Professionalism Caf Day 2 Joe E. Hart 2015 LiveText Link https://c1.livetext.com/doc/ # Learning Targets Self-reflection, self-evaluation and self- critique your professional status. Enrich communication skills with students, parents or guardians, district and school personnel, and other stakeholders in ways that will enhance student learning. Housekeeping Start on time, end on time Please silence cell phones No laptop use unless otherwise instructed Timekeeper Breaks Restrooms Parking lot Slide Handouts How to be a Professional Educator Add your thoughts to the slides. Fact Sheet #11 Performance Standard 9 Professionalism pp Number off 1 5 Number 1: Page 229 Up to Caring Number 2: Pages 229 Caring to 230 Up to Enthusiasm and motivation Number 3: Pages 230 Enthusiasm and motivation to page 231 up to Professionalism and Professional Growth Number 4: Pages 231 Professionalism and Professional Growth to page 232 Number 5: Page 233 Activity: Work as a group to read the section. Identify key ideas about Professionalism. Meet back with your table group and report your findings. Professionalism Tic-Tac-Toe Game Professional or Amateur Match Professional and Amateur cards What areas do you see some of your co- workers? Where could you improve as a professional? Teacher Efficacy Attitudes and Behaviors of Effective Teachers Dr. Linda F. Kight Professional Learning Character is much easier kept than recovered. Character is much easier kept than recovered. Thomas Paine What will be Your Reputation? Maintain a Positive Reputation Every teacher on every campus has a reputation. Students learn quickly who the nice teachers are, who the screamers are, who give the most homework, who cares the most, or who gives the most office rreferrals. How do parents judge the reputation of teachers? Attitudes and Behaviors of Effective Teachers Maintain a Positive Reputation Think Pair- Share What are some things teachers do to shape their reputation either negatively or positively? Give examples. Maintain a Positive Reputation Teachers know the reputation of their counterparts, too. You dont have to observe a teacher teach to make a fairly accurate determination about a teachers character and effectiveness. What is your Reputation? Whether you want to or not, you will hear students talking about other teachers. No teacher wants a negative reputation, yet many do. Think-Pair-Share How do you handle students who come to you to talk or complain about another teacher? Reputation The best way to steer away from a negative reputation is to not establish one in the first place because once you have one it is extremely difficult to change it. Do Not Fall Prey to Victimization Teachers are not Victims of their Jobs! We all picked our jobs, presented our credentials and interviewed for our jobs. We chose this profession, and we can leave any time we so choose. Yet, you will hear victim comments. What are some comments you have heard? Common Victim Statements Can y ou believe what theyre asking us to do? What do they think we are Superhuman? If I could removed just 5 students from my class, life would be wonderful. I think they gave me those students on purpose. It is hard to teach when you got students acting like animals in your classroom. Dont bother sending them to the office, theyre not going to do anything. Victimization is a dangerous road It leads to all that is negative and harmful not only to ourselves but to our children. Victimization leads to: Frustration Anger Self-righteousness Circumstances do not make the teacher. Circumstances reveal the teacher. Choose Your Reactions Students will push your buttons We have very little control over our circumstances, but we can control how we choose to react to those circumstances. Students will work diligently to determine who you are as a teacher. Dont let them see you Sweat! Students will try to evoke negative emotions from the teacher. Do not give the students the reactions they are expecting. How to Neutralize Students Treat them with respect, dignity and patience. Have high expectations for all of them. Students will eventually stop trying to make you lose your temper when they see that you will always do what is best for them. If we had no faults of our own, we would not take so much pleasure in noticing those of other. Dont let negativeco-workers affect you. Duc de La Rochefoucald We all stand at the fork of the road. Will you go left or right? FACT: If there are more than 3 people at your school, there is a good chance that there is a negative faction. This is not to suggest that the majority of teachers are negative. They are not. But one negative individual can have a tremendous influence on other co-workers. Left or Right? Will you go left- fitting in and falling prey? Or Will you go right doing what is best for students. Thats the only way! Pros and Cons if You Go Right PRO: Your classroom will be an exciting place Students achievement will rise Student self-esteem will rise You will be highly respected Your contribution to society will be immeasurable. CON: You will work hard You will run the risk of being scrutinized by people who choose to go left. If You Go Left PRO: All negative people will like you. You will be allowed to gripe all you want. Your workload will be lightened by the overuse of worksheets, busy work and time fillers. CON: You will very likely struggle with discipline, but it will at least give you something else to gripe about. You will know all the latest gossip. If you Go Left (continued) PRO: You will experience the bliss of denial by simply blaming society, parents, administration, and your students You will CONVENIENTLY forget that YOU have total control, with very few exceptions, over what goes on in your classroom. CON: Your cynical attitude will breed resentment in students. Respectable educators will have no respect for you. You may figure out one day you have taken the wrong road, and youll be sorry. The Final Destination of Going Right You will be a happy, successful, hard- working, contributing, truly effective, highly qualified, and highly respected teacher who touches lives and makes a difference. The Final Destination of Going Left You will find yourself burned out, cynical, bitter individual who missed out on all the rewards of teaching and touching lives. We can all relate to the Blame Game Steer Clear of the Blame Game Playing The Blame Game Does Us No Good It does not move us forward. It does not help children. It does not improve teaching. It wastes our valuable time and energy. The Bottom Line Every year we get new students. We do not get to pick them. We do not get to pick their parents. We do not have any say in their educational experiences prior to our teaching them. We do get to take them from where they are and help them grow. If we are committed to doing that, we have no time for blaming. We have only time to share our gifts, recognize their gifts, and help them become what they are capable of becoming. There is much to gain Participate in School Functions The Benefits of Participating in School Functions Participation sends the message to students and parents that you care. Parents who believe you care about their children will be much more likely to support you and work cooperatively with you. Students who believe you care about them will work harder, will behave better, and will even turn cartwheels for you. By swallowing evil words unsaid, no one has ever yet harmed his stomach. Winston Churchill Avoid Lounge Gossip This Old Adage is True Anyone who will gossip with you will gossip about you. No one has ever earned the respect of others by gossiping. Many teachers have been warned The Effects of Gossip There are many cases where students are treated unfairly because these teachers have been warned or unjustly biased before even meeting the student. Many students are doomed each year because of the careless, harmful words spoken about them between teachers. Imagine if you were judged or evaluated by your new principal based on mistakes you made in the past. another teacher chose to warn The antithesis of gossip is serving others Some where down the line you will encounter others who will try to engage you in empty, meaningless gossip. DO NOT PARTICIPATE DO NOT PARTICIPATE. Not only is it unprofessional but it symbolizes the antithesis of what we stand for serving and helping others. Learn and Grow from Your Mistakes Teachers, even the best teachers, make mistakes. Learn to Recover Quickly Effective v Ineffective Teachers Effective teachers know how to recover from their mistakes quickly. When they make a mistake they readily admit it. If at all possible, they correct it And then they move on. Ineffective teachers try to hide behind defensiveness Doing so makes the mistake a bigger deal than it usually is. This prevents the teacher from earning the respect of students. Effective Teachers Ineffective Teachers Apologize when When you said something you should have not said When you inadvertently hurt a childs feelings When you give incorrect information How to Handle Mistakes Acknowledge your mistake and let it go. By doing this you will earn the respect of those you work with and those you teach. You will be teaching others that mistakes, when handled appropriately, can provide opportunities for learning and growing. He who is afraid of asking is afraid of learning. Danish ProverbAsk for Assistance Affirmation I am not a one man show. I enlist the support of anyone who can provide assistance in helping my students to learn. I like to request assistance from others but I like to give something back. Think-Pair-Share Brainstorm ideas for asking students for assistance. Brainstorm ideas for asking parents for assistance. Brainstorm ideas for asking other teachers for assistance. Brainstorm ideas for asking administrators for assistance. Professionalism and Communication