Becoming a Teacher

Teachers in Transition Years of successful participant observation Training for separation from the student role The significance of social transition

Transition Phases Concern about self Will the students respect and like me? Will I be able to handle every situation? Am I good enough to be a teacher? Concern about self as teacher Do I know my subject matter well enough? Do I know enough about teaching to be effective? Do I know and am I able to respond to student needs? Concern about students Are my students learning anything? Do my students value what I am teaching? How can I better teach my students?

Introduction to Bureaucracy The socialization rules The teacher technician Teacher assessment Administrative acceptance and rejection

Classroom Tools & Resources The work setting Teaching and learning tools Technical assistance

Teacher-Pupil Relationships The Teacher ’ s Attitude Makes a Difference Don ’ t smile until Christmas? Kind, compassionate, understanding Detached but concerned Students The Good Workers The Undisciplined Don ’ t forget PHY 311 resources dealing with class management.

Guides and Guardians Teachers & Teacher Groups Cooperating teacher University supervisor Principal Other teachers Union representative

Teaching in Crisis Resource Problems Curricular Problems Pedagogical Problems Social Problems Drugs Gangs Divorce Lack of respect for authority Failure to value education Social standards lower

Resources Based in part upon the book: Eddy, E. M. (1969). Becoming a Teacher: The passage to professional status. New York: Teachers College Press. 3 phases based upon paper from C&I 577 by Dent Rhodes