The Changing Profession and You TOPIC 1 PRESENTED BY: SUMAYLO & PEROCHO The JOYS of Teaching “Why would you be a teacher?” “Why would you be a teacher?” • To witness DIVERSITY OF GROWTH & their JOY IN LEARNING • To encourage LIFELONG LEARNING - both for yourself and for others • To experience challenge of DEVISING and doing INTERESTING, EXCITING ACTIVITIES for EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTIONS Are there also challenges to teaching? “Bad things happen to good teachers “ (Kushner, 1983) • trouble reaching the individuals • students seems not to learn much • unmotivated • unfriendly • Accidentally discourage a student • adjusting to new learning platform experience by both teachers and students Teaching is Different in the Past Teaching is Different in the Past • Increased Diversity • Increased Instructional Technology • Greater Accountability in Education • Increased Professionalism in Teachers New Trend # 1: Diversity in Students • Language Diversity - Language can be a challenge - Teachers must plan lessons and tasks that students actually understand and must keep track of major learning goals of curriculum • Diversity of special educational needs - Inclusion of students with disabilities into classrooms with non-disabled peers. - Provide for special services and procedures • Lifelong learning - Flexible and open-ended approach to very young people for more personal or family like relationship - Adjusting instructional strategies and relationships in adult education New Trend #2: Using Technology to Support Learning • Technology is practical • Technology creates new possibilities and challenges for teachers • Education becomes easier with the use of technology • Cons of technology New Trend #3: Accountability in Education • Holding teachers responsible for properly implementing the curriculum and goals New trend #4: Increased Professionalism of Teachers • Teachers taking personal responsibility for the quality of their work. • Hold each other accountable for its quality • Recognize the required special training in order to practice it. ā¯‘Action research It is a from of investigation carried out by teachers about their own students or their own teaching. Example: • How precisely do individual children learn to read? • Does it really matter if a high school social studies teacher uses more, rather than fewer, open-ended questions? • Can an art teacher actually entice students to take more creative risks with their drawings? • In doing assignments, how successful are my students at finding high-quality, relevant information? How educational psychology can help • Helps by understanding how students think at different stages of their development • Can better understand what children are capable of at each point of their growth • Helps educator create instructional methods and materials best aimed at certain age groups SUMMARY Teaching in 21st century offers a number of satisfaction • Witnessing & assisting the growth of young people • Lifelong learning • Challenge & excitement of designing effective instructions • • • • Affected by 4 New Trends Increased diversity in students (language, lifelong learning & special educational needs) Spread of instructional technology Increased expectations for accountability Increased professionalism in teachers THE END THANK YOU!
