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From relying on research to assessing often, these principles of good instruction provide teachers
with strategies for promoting their students' reading achievement.
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Excerpted from: Every Child Reading: An Action Plan. (June, 1998). Learning First Alliance.
Reprinted with permission.
Every day, teachers make countless real-time decisions and facilitate dozens of interactions
between themselves and their students. Although they share this commonality, educators all over
the country often talk about these decisions and interactions in different ways. The Classroom
Assessment Scoring System (CLASS), developed at the University of Virginias Center for
Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning, helps educators view classrooms through a common
lens and discuss them using a common language, providing support for improving the quality of
teacher-student interactions and, ultimately, student learning.
Classroom organization refers to the ways teachers help children develop skills to regulate their
own behavior, get the most learning out of each school day, and maintain interest in learning
activities. This includes:
Productivity how well the classroom runs with respect to routines, how
well students understand the routine, and the degree to which teachers
provide activities and directions so that maximum time can be spent in
learning activities; and
Instructional support refers to the ways in which teachers effectively support students'
cognitive development and language growth. This includes:
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There is a widespread need in the US to build a competent teacher workforce.
Besides offering a fair degree of job security, the teaching profession ensures a
decent salary along with insurance, leave, and retirement benefits.
Why Should One Become a Teacher?
Teachers play a significant role in building the nation by nurturing the intellectual
and social development of children.
The teaching profession means different things to different people. While to some it
is exhausting and low-paying, to others it is challenging, enlightening, and
satisfying.
As the education needs of the United States are diversifying, the demand for
dedicated teachers is growing. Education reforms are also
creating new challenges and new opportunities for
prospective teachers.
What Are Some Important Qualities of Successful
Teachers?
Is teaching a suitable profession for everybody? Most
would say that not everyone should plunge into the field.
To enjoy and succeed in the teaching profession, one
needs to have certain qualities.
Prospective teachers should excel academically. They
should never be tired of learning and be committed to
educating young minds. Making a difference in childrens
lives should motivate them. In addition to recognizing
students educational and emotional needs, teachers
should be able to inspire trust and confidence among their
students.
Teachers play a
significant role in
building the nation by
nurturing the
intellectual and social
development of
children.
program and a teaching credential. Private schools may not have stringent rules
about credentials, but a degree is almost always necessary.
The Education and Training Required to Become a Teacher
Professional teacher education programs include many subjects, such as philosophy
of education, psychology of learning, and teaching methods. Nowadays, computers
and other technology-aided teaching aids have also become an inevitable part of all
education courses. Moreover, most programs include a student-teacher internship.
The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education and the Teacher
Education Accreditation Council are authorized to give accreditation to teacher
education programs. Although it is not compulsory to be a graduate of an accredited
program, it adds value to ones qualifications and makes it easier to obtain a
license.
Obtaining a Teaching Credential
Private schools dont necessarily require teachers to be credentialed, but all 50
states and the District of Columbia have made having a teaching credential
mandatory for public school teachers. Usually the state board of education or an
advisory committee awards teachers credentials.
Many schools have opted for performance-based systems for earning credentials.
Teachers who participate in these systems have to prove their competence over
time before they are given provisional credentials.
Many states now offer alternative credential programs to aspiring teachers who
have not been able to complete the required education courses for obtaining a
regular credential. The idea behind instituting these alternative credential programs
is to tackle the nations shortage of teachers, especially in subjects like
mathematics and science.
Conclusion
Todays classroom teaching jobs demand a deeper understanding of psychology and
the changing needs of students in addition to basic teaching skills and subject
knowledge.