Topic

Innovative Teaching Strategies, Critical Thinking

Panel Title

Strategies for Effective Teaching

Session Abstract

Teachers meet challenges as they make a plethora of daily choices. It is a responsibility to learn from past choices. An exemplary teacher is a person who accepts the challenge of lifelong learning experiences in the domains of Leadership, Diversity, and Technology. Moreover, exemplary teachers must demonstrate competencies in the themes of School Context Expert, Master Practitioner, Learning Theorist, Curriculum Designer, and Instructional Leader (American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, 2010, p. 24).

Making the commitment to become an exemplary teacher is a choice one should make with care because it is a decision that will affect the way that one lives one own life and the way others will live theirs. The demands of teaching are great. The demands of becoming an exemplary teacher are even greater. In order to lead and inspire others, one must become the facilitator of his or her own learning and professional growth. In the process, one will become a role model for others to emulate. Being a reflective practitioner is compulsory for continued professional growth.

Using the domains and themes of an exemplary teacher as a framework to guide reflecting on teaching practice, this presentation will discuss how this framework was successfully implemented into a teacher education program via email journaling during student teaching. Specific examples will be provided. Any teacher will benefit from this presentation as effective reflective teaching practices are paramount to improving pedagogy.

Keywords

Pedagogy, Teacher Education, Reflective Practitioner, Teacher Assessment

Location

West Center 219

Start Date

24-3-2017 1:00 PM

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Facilitating Teacher Reflection through a mutual understanding of the Characteristics of Exemplary Teachers

West Center 219

Teachers meet challenges as they make a plethora of daily choices. It is a responsibility to learn from past choices. An exemplary teacher is a person who accepts the challenge of lifelong learning experiences in the domains of Leadership, Diversity, and Technology. Moreover, exemplary teachers must demonstrate competencies in the themes of School Context Expert, Master Practitioner, Learning Theorist, Curriculum Designer, and Instructional Leader (American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, 2010, p. 24).

Making the commitment to become an exemplary teacher is a choice one should make with care because it is a decision that will affect the way that one lives one own life and the way others will live theirs. The demands of teaching are great. The demands of becoming an exemplary teacher are even greater. In order to lead and inspire others, one must become the facilitator of his or her own learning and professional growth. In the process, one will become a role model for others to emulate. Being a reflective practitioner is compulsory for continued professional growth.

Using the domains and themes of an exemplary teacher as a framework to guide reflecting on teaching practice, this presentation will discuss how this framework was successfully implemented into a teacher education program via email journaling during student teaching. Specific examples will be provided. Any teacher will benefit from this presentation as effective reflective teaching practices are paramount to improving pedagogy.