The Importance Of Science Teacher Educators

want to be a teacher? Unless one develops a sound philosophical answer to why one wants to be an educator, one will be “like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed” James 1:6 (King James). By establishing one’s core beliefs about the purpose of education, the role of an educator, the interaction of the students, and the importance of teaching chemistry, one builds the foundation which directs one in their teaching career. Having a philosophy of education enables the educator to meet the

Teacher Educators I began my quest with the goal to examine how I can better prepare pre-service by asking, what is a good teacher educator? What knowledge, skills, or competencies should a teacher educator possess? Little is known about the professional quality of teacher educators (Koster, Brekelmans, Korthagen, & Wubbels, 2005; Zeichner, 1999). It is problematic that many assume that an effective teacher will make a good teacher educator (Korthagen, Loughran, & Lunenberg, 2005) or conversely,

current, and future views on science curriculum and programming in the early childhood setting. Through our different readings, class discussions, and activities I have also gained some new insights to my own understanding about “science” as student and educator. For example, the readings from Worth and Grollman (2003) enhanced my perspective me about moving away from a narrow focus when thinking about teaching science. Worth and Grollman (2003) state, “Given the importance of community and family, and

report on the quality of mathematics and science teaching in America. The commission was chaired by former astronaut and US Senator, John Glenn and was composed of senators, governors, business leaders as well as educators from all levels. The report that the commission generated, titled Before It’s Too Late was delivered in September of 2000. At it’s core, the report stressed that “America’s students must improve their performance in mathematics and science if they are to succeed in today’s world

it relevant to science instruction? Over the past decade, educators have ignored this question and instead, they have focused on ways and methods of incorporating multiculturalism in the humanities. In the most recent assessment of Virginias Science Standards of Learning, Virginia received a grade of D, almost failing, in part because of the absence of a multicultural approach towards instruction. In research and discussions with professionals in the fields of both elementary science and multicultural

Career Research: Agriscience Educator “Learning to do, Doing to learn, Earning to live, Living to serve” is the motto of the National FFA Organization. This historical organization is guided by dedicated educators teaching in the field of agriscience. Agriscience educators are in high demand in Alabama and across the nation. Agriscience educators teach in a project based learning environment that reaches all students by teaching about innovative agricultural topics and working with new technology

the increased efforts being made to meet AYP, educators are feeling the pressure and they are becoming very stressed about their jobs. An article by Alvin Granowsky (2008), explains that “schools that have low scores and/or do not show needed improvements in test results, receive negative labels, such as unacceptable, and their teachers and administrators threatened with loss of jobs” (p. 1). Unfortunately, this No Child Left Behind 6 causes teachers to be afraid that if their schools

Educators in secondary education public schools have adopted new methods in the delivery of instruction as a response to the increase in the number of students per classroom, the increase in ethnic diversity among students, and the inclusion of special education students in general education classrooms. These methods include collaborative teaching practices that incorporate a joint effort among educators to ensure that students gain a more productive and effective learning experience while in school

Why so you want to be a teacher? Unless ones develops a sound philosophical answer to this proverbial question, an educator will be “like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed” (James 1:6, KJV). By establishing ones core beliefs on the purpose of education, the role of an educator, the nature of the student, and the importance of teaching chemistry one will have the foundation to build a teaching career upon. This philosophy of education will be particularly important to me to encourage

ineffective in determining a student’s overall achievement; they waste an extensive amount of time. The importance of this educational issue is taken lightly even though it plays a significant role in our countries development in areas such as the economy, politics, and our advancing basis of knowledge surrounding science, math, and reading/language arts. The issue of these tests affects teachers, students, parents, and the community in a variety of ways; however, many argue whether they are truly