EDUC 250:

The Contexts of Teaching

EDUC 250:

The Contexts of Teaching

“The good teacher unconditionally accepts students as they are, and expects them to become all they can be".

***Holly Holland”

“The good teacher unconditionally accepts students as they are, and expects them to become all they can be".

***Holly Holland”

Topic #1: QualityTeachingTopic #1: QualityTeaching

What is Quality Teaching?

You never get a second chance to make a good first impression.

What are some ways to begin your very first class?

How will you begin your first class?How will you learn to be a quality teacher?

What will that look like in this class?What assumptions do you have about

teaching?

Who are you? Why teaching?

Alliteration Name Game

Side 1:First NameWhat is…teaching?

Side 2:3 Reasons you want to be a teacher

3 things you like that start with the first letter of your name

3 words to describe quality teachers

3 questions you have for me

Wednesday’s Wise Words

Friday’s Flicks

Exit Cards/Course Participation

Observation Days

How many “teachers” do you recognize?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw1F5YE7isQ

Great Teachers

Who were your great teachers?Why were they great teachers?How did they “teach” you?How did you “learn” from them?Contact them…

http://www.polleverywhere.com/

Knowledge, Skills and Attributes of Quality Teaching in Alberta-A Summary-

  KSA #1: The teacher will understand the legislated, moral, and ethical framework within which he/she teaches.  KSA #2: Teachers engage in a range of planning activities  KSA#3: Teachers understand the subject disciplines they teach  KSA #4: Teachers know there are many approaches to teaching and learning  KSA #5: The teacher’s application of pedagogical knowledge and abilities is based on an on-going analysis of what is happening with the students.  KSA #6: Teachers create and maintain environments that are conducive to student learning.  KSA#7: Teachers translate curriculum content and objectives into meaningful learning activities.  KSA #8: The teacher will gather information to determine the needs and progress of the students  KSA #9: Teachers apply a variety of technologies to meet students' learning needs.  KSA #10: The teacher will engage in partnership among school, home and community  KSA#11: Teachers are career life learners

So you’re teaching in a new ageEverything fast changeTry to give ‘em what they needLearn a high tech techniqueTry it out next weekTo help the kid that doesn’t readBut you’re teaching in an old classIt’s too hot, a tough taskFeelin’ like you can’t competeWith the TV, computer towerCalculator, solar powerHow you gonna make ‘em think? You got kids on the internetWorld wide web headEverything under the sunThey’re talkin’ on a cell phoneCall waiting, dial toneNew ways to get work doneSend a fax, grab some fast foodHypermart, drive thruProgram their VCRThey play with toys that can do it allShop at home or in the mallAnd that’s just the way things are. These kids don’t want to memorizeThey hate the mental exerciseUnless they think it can relateRegurgitate a list of namesFamous men, heroic damesBut how does it affect their fate?They wanna know what’s comin’ upWhat happens when they are adults

The farmer, lawyer and the clerkThe knowledge that they want real fastIs in the future not the pastCompeting in the world of workBut they still need to socializeStill need to realizeCommunication is the keyThey need the skills to work togetherSolve problems, make a better worldFor the grand kids of you and meIf you’re teaching to the whole childThe happy, sad, the hog wildThe hero and the sinking shipThey learn from hard work, Big dreams, good hearts, honestyThe value of relationships. So you’re teaching on a new pageRiding on a fast waveIt’s tougher each and every dayThere are some kids with too much stuffOthers never had enoughYou try to meet their needsIn innovative new waysBut the work you do is so importantEvery single school mornin’For the future in their reachYou deserve respect and admirationFor the work in your professionBecause you teach.    As recorded by Monte Selby, 1997