Professionalism, Law & Ethics Christina Kim David Winterbottom Jennifer Pietrangelo Myles Wagman Emily Dalgleish David Thompson

Simpsons Koan

The First Principle – A Koan for Reflection When one goes to Obaku temple in Kyoto he sees carved over the gate the words "The First Principle". The letters are unusually large, and those who appreciate calligraphy always admire them as being a masterpiece. They were drawn by Kosen two hundred years ago. When the master drew them he did so on paper, from which the workmen made the large carving in wood. As Kosen sketched the letters a bold pupil was with him who had made several gallons of ink for the calligraphy and who never failed to criticize his master's work. "That is not good," he told Kosen after his first effort. "How is this one?" "Poor. Worse than before," pronounced the pupil. Kosen patiently wrote one sheet after another until eighty-four First Principles had accumulated, still without the approval of the pupil. Then when the young man stepped outside for a few moments, Kosen thought: "Now this is my chance to escape his keen eye," and he wrote hurriedly, with a mind free from distraction: "The First Principle." "A masterpiece," pronounced the pupil.

If you teach to satisfy other people’s concept of good teaching, you will never achieve it. We teach best when we are ourselves. A good teacher is like a candle – it consumes itself to light the way for others. ~Author Unknown

Infusing the Standards of Practice Into Everyday Teaching By Deborah P. Berrill 5

Standard Professional Practice Own Beliefs and Values 6

Teachers must not depend on their own values when they teach A Commitment to Values Teaching and Learning Providing Accountability

A commitment to values The standards of practices Reflection of the beliefs and values Recognition and Value diversity in teaching Developmental process of Teacher

Commitment to students and learning Professional Knowledge Teaching Practice Leadership Community

Teaching and Learning Incorporating Standard of practice with teaching Dimensions of teaching Critical expectation/values Becomes a critical practitioner

Providing accountability Professional Value Professional Standards -Consistency/Excellence in the daily practice -Reflection of own practices to shared standards -Future professional learning

Based on the standard context of professional values, it provides teachers to reflect on their ongoing profession

What is a teaching portfolio? Broad metaphors that explain one’s teaching philosophy A structured history that can include: Acts of teaching Samples of student work Reflective writing

Features of a portfolio Portfolio development: collaborative activity taking place through conversations with mentors and peers Set of goals and standards Evidence about learning about teaching Personal reflections on what was learned

Why are they useful? Help teachers define good practice As a process teachers use to reflect on their own teaching Can be used to get students to reflect on their learning

Activity – Portfolio Creation Each table has a mysterious package which contains elements that could help make up a teaching portfolio As a group, decide which pieces are the most important, and which ones could be omitted.

Using teaching Portfolios

What is a teaching portfolio?

Portfolio vs Folio Is there a difference?

What is an artifact?

Remember.... When selecting an artifact for a portfolio, a teacher should consider these questions:     1) Why is this artifact better than other artifacts that I could choose?     2) Does this artifact provide evidence of my growth and success against one or more performance standards?     3) Can I rationalize the importance of this artifact to those viewing it out of context?     4) Is this artifact a result of my professional growth and accomplishments? Have I grown as a result of the artifact?     5) How does this artifact represent who I am as a teacher?

The most important part of a portfolio? Reflection!

Portfolios : A Tool to Support Teacher Learning

Why has portfolio evaluation caused some problems? Controversies Why has portfolio evaluation caused some problems?

The Heart of a Teacher Identity and Integrity in Teaching By Parker J. Palmer Writer, teacher, activist Issues in education, community, leadership, spirituality, and social change

Difficulties with Teaching Subjects too BIG Students too complex We teach who we are

We teach who we are? For better or worse, teaching emerges from one’s inwardness “Stop projecting your soul onto me!” “I can’t!!!” So Socrates wasn’t just messing with Plato when he said, ‘Know Thyself’? In drama, call teacher-in-role Teacher as an active participant and learner Must expose yourself to students

The 3 Paths Intellectual Emotional Spiritual

= + + Education at its Best Intellectual – cold abstraction Emotional – narcissistic Spiritual – loses anchor to the real world Education at its Best

Intellectual The way we think about teaching and learning The form and content of our concepts of how people know and learn

Emotional The way we and our students feel as we teach and learn Feelings can either enlarge or diminish the exchange between us

Spiritual Diverse ways we answer the heart’s longing to be connected with the largeness of life This longing will animate our love and work

Which trait does not belong to good educators? Dr. A is really there when she teaches. Mr. B has such enthusiasm for his subject. Mrs. U’s words float somewhere in front of her face, like the balloon speech in cartoons. You can tell that this is really Prof. C’s life.

The Secret of Good Teaching Wait for it…. Are you ready?... Any guesses?... Good teaching cannot be reduced to technique; good teaching comes from the identity and integrity of the teacher

“Identity lies in the intersection of the diverse forces that make up my life” “Integrity lies in relating to those forces in ways that bring me wholeness and life rather than fragmentation and death” Wow…that’s deep

Alan and Eric: A case study Both rural, skilled craftspeople Shared pride in skilled craftsmanship Both excelled in school and chose academic careers However…..

Similar backgrounds, divergent paths Palmer suggests Eric chose the wrong vocation Did Eric choose the “wrong” career? What could he of done differently?

What is Palmer’s definition of “heart”? Heart= coming together of intellect, emotion and spirit

Teaching with heart= being vulnerable Subject to ridicule & indifference

What happens when a teacher loses heart?

Question: How did this affect you as a student? Have you ever had a teacher who lost their heart? How did this affect you as a student? Did it affect your perception of a specific subject area?

Question: What things can we, as prospect teachers, do to keep our heart alive?