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1eachlng hllosophy
LducaLlon ls an lmporLanL parL of Lhe communlLy As Leachers lL ls our [ob Lo develop Lhe mlnds
of Lhe sLudenLs ln our communlLles Lo make lnformed declslons ln Lhe fuLure lor Leachers Lo effecLlvely
lnsLlll Lhese ablllLles ln sLudenLs Leachers musL have Lhorough knowledge of conLenL pedagogy and
professlonal skllls Lo be a poslLlve role model as well as creaLlng a mulLlculLural compeLenL classroom
An effecLlve educaLor knows Lhelr conLenL area and lLs dlsclpllnary learnlng sLandards whlch
Lhey use Lo creaLe Leachlng sLraLegles Lo maLch Lhe needs of Lhe dlverse learners ln Lhe classroom
LffecLlve Leachers undersLand how sLudenL's behavlors lnfluence Lhe learnlng envlronmenL ln and ouL
of Lhe classroom undersLandlng Lhese behavlors allow Leachers Lo make non[udgmenLal observaLlons
of Lhelr sLudenL's behavlors Lo gulde sLudenL learnlng Also an effecLlve Leacher values sLudenL's
oplnlons and respecLs Lhe sLudenL as an lndlvldual raLher Lhan LreaLlng Lhem as lnferlors CreaLlng class
consLlLuLlons wlLh Lhe class creaLes a more accounLable envlronmenL because Lhe sLudenLs had parL ln
Lhe rullng
ln addlLlon effecLlve Leachers use Lhelr resources and lnLegraLe Lechnology wlLhln Lhe
classroom Lo lmprove producLlvlLy and enhance communlcaLlon 1echnology allows sLudenLs Lo see so
much more buL effecLlve Leachers demonsLraLe approprlaLe uses for Lechnology ln a learnlng
aLmosphere uslng Lechnology ls lmporLanL Lo enhance a sLudenL's lndlvldual learnlng sLyle ueveloplng
efflclenL resources ln Lechnology provldes pracLlce for sLudenLs Lo caLalyze Lhe learnlng process of a
parLlcular acLlvlLy
LffecLlve Leachers use assessmenL Lo gulde Lhelr Leachlng Checks for undersLandlng are a
poslLlve form of assessmenL LhaL gauges Lhe learnlng of Lhe sLudenLs lL allows for qulck a qulck
assessmenL for a Leacher Lo change Lhe way of learnlng Lo caLer Lo Lhe sLudenLs Also formaLlve and
summaLlve assessmenLs are used ln daLabased currlcular and lnsLrucLlonal declslons LffecLlve Leachers
regularly analyze daLa lnLernallze lL and creaLe learnlng experlences LhaL are more approprlaLe for
sLudenLs Cnce a Leacher has creaLed a foundaLlon for sLudenLs learnlng Lhe Leacher develops a
sLudenL's crlLlcal Lhlnklng problem solvlng and declslon maklng ablllLles Allowlng Lhe posslblllLy Lo
conducL research evaluaLe daLa consLrucL Lheorles and lmplemenLlng declslons help hone many skllls
LhaL are necessary for fuLure progress
1eacher's professlonal skllls are very lmporLanL Lo a sLudenL's developmenL LffecLlve Leachers
collaboraLe wlLh sLudenLs famllles Leachers and Lhe communlLy Lven wlLhln Lhe classroom a Leacher
LhaL has sLudenLs collaboraLes wlLh one anoLher by uslng Leamwork Lo accompllsh a common goal ls an
effecLlve Leacher ln addlLlon effecLlve Leachers exhlblL mulLlple dlsposlLlons and are poslLlve role
models for Lhelr sLudenLs 1eachers LhaL are flexlble Lo sLudenLs learnlng needs hold sLudenLs
accounLable and share power are effecLlve Leachers uemonsLraLlng mulLlculLural compeLencles
Lhrough awareness of personal aLLlLudes experlences and known blases lnsLrucL sLudenLs on how Lo
lnLeracL ln Lhe world
A Leacher's knowledge of conLenL knowledge of pedagogy and professlonal skllls conLrlbuLe Lo
belng an effecLlve Leacher All of Lhe skllls characLerlsLlcs and acLlons l menLloned above are guldellnes
l wlll follow when worklng wlLh sLudenLs l hope sLudenLs develop Lhese skllls Lo beLLer prepare
Lhemselves Lo make lnformaLlve and lmporLanL declslons LhaL wlll help fuLure generaLlons Lo come