When considering which Characteristics of a Novice Teacher I wanted to blog about I thought I should choose the most difficult ones for me. These Characteristics to me seem to be the hardest to identify with and fine artifacts. The two Characterisitics that I choose were one and seven.
CHARACTERISTIC 1: WE BELIEVE THAT THE NOVICE TEACHER SHOULD HAVE A COMMITMENT TO AND SKILLS FOR LIFE-LONG LEARNING.
This Characteristic means that you as a teacher should always be learning. Just because you are a teacher does not mean that you are no longer a learner. You should be constantly updating yourself with new and relevant learning. As a teacher you need to learn to pass this new knowledge onto others. An artifact that I thought of for this Characteristic is going to workshops. This semester I was lucky enough to attend a free few week training with my host teacher at my school. We met one night a week for a few hours to learn about reading instruction. As a student I did not realize how beneficial this was in my own learning. Going to workshops provides a great resource to keep you updated with life long learning.
CHARACTERISTIC 7: WE BELIEVE THAT THE NOVICE TEACHER SHOULD EFFECTIVELY INTEGRATE CONTENT AND PEDAGOGY.
This Characteristic means that you integrate what you have learned as a teacher along with the content that you are teaching. Novice teachers should use the art of teaching to provide the students with the content expected to teach. One of the artifacts that you can provide for this Characteristic is a video of you teaching. I think that this is the best way to show how you integrate the content into your teaching style. The video could relate to this Characteristic by showing how you teach the content.
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Characteristics
After looking over the Characteristics of the Novice teacher I became most interested in characteristics two and three.
Characteristic 2: WE BELIEVE THAT THE NOVICE TEACHER SHOULD BE AN EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATOR.
I think that the big idea for this trait is for the teacher to be an effective communicator. Teachers need to communicate in many ways, especially with students, parents, and colleagues. An artifact that I think would connect well with this characteristic is a letter home to the parents. This opens a door to have great communication with the child's guardians. The best communication you can have with a parent is when there is a two way communication. You want the parents to feel comforatable coming to you with their comments and concerns. Allowing your parents the opportunity to stay involved in their child's learning makes this a great way of communication. As long as you are getting responses from the parents you will be have an effective communication which incorporates this characterisitic.
Characteristic 3: WE BELIEVE THAT THE NOVICE TEACHER SHOULD RECOGNIZE THAT TEACHING IS A PROFESSIONAL, MORAL, AND ETHICAL ENTERPRISE, SHOULD UNDERSTAND MORAL ISSUES AND ETHICAL PRACTICES IN EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS, AND SHOULD HAVE DEVELOPED ETHICAL FRAMEWORKS WHICH FACILITATE EFFECTIVE TEACHING.
The big idea for this characteristic is the professional, moral, and ethical relations. Preservice teachers need to focus on these issues immensely throughout their time teaching and thereafter. The teacher should know his/her own morals and the social ethics of their community. An artifact that works great with this characteristic is an observation of a lesson plan. The lesson plans focus would be on the professional, ethical, or moral views of the preservice teacher. This artifact lesson could come from the character education lesson. I think that this ties into characteristic 3 by showing the ethical, professional, and moral values of the teacher and what they are teaching.
Characteristic 2: WE BELIEVE THAT THE NOVICE TEACHER SHOULD BE AN EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATOR.
I think that the big idea for this trait is for the teacher to be an effective communicator. Teachers need to communicate in many ways, especially with students, parents, and colleagues. An artifact that I think would connect well with this characteristic is a letter home to the parents. This opens a door to have great communication with the child's guardians. The best communication you can have with a parent is when there is a two way communication. You want the parents to feel comforatable coming to you with their comments and concerns. Allowing your parents the opportunity to stay involved in their child's learning makes this a great way of communication. As long as you are getting responses from the parents you will be have an effective communication which incorporates this characterisitic.
Characteristic 3: WE BELIEVE THAT THE NOVICE TEACHER SHOULD RECOGNIZE THAT TEACHING IS A PROFESSIONAL, MORAL, AND ETHICAL ENTERPRISE, SHOULD UNDERSTAND MORAL ISSUES AND ETHICAL PRACTICES IN EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS, AND SHOULD HAVE DEVELOPED ETHICAL FRAMEWORKS WHICH FACILITATE EFFECTIVE TEACHING.
The big idea for this characteristic is the professional, moral, and ethical relations. Preservice teachers need to focus on these issues immensely throughout their time teaching and thereafter. The teacher should know his/her own morals and the social ethics of their community. An artifact that works great with this characteristic is an observation of a lesson plan. The lesson plans focus would be on the professional, ethical, or moral views of the preservice teacher. This artifact lesson could come from the character education lesson. I think that this ties into characteristic 3 by showing the ethical, professional, and moral values of the teacher and what they are teaching.
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