an intern a small town school, in the Bitterroot Valley, history club. This community is small enough that almost everybody knows everyone and the school is the center of most community events, other than 4-H events of course. With in this community there is an elementary school, middle school, and high school all with in walking distance of each other done that there would be more crossovers between the age groups. The students I will be working with in History Club are high school age students who must have completed Global Studies freshman year with a grade of a B or higher, making most of them between the ages of 16 and 19.

Reflection Log Word Count:1550 CHAPTER ONE Chapter one is about the heart of a teacher. This chapter talks about identity and integrity. 1) Three important quotes are: 1. "

Through the use of pedagogical storytelling, my professional development and identity as a pre-service teacher has been enriched. Inspired by a personal experience, I chose this particular narrative as it portrayed the importance of active listening in viewing students empathetically. This story too, illustrated the effect of psychological interference within a school context and how this can shape a defensive climate. By reciting this story, I have deepened my understanding of the Australian Professional Standards of Teachers, Queensland’s teacher expectations and the Code of Ethics, instituted by the Queensland College of Teachers. The significance of creating a supportive and inclusive environment as a teacher thus links to these codes and

It is important that the image educators project both in and outside the school environment should be professionally responsible and worthy. The professionalization of any occupation is determined by the people who practise that occupation. That is why educators are placed as practitioners in the foreground. A person practising this occupation should be specialised trained, have an effective performance etc. and maintain a professional code of conduct. An educator’s professional image is made up of their own view of their profession. Their image must be one of a mature independent person with self-confidence and also takes responsibility for helping kids to become responsible adults. The teaching profession must develop its own professional pride, conscience and consciousness. Educators working conditions demands challenges as well as their contribution as community leaders. Educators must view every relationship they establish as a partnership. Educators enter partnerships with the organised teaching profession, learners, parents and

Next, we will discuss the teacher subculture of a school environment. Teachers are an important “subculture since they make the most contact with students” (Ballentine & Hammack, 2012, p. 216). The culture that is set by the teacher impacts the learning process by either helping students thrive or be unsuccessful. Also, the subculture that includes teachers can be further broken down into grade levels, content areas, or length of service. For instance, an inexperienced teacher will not immediately be included in the subculture of seasoned teachers. It will take time for him/her to be accepted into that subculture. A new teacher who tries to be too friendly to students may receive sanctions from

Teaching, according to the Teacher’s Training Agency, “…is a job for those who like and respect young people” (2005). Andrew clearly from his responses, suffered during his schooling, and perhaps felt disrespected as a result of being labelled. His position as an educator a number of years later, enable him to look quite critically upon his educators, almost, one could argue with an expert eye.

Imagine you are dreaming being a teacher, you must accept that there are no doubt that knowledge is the first quality of a good teacher. A good teacher need to enlarge his/her general knowledge on culture, society, biology, geography… to provide students what they want to know. Beside, a good teacher must be a person who are open to change. He/she must know “the only real constant in life is change”. There is a place not only for tradition but also for new ways,