Professional Documents
Culture Documents
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Organization/Clarity,
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Instructor-Group
Analytic/Synthetic
Interaction,
Approach,
Instructor-Individual
points other then their own, is energetic and dynamic, enjoys teaching
encourages independent thought and accepts criticism and is perceived
as fair and approachable by students (Hillenbrand, Wilson and Dienst,
1971). These ideas come from a variety of students and colleagues ideas,
which
are
important
factors
in
being
understood
as
having
the
of ways however also create a distinction between the ideas. The most
relatable characteristics are the first three ideas of Day and Gus (2010)
due to the fact that these are all based around empathy towards the
learner and both the technical and personal capabilities of a teacher is
understood throughout standards 1.2 and 1.5 and also 2.1 and 2.2. The
idea that teachers are those who care is reflected throughout the
standards especially within the professional knowledge, standards 1 and 2
and the professional practice, standards 3 and 4. The third character trait
of Day and Gus (2010) is that a teachers identity and agency are
reflected and fundamental to their own ability to do their best, this is also
suggested throughout the national standards as an undertone of the
character traits necessary to being a good teacher. However, the
national standards are rather broad when it comes to defining what is a
good teacher an are based on the necessary standards that need to be
met as a teacher and the technical idea that graduate teachers need to
learn to employ within their classroom. It can be understood that if you
dont encompass the character traits from Day and Gu (2010) then it is
difficult to obtain and meet the standards that are set. This is due to the
underlying ideas that a teacher needs to be caring and address the
expectation that Day and Gu set, this is especially understood within the
fourth and fifth character traits from Day and Gu (2010) that suggest in
order to be a good teacher then teachers must be emotionally stable and
reliant on their own emotion to connect this with knowledge and that idea
that teacher require hopefulness, resilience and the ability to bounce
back. Although these two personal traits do not necessarily relate to the
national standards it can be understood that in order to meet all of the
standards set for graduate teachers these character traits need to be
addressed. It can also be understood that Standard 4 in the national
framework, a it is based upon creating and maintain a safe environment
within a classroom and wider school community overlaps throughout Day
and Gus (2010) character traits as the underlying message is to ensure
safety and wellbeing of the children that are taught. Therefore, it can be
comprehended that the character traits that create and maintain the role
standards.
also
need
to
address
the
need
for
behavioral
References
Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL), 2015,
Australian Professional Standards for Teachers, Australian Government,
Viewed 1st April 2015.
<http://www.aitsl.edu.au/australian-professional-standards-forteachers/standards/domain-of-teaching/professional-knowledge>
Biddle, B.J and Ellena W.J, 1964, Contemporary Research on Teacher
Effectiveness. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
Day C and Gu Q, 2010, The New Live of Teachers, Teacher Quality and
School Development, Taylor and Francis.
Groundwater-Smith, S., Ewing, R. & Le Cornu, R. (2015) 5th ed. Teaching:
Challenges and Dilemmas, Melbourne, Cengage.
M. Hildebrand, R.C. Wilson, and E.R. Dienst, Evaluating University
Teaching. (Berkeley: UC Berkeley, Center for Research and Development in
Higher Education, 1971)
Richard M. Felder, Characteristics of Effective Teachers, Stanford Teaching
Commons, North Carolina State University and Rebecca Brent, Education
Designs, Inc.
Appendix 1.
First Journal Entry, Hannah Knight
Week One, 5th March 2015.
I believe that good teaching is based on forming goo relationships with the
children within my placement classroom and future classes. This is helpful