Your Concerns at MTSU Courses –FOED 1110SPSE 6010, FOED 6020 –FOED 2110Grade C or better –SPED 3010SPED 6800 –Admitted to Teacher Education –SPSE 3220SPSE 5220 –YOED 3500 –READ 4460 (English 3340) 5460, 6710 –YOED 4000 & YOED

Your Concerns at MTSU Admission to Teacher Education –FOED 2110 (Post Bach = Now) –Teacher Application Packet (LRC 170) –Faculty Recommendations (3) –Acceptable scores (Praxis 1, ACT, SAT, GRE) –Complete at least 45 hours, with at least 6 hours at MTSU. –Complete FOED 1110 and FOED 2110 (C or above) –Overall GPA of 2.75

Your Concerns at MTSUMTSU Submission of Application Packet –Oct. 4 th and Dec. 4 th for spring. –March 4 th and May 4 th for summer. –August 4 th for fall.

To be good teachers, what do they need to know and be able to do?

Characteristics Expandable Knowledge Base Effective Teaching Teacher Efficacy Professional Accountability

Expandable Knowledge Base What and How to Teach Contextual Factors Standards & Outcomes (State & Local) How to Work Collaboratively The Teaching Profession Educational Foundations Reflective Teaching Producer and Consumer of Educational Research

Effective Teaching High Expectations Focused on Learning Opportunities Provide Classroom Leadership and Organization. Provide Optimum Learning Pace for Mastery Learning Use Engaged Learning Provide Student-Centered Instruction.

Teacher Efficacy Moderate & Reasonable Role Demands Adequate Salaries High Status Recognition for Efforts Opportunities to Interact with Other Professionals Validation for Success (what they are doing right) Empowerment to Make Decisions A Perception that the Work they do is Meaningful Good Morale and Climate

Professional Accountability Professional Orgainization Product vs. Process Assessment Standardized Testing & Accreditation NCATE, SACS, Highly Q.

Profile of Teaching 75% Female 91% White Average Age = 44 Highest Degree –Bachelor’s = 44% –Master’s = 55% –Above Master’s = 1% Average years of teaching experience = 15

Profile (cont.)(cont.) Average number of students –Elementary = 24 –Secondary = 31 Average number of hours spent on all teaching duties –Elementary = 47 –Secondary = 52

Teacher Preparation –Standards (INTASC, NCATE, NBPTS) –Baccalaureate –Alternative Minority Representation

Teacher Supply and Demand Salary Issues –Schedules –Performance or Competency- Based Pay –Supplemental Activities –Salaries for Administration and Support Personnel

What do Teachers Do?? Teachers are decision makers –Before, during, after teaching. Teachers are planners…… Teachers build positive learning environments. Students, facilitators, sage, coach, leader, researcher, nurturer

Why do Teachers teach?? Intrinsic & Extrinsic Rewards (page 24-27)