Your Concerns at MTSU

• Courses – FOED 1110 SPSE 6010, FOED 6020– FOED 2110 Grade C or better– SPED 3010 SPED 6800– Admitted to Teacher Education– SPSE 3220 SPSE 5220– YOED 3500– READ 4460 (English 3340) 5460, 6710– YOED 4000 & YOED 4110 5110

Your Concerns at MTSU

• Admission to Teacher Education– FOED 2110 (Post Bach = Now)– Teacher Application Packet (LRC 170)– Faculty Recommendations (3)– Acceptable scores (Praxis 1, ACT, SAT, GRE)– Complete at least 45 hours, with at least 6

hours at MTSU.– Complete FOED 1110 and FOED 2110 (C or

above)– Overall GPA of 2.75

Your Concerns at MTSU

• Submission of Application Packet– Oct. 4th and Dec. 4th for spring.– March 4th and May 4th for summer.– August 4th for fall.

To be good teachers, what do they need to

know and be able to do?

CharacteristicsExpandable Knowledge

BaseEffective TeachingTeacher Efficacy

Professional Accountability

Expandable Knowledge Base

• What and How to Teach• Contextual Factors• Standards & Outcomes (State & Local)• How to Work Collaboratively• The Teaching Profession• Educational Foundations• Reflective Teaching• Producer and Consumer of Educational

Research

Effective Teaching

• High Expectations• Focused on Learning Opportunities• Provide Classroom Leadership and

Organization.• Provide Optimum Learning Pace for

Mastery Learning• Use Engaged Learning• Provide Student-Centered Instruction.

Teacher Efficacy• Moderate & Reasonable Role Demands• Adequate Salaries• High Status• Recognition for Efforts• Opportunities to Interact with Other

Professionals• Validation for Success (what they are

doing right)• Empowerment to Make Decisions• A Perception that the Work they do is

Meaningful• Good Morale and Climate

Professional Accountability

•Professional Orgainization•Product vs. Process Assessment

•Standardized Testing & Accreditation

•NCATE, SACS, Highly Q.

Profile of Teaching

• 75% Female• 91% White• Average Age = 44• Highest Degree

–Bachelor’s = 44%–Master’s = 55%–Above Master’s = 1%

• Average years of teaching experience = 15

Profile (cont.)

•Average number of students–Elementary = 24–Secondary = 31

•Average number of hours spent on all teaching duties–Elementary = 47–Secondary = 52

• Teacher Preparation–Standards (INTASC, NCATE, NBPTS)

–Baccalaureate–Alternative

• Minority Representation

• Teacher Supply and Demand• Salary Issues

–Schedules–Performance or Competency-Based Pay

–Supplemental Activities–Salaries for Administration and Support Personnel

What do Teachers Do?•Teachers are decision makers

–Before, during, after teaching.

•Teachers are planners…•Teachers build positive

learning environments.•Students, facilitators, sage,

coach, leader, researcher, nurturer

Why do Teachers teach?

•Intrinsic & Extrinsic Rewards

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