1. Do I Want to Be a Teacher?
EDUC Chapter 1

2. Survey Complete the survey on Page 5 in the text book.
Top 2 reasons why people becoming teachers?
Work with youth
Value to society
WSU- Be a Teacher

3. Intrinsic Rewards in Teaching
Come from within and are personally satisfying for emotional or intellectual reasons
Emotional rewards center on working with young people and knowing you’re contributing to the world.
Every kid needs a champion
Intellectual rewards are related to thinking about and teaching academic content.

4. Extrinsic Rewards in Teaching
Rewards that come from outside
Include job security, vacations, convenient schedules, and occupational status
Can both attract people to teaching and induce them to leave
Average starting salaries
What Do Teachers Make

5. Complexities of Classrooms
Classrooms are multidimensional.
Classroom events are simultaneous.
Classroom events are immediate.
Classrooms are unpredictable.
Classrooms are public.
What does this mean to me?

6. Multiple Roles of Teachers
Creating productive learning environments
Working with parents and other caregivers
Collaborating with colleagues

7. Characteristics of Professionalism
A specialized body of knowledge
Autonomy
Emphasis on decision making and reflection
Professional ethics

8. A Specialized Body of Knowledge
Knowledge of content: teachers can’t teach what they don’t know
Pedagogical content knowledge: the ability to illustrate and explain abstract concepts
General pedagogical knowledge: being able to manage and instruct effectively
Knowledge of learners and learning: understanding the developmental and learning needs of students

9. Diversity: The Changing Face of U.S. Classrooms
Diversity in U.S. classrooms
Culture
Ethnicity
Socioeconomic status (SES)
Gender differences
Teacher responses to diversity influence student learning and teacher career satisfaction.

10. Teaching in Rural, Suburban, and Urban Environments
Rural school districts
Tend to be smaller with smaller schools
Are less culturally diverse
Often seek beginning teachers
Suburban school districts
Are intermediate in terms of both size and cultural diversity
Are wealthier because of higher tax base
Job opportunities are more competitive
Urban school districts
Are the largest and most culturally diverse
Considerable job opportunities
New Teacher Video

11. Reform: Changes in Teacher Preparation
Raising standards for admission into teacher training programs
Requiring teachers to take more rigorous courses than in the past
Requiring higher standards for licensure, including teacher-competency tests
Expanding teacher preparation programs from 4 years to 5
Requiring experienced teachers to take more rigorous professional development courses

12. Reform: Teacher Accountability Measures
Competency Testing
Targets basic skills, subject matter, and professional knowledge
Through PRAXIS or state-specific tests
Portfolios: representative work samples to document professional knowledge and skills

13. Accountability and High-Stakes Testing
No Child Left Behind: federal legislation that attempts to make schools and school districts accountable for the learning progress of every student
Accountability levels
States – for achievement of students in the state
Districts – for achievement of district’s students
Schools – for achievement of school’s students
Teachers – for their students’ learning progress
High-stakes tests: used to hold all levels accountable; can have adverse consequences if not passed
ABC Video

14. What students need to hear