MEd in Instruction

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Reflective Practice Entry 2 What are my beliefs about teaching? I believe that teaching is more than standing in front of students and giving them new information. I believe teaching requires constant learning, application, and reflection. Teachers should take the time to research current best practices in education in order to serve their students appropriately. Teachers should apply what they have learned from said research to their classroom as applicable. After that, they should reflect by evaluating what the results were of applying such strategies in their own classroom and determine the next cause of action. I also believe that classroom environment plays a very important role on how well teachers will be able to apply strategies. Part of having a successful classroom environment is learning good classroom management techniques. According to Reutzel and Cooter (2013), “E xcellent classroom management (Reutzel, Morrow, & Casey, 2009) requires teachers to know ...

College of Education Department of Teaching and Leading Masters of Education in Instruction Teaching is a complex profession that requires teachers to integrate both the science and the art of their craft in order to impact learning. The Professional Growth and Plan outlines a process that honors differences among teachers, encourages positive change, and provides concrete support for improving teaching and learning. Professional Growth Plan The goal of this Professional Growth Plan is to improve instruction. This document is for organizing your learning and growth as you complete your MED program. Each plan is unique to the individual teacher candidate, and each plan is based on your self-assessment and on feedback from your school based administrator, AU instructor and peers. The intent of this document is to support your professional growth through identification of the goals, actions/strategies, and intended results that are of value to you as a growi...

Allison Renew                                                                                                                  May 22, 2017 Reflective Practice Entry What are my beliefs about teaching? I believe that teaching is something that all people are equipped to do, but only certain people desire to do. In many aspects of my life, in an out of my job, I see moments where I am able to teach others and I often peruse those “teachable moments”. I love to see when my students make connections and use what they’ve learned. What are my beliefs about learning? I believe t...