Stepping toward Professional Development
For the next 7 weeks here on Master Teaching, we’re taking steps toward professional development by completing tasks with a mentor. This week, identify and invite a mentor. Then, come back with your mentor next week for step 2.
Resources for Further Education
How do we learn teaching? By furthering our education, of course. If you’re interested in exploring some options, Kimberly put together a list to get you started.
A Teacher Support Group
Have you ever participated in a teacher support group? Melissa shares some of the gains from participating in a Teachers English Corner with her colleagues.
Fresh Angles
Sometimes we need to freshen up our view of teaching. Bradley Baurain tells us how as he relates some experiences with teaching in different contexts.
Doing Action Research
Marilyn Lewis tackles a seemingly difficult means of learning teaching–action research–in a way that sounds manageable. Make sure you follow the steps at the end to “Try it out.”
On Being Observed: an Unexpected Goodness
Do you enjoy being observed? Even if you do–and most people don’t!–are there benefits? Julie Prentice gives us some insight into how observation helps us to learn teaching and more importantly “see” our students.
6 Reasons to Go Observing
Nicholas Todd follows up on last week’s post with some broad thoughts about observing. His post reads like a TV series with a cliffhanger at the end of each episode. Go ahead and binge watch.
Observing Local Teachers
Scott Gross humorously and thoughtfully leads off our new series on learning teaching. Join us today and over the next few weeks as we learn how to grow as teachers.
Out of the Depths
Over the last five weeks, we’ve been assessing our attitudes and actions toward the ignored and forgotten by answering four essential questions. This week we give you an opportunity to answer a fifth and final question by taking it before the throne: How do my actions and attitudes need to change?
Potato Perspective
We continue to assess our attitudes and behavior toward the ignored and forgotten. This readers’ favorite offers one perspective on our fourth essential question: How do the ignored and forgotten bless me?
Equity vs. Equality
We’re still assessing our attitudes and actions toward the ignored and forgotten. This readers’ favorite helps to answer our third essential question: How can I bless the ignored and forgotten?
The least of these, my students
It’s our third week reassessing our attitudes and behaviors toward the ignored and forgotten. This week and next we’re answering our third essential question: How can I bless the ignored and forgotten? As we revisit this readers’ favorite, Jill’s love for the “least of these” gives us much to think about.
