Title: Foundations of Education and Instructional Assessment/Effective Teaching/Life-long Learning - Wikibooks, open books for an open world
Headings: Foundations of Education and Instructional Assessment/Effective Teaching/Life-long Learning
Foundations of Education and Instructional Assessment/Effective Teaching/Life-long Learning
Contents
Life Long-Learning for Teachers and Students
Life-long Learning is a Necessity
Personal and Professional Development
Teaching with Passion
Conclusion
Bibliography
Reaction Paper
My Thoughts About Life-long Learning
Questions and Answers
Questions
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Essay Question

Content: Most teachers read books and professional journals to keep up with the newest information about child development. They read magazines, newspapers, watch the news and surf the internet to keep up with changes that happen around the world. Teachers attend workshops to keep up with technology, the newest teaching strategies, and classroom management techniques. They are eager to take in new information about our world and look for ways to improve their teaching practices in the classroom. Another way a teacher can improve and move forward is to learn more about him or herself. In the book Those Who can, Teach by Ryan Cooper, a teacher is likened to a sculptor who “begins with a vision of what he or she wants to be and then sets to work transforming the vision into a reality… The process requires an understanding of … self … it takes long hours of chipping away and then smoothing the surfaces… To be a teacher, particularly a teacher who is continuously moving forward, is a lifelong commitment …” (Cooper, 473) A sculptor needs time, patience and the ability to see beyond what is easily visible on the surface to create his work of art. A teacher uses those same qualities, just like a sculptor, to patiently reflect and look deep within him- or herself to see where changes could be made. At the end of a day it is helpful for a teacher to think deeply about the events of that day, to analyze him- or herself and therefore better understand and react to situations in the future. It is good to take time to remember happy events, a chance to feel content about good things that may have happened. Reflection can help a person to learn and adjust to his or her environment.