Prior Knowledge

Bring to mind a teacher who made a positive difference in your life. How did this teacher influence you? What beliefs and expectations do you think he or she held for you as a learner? Based on your experience with this teacher, what do you think was his or her teaching philosophy or mission?

Note: To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.

Required Readings

Kauchak, D., & Eggen, P. (2017). Introduction to teaching: Becoming a professional (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.

• Chapter 1, “Do I Want to Be a Teacher?”
• Chapter 5, “Educational Philosophy and Your Teaching”

MN Standards of Effective Practice for Teachers

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules?id=8710.2000&version=2016-01-14T09:59:08-06:00&format=pdf

NEA Code of Ethics of the Teaching Profession

http://www.nea.org/home/30442.htm

The Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Code of Ethics for Minnesota Teachers

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/?id=8710.2100

Grammar Resources: Access one or both of these resources to prepare and take one or more quizzes on basic grammar in order to evaluate your own skills in this important area.

Grammar (Walden Writing Center)

http://writingcenter.waldenu.edu/Grammar-and-ELL.htm

Grammar Quiz: Ten Questions to Test your Skills

http://www.syntaxis.com/grammar-quiz/

Required Media

Laureate Education (Producer). (n.d.). Observation guidelines. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

 

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 9 minutes.

 

Dr. Janet Gonzalez-Mena presents guidelines for conducting classroom observations.

 

Note: This media segment contains information that you may find helpful when conducting classroom observations throughout your program.

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Laureate Education (Producer). (n.d.). The teaching profession. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

 

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 34 minutes.

 

Dr. Sonia Nieto talks with an audience of new and veteran teachers about what it means to be an effective teaching professional today.

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Laureate Education (Producer). (n.d.). The teaching profession: Voices from the field. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

 

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 7 minutes.

 

Several classroom teachers talk about what professionalism means to them.

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Laureate Education (Producer). (n.d.). Mission and philosophy. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

 

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 13 minutes.

 

Several teachers candidly discuss their mission, passion, and philosophy of education, and explore the implications these have for their students.

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Laureate Education (Producer). (n.d.). High expectations. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

 

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 23 minutes.

 

Dr. Bob Sternberg discusses the impact of teacher expectations on student self-perceptions and performance.

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Optional Resources

Kramer, P. A. (2003). The ABCs of professionalism. Kappa Delta Pi Record. Retrieved from http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/EJ787753.pdf

Phelps, P. H. (2006). The three Rs of professionalism. Kappa Delta Pi Record, 42(2), 69–71. Retrieved from http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/EJ724634.pdf

Corbett, D., Wilson, B., & Williams, B. (2005). No choice but success. Educational Leadership, 62(6), 8–12.

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Note:This article can be found in the Walden Library databases. From the Library home page click on Articles. Enter the title of the article in the search box to find full text.

Assignment 1: Content Review

Directions:

• Respond to each item. Each response should be concise and between 2- and 3-paragraphs in length.
• Use MS Word to write your responses, and submit your answers to all four questions in one Word document.
• Copy and paste each question within the document, so that your Instructor can see to which question you are responding.

1. This week, you read Chapter 1 of the course text, which presents characteristics of teacher professionalism. In addition you reviewed the Code of Ethics for Minnesota Teachers and the National Education Association Code of Ethics. Considering these resources, how would you define the characteristics of a teaching professional, and how will codes of ethics shape your professional practice?
2. Your effectiveness as a teacher will be measured by the learning of the children in your future classrooms. As you participate in the required field experiences throughout this program, you will have multiple opportunities to observe children in a variety of classroom settings and reflect on their learning. In one of the media segments you viewed this week, Dr. Gonzalez-Mena provides pointers for observing children in classrooms. Describe the key elements of effective observation and explain how teachers can use this vital skill to support student learning.
3. In Chapter 5 of the course text, you learned about the philosophical underpinnings of education. You also heard teachers in the media segments talk about their teaching philosophies and missions. Using the table in Figures 5.1 of the course text, review the four prevailing philosophies of education. Identify the key elements in each of these philosophies. Then choose one of them and describe what kinds of activities you might see in a classroom in which the teacher is guided by this philosophy.
4. In the “High Expectations” media segment, Dr. Sternberg shares research and personal stories that support the need for teachers to hold high expectations for all students. Why is this teaching practice critical in today’s era of standards and accountability, which was addressed in Chapter 1 of the course text?

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