Welcome ! ED-D 410 Teacher as Leader: The Professional Role Tues/Wed/Fri 8:30- 11:20 Grant Treloar, Instructor

Today 1.Introductions 2.Course Outline and Expectations 3.Identifying Values & Beliefs; Codes of Ethics 4.Break 5. Assignment A: Statement of Teaching Beliefs, Expectations, Exemplars and Evaluation Rubric 6. Assignment C: Alternative Learning Environment 7.Values Audit 8.Charter of Education 9.Hot Topics

Introduction Activity Take 2-3 minutes to jot down what comes to your mind, then in 4-5 minutes, discuss with your neighbour: 1.The last two weeks before this class 2.Upcoming practicum – school/grade/subject – I wonder…. 3.Most important question that comes to mind about the next 4 months

Teacher as Leader: The Professional Role 1. Goals of the course 2. Course Outline, schedule, Class Website – an overview 3. General Expectations 4. Assignments and due dates

Goals of the Course

Schedule Class Website

General Expectations

Activity #1 Looking Back and Forward Highlights of my last practicum What did you learn about yourself as a teacher? What did you learn about your students? What did you learn about your school and community? Goals from my last practicum Initial feelings or concerns about this year's practicum 1-2 topics that you would like to see addressed in our class Teacher as Leader: The Professional role

Assignment A A Statement of Teaching Beliefs 1.The Assignment 2.The Process 3.Some Examples

ASSIGNMENT C: Alternate Learning Environment Field Trip September 23rd (or other date previous to this that does not conflict with class time). 1.The Assignment 2.Why do this?

For next time… (from Lesson 1 - Class Website) 1.Read samples of Teaching Belief Statements 2.Complete “Values and Beliefs about Students” 1.Read and prepare to share the following: If your birthday is January – June : The six secrets of a happy classroom If your birthday is July – December – Notes on “The Classroom Experiment”

Ticket out the Door 1.On the back of Looking Back/Forward write 1-2 more Topics in Education that you would like discussed/addressed during this course, or do you still have a burning question that needs to be answered? 2.Hand in your Looking Back/Forward paper.