Ongoing Professional Development

It is critical for veteran teachers to have ongoing and regular opportunities to learn from each other. Ongoing professional development keeps teachers up-to-date on new research on how children learn, emerging technology tools for the classroom, new curriculum resources, and more. The best professional development is ongoing, experiential, collaborative, and connected to and derived from working with students and understanding their culture.

[47] Thinking about Becoming a Teacher, CPE, 2016

2 Read the text again and decide whether the information in the statements is True, False, or Not Given.

1. The best teacher-preparation programs give teacher candidates an opportunity to use their knowledge during their school practice in a real classroom …………..
2. The majority of colleges and universities implement new programmes of teacher-preparation …………….
3. Usually attention is paid to beginning teachers in providing them with support …………….
4. The percentage of new teachers is bigger than that of their veteran colleagues …………….
5. Ongoing professional development is beneficial for teachers …………….

 

3 Watch a video about introduction to teacher development and complete the gaps with relevant information: video https: //www.youtube.com/watch? v=wDdC8_e3Aog

1. In the 21^st century effective teachers need more than ………… ………….. of subject matter.

2. They should know how to promote ………… and ………….. intelligence.

3. Be comfortable with …………. …………. like project-based learning.

4. And keep up with …………. ………….. …………… so they can facilitate learning at any time and place.

5. There has to be a ……….. …… ………… that they want to share with young people.

6. Schools of education are realizing that good teachers are acting as mentors, coaches, and guides, encouraging students to …………. ………… …… their own education.

7. High Tech School in San Diego created its own on-campus School of Education to develop the kind of teacher that will thrive in classrooms that feature …………… …………...

8. In the best teacher preparation programs educational theory ……….. ………….. with practical field experience.

9. Professional development programs play a critical role in …………. …………. …………, especially during the first five years of teaching.

10. Teachers who are well-prepared and trained stay on the job longer. They have the ability to ………… ………… their students.

[48] An Introduction to Teacher Development. – Edutopia, 2016

COMMUNICATION

Thinking About Becoming A Teacher

Read the note.

Choosing to become a teacher is choosing a career full of challenges and extraordinary rewards. Teaching is about leading and encouraging true learning through engagement and conversation. You could make a difference every day that will have a life-long impact on others. [47]

2 Generate ideas and create a list of ‘Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Consider Teaching As A Career’. What would you say to persuade a school-graduate to choose teaching as a future profession?

COMMUNICATION

Study the model interview with Jess and summarize its content.

Although teachers have a curriculum to follow, the ability to decide on what is taught on a daily basis and how this is taught is up to the teacher. Teaching allows you to be creative, not only as a teacher, but as an individual, using your knowledge and personality in new and exciting ways. Read what Jess, one of current trainees, says about teaching.

An Interview With A Trainee

School

My current placement for this half-term is at Whoberley Hall Primary School in Coventry. It is a small school with around 180 pupils in total and it holds a Good Ofsted rating.

Role

I am based in Year 6 and this half-term I will be teaching a mixture of English, Maths and Science.

What is it about your subject that you love teaching?

For primary, we teach a bit of everything. I love this because it makes each day really interesting as we never get stuck teaching the same subject for hours on end. I think it's important to young people to have this all round knowledge at primary level, not only in order to prepare them for secondary school but also to experience different subject areas and begin to think about what interests them and what they are passionate about.

What is it about the age group that you teach that you enjoy?

One thing that I'm really enjoying about working with Year 6 is that they ask such great questions. My class is full of curious minds, which makes them brilliant to teach as they always want to know more.

What is the best reason to go into teaching?

I think the best reason to go into teaching is to make a positive impact in children's lives. Teaching is an excellent profession as you can help children both academically and pastorally, so a personal desire to be able to push children to reach their potential and grow as individuals is a great attitude to have.

How well does your PGCE training prepare you for teaching?

For the first half-term of the course, we were based at University for the majority of the time. This really helped to ensure that we became more secure and confident in our subject knowledge and our appreciation of the theory behind teaching strategies before we were let loose into teaching our own classes. The support from the University staff, as well as from our personal tutors has been really beneficial in preparing us for our placements and making us feel more confident as teachers.

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