Chapter 3 summary
- 2. It is of immense siginificance for teachers to keep up with the era and to upgrade their knowledge. The trick is to incorporate new knowledge and skills with tried and true methods.
- 3. Critical reflection is a significant way to improve our expertise. Knowledge is not static. It is essential to stay ahead on the topic you are teaching to avoid falling behind on information. If not we can fall into two cliches of being trapped in the past. Cliche 1: “ He tells it like it was” Cliche 2 “ Shedoesn’t have twenty years of experience; she has one year of experience twenty times over”
- 4. Most often the best strategy to learn a new topic is to be asked to teach it! Think of teaching as a form of learning.
- 5. Content Summary I N F O R M A T I O N In today's world it is a necessity to remain current and to avoid becoming obsolete. There are many ways to keep up with your field. Here are several strategies as following.
- 6. Study Groups: -Share ideas -Interact with others -Hard to find meeting time Journal and Book Clubs: -Read and discuss together -Take turns assigning books! Professiona l Association s: -Community of likeminded people -Professional development Social Networking: -Start with familiar ideas and branch out -So many options! Self- Directed Learning& Practice: -Develop your own knowledge Some Strategies for Keeping Up
- 7. How to say No : How to say NO! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G 5 MDEcHJ25w Linda Darling-Hammond: Teacher Learning That Supports Student Learning: What Teachers Need to Know https://www.edutopia.org/teacher-learning- supports-student-learning Nikolas Gvosdev : The ethics of Saying No https://www.ethicsandinternationalaffairs.org/ 2 017/ethics-saying-no/
- 8. There is an ethical dilemma when we are asked to teach something that is completely out of the field or area of expertise. When do you say that you are not qualified? What if there is external pressure? Lets explore this in the discussion questions!