Foundations of Education, 12th Edition Allan C. Ornstein, Daniel U Foundations of Education, 12th Edition Allan C. Ornstein, Daniel U. Levine, Gerald L. Gutek, and David E. Vocke Chapter 1 Motivation, Preparation, and Conditions for the Entering Teacher ©2014 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

Focus Questions for Chapter 1 What are the usual reasons for becoming a teacher, and how do your reasons compare with them? What are the current employment trends for teachers? What salaries and benefits do teachers earn? How do these compare with other occupations? How are teachers prepared? How are they certified? ©2014 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

Focus Questions for Chapter 1 (continued) What are the current trends in teacher education? What do teachers find satisfying and dissatisfying about their work? What are some current developments in teacher work-force quality and teaching conditions? ©2014 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

What are your motives for wanting to teach? ©2014 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

Reasons for Wanting to Teach Include: Love of children, Desire to impart knowledge, Interest in and excitement about teaching, Desire to perform a valuable service to society, Influence of other teachers, Job security and pension benefits. ©2014 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

What are some of the current employment trends for teachers? ©2014 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

Current Employment Trends in Teaching In the 1960s and 1970s, a falling birthrate resulted in a surplus of teachers. This oversupply was recognized and connected with decreased enrollment in teacher-education programs for a time. During the late 1980s and 1990s, however, enrollment in teacher education programs grew again. ©2014 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

Current Employment Trends in Teaching Analysts predict that there will be many candidates for teacher jobs in the upcoming years, but there also will be many teaching jobs. Some suggest that several million new teachers will be needed in the next decade. For what reasons? A large proportion of the current teaching corps is nearing retirement age. How can this enormous void in the workforce be filled in the coming decade? What types of opportunities exist for teachers in nonpublic schools? ©2014 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

Current Employment Trends in Teaching: Diversity of the Teaching Force Though the U.S. school population is increasingly diverse, the teaching force has not kept pace. African American, Asian American and Hispanic American students make up almost 40 percent of the public school population, but only 15 percent or less of elementary and secondary teachers are from these minority groups. This disparity will continue and grow. How will this disparity shape teaching and learning? For what reasons? ©2014 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

What salaries do teachers earn What salaries do teachers earn? How do these salaries compare with other professions? ©2014 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

How do teacher salaries differ throughout the United States How do teacher salaries differ throughout the United States? For what reasons? ©2014 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

What is a pay scale? What type of salary do you envision you will earn as a first year teacher? ©2014 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

How are teachers typically prepared for the profession in the twenty-first century? How are they certified? ©2014 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

Preparation of Teachers in the Twenty-first Century Aspiring educators who desire to teach in a U.S. public school must be certified by the state in their chosen subject areas or grade levels. Previously, certificates usually were issued for life. However, now certificates are usually valid for only three to five years. Certification requirements vary widely from state to state. ©2014 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

Preparation of Teachers in the Twenty-first Century Reciprocity of teacher certificates have been established between many states. Most states also have introduced alternative certification programs that help candidates pursue certification without following the traditional teacher preparation path. Urban teacher residency programs also have been introduced. ©2014 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

What are current trends in teacher education programs? Fifth year and five-year programs Increased reflective teaching Increased computer and technology use Increased requirements for teaching students with disabilities Preparation for teaching in diverse settings Increased testing and accountability of perspective teachers ©2014 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

What do teachers find satisfying and dissatisfying about their work? General enthusiasm for teaching Working with children Favorable job conditions Others? Lack of time for lesson planning and/or counseling individual students Unresponsive administrators Decrepit facilities and/or lack of supplies Inadequate salaries Forced to administer low level tests as part of the No Child Left Behind legislation Other reasons? ©2014 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

What are some current developments in teacher work-force quality and teaching conditions? National reports and reforms, such as the federal No Child Left Behind Act, have changed job conditions for teachers. How? The Holmes Partnership instigated the creation of professional development schools. How did professional development schools shape teaching conditions? Reactions to national reforms resulted in school reform and teacher empowerment, school-based management, the introduction of lead teachers, professional practice communities, and other initiatives. ©2014 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

Revisiting the Focus Questions for Chapter 1 What are the usual reasons for becoming a teacher, and how do your reasons compare with them? What are the current employment trends for teachers? What salaries and benefits do teachers earn? How do these compare with other occupations? How are teachers prepared? How are they certified? ©2014 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

Revisiting the Focus Questions for Chapter 1 (continued) What are the current trends in teacher education? What do teachers find satisfying and dissatisfying about their work? What are some current developments in teacher work-force quality and teaching conditions? ©2014 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.