... and responsibilities used to carry out a specific job. Ethics apply to every profession as noted in my article. Ethics are they way you are supposed to go about you profession. Professional ethics apply to every profession known to man. My article was about the Ethics in coaching. It said that, "In becoming a member of the teaching/coaching profession, a person assumes certain ... such a manner as to maintain the dignity and decency of their profession." Basically it is the way you do your job and the way you act while doing your job. Professional ethics are incorporated in many differe...

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... is also an important association for those in the music field. Theodore Presser and sixty-two of his friends in Delaware Ohio founded MTNA in 1876. This is the oldest professional non-profit teachers association in the world. The purpose of MTNA is committed to advancing the value of music study and music making to society and to supporting the professionalism ... The membership of this very prestigious organization is comprised of twenty-four thousand independent and collegiate music teachers of all instruments including voice. The California Association of Professional Music Teachers is...

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... despite having tenure. "Catching potential problem teachers before giving them tenure is the best way"" (Moser). He readily admits that he has not dismissed a tenure teacher. "Iron clad tenure as well as aggressive union tactics allow a teacher to remain deeply embedded in the establishment as recertification takes place every five to seven years regardless if they do ... confronted " (Holland). A period for retraining remediation and correction is mandated. However, KERA clearly stipulates that if the unproficient teacher does not take advantage of these opportunities for professional g...

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... how to solve a quadratic equation. This will hurt students entering college, where you must take these core classes in order to graduate but were too busy learning how to make a ceramic pot. This is not the student's fault that we are not learning what we need. Teachers' and principals' must take full responsibility in our education, guaranteeing that they will teach ... ...

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... knowledge. Tempered by growing practical understanding, that judgment emerges as wisdom (p. 210). This part of the article explained what it means to be professional as a teacher in the sense that its not about the number of degrees or how many subjects you can teach, but our judgment. ... professionals. I then read, defining a profession: a sense of calling, autonomy in practice, a body of knowledge used in service, reference to a professional body, and self-regulation of members of the profession. The first three of these characteristics relate to the individual and that persons action...

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... able to cope with this era. As the teacher plays the important role in both program quality and in learning outcomes, many countries are focuses in continuous professional development courses. Malaysia also included among the countries thats focuses on this aspect. Professionalization is normally understood to refer to the process whereby an occupation increasingly meets ... expertise and moral integrity appropriate to their profession (Jacobs & Bosanac, 2006). The term professionalization indicates a direct attempt to (a) use education or training to improve the quality of practice, (b)...

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... Though the 2 terms look very alike, Hargreaves (2000) also mentioned clearly about the distinction between professionalization and professionalism. Professionalization is a way to help teachers to "be a professional", while professionalism refers to whether teachers "behaving professionally". To Hargreaves (2000), stronger professionalization does not equal to greater professionalism. However, there is a strong correlation between professionalization ... , 2001). Diversified retraining courses are provided for teachers and school executives, and the expenditure and scale of these courses...

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... scheduling, time-management, and working with paraprofessionals. Strategic planning can encourage examination of the whole picture leading to definition of (1) immediate, short-term professional development, (2) extended continuing professional development, and (3) a thorough understanding of state regulations, day to day delivery, and the interface of teacher education programs for personnel supply. Academic ... resources may also be hosted in this location. Finally Component 3, resources will provide centralized, statewide, staff directories with email links; Web sites of recommended ...

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... , to deny students appreciable leadership skills, and to ensure docile and incomplete citizens-all in order to render the populace "manageable" (Gatto 2001: 36)." Weber theorizes about a notion called the iron cage, "which is an imagery of a powerful, cage like structure (Gatto 2001: 34)." This cage locks people inside and it is nearly impossible to escape. The Prussian culture educational system ... the Gatto says the United States has adopted is the iron cage in the public educational system. There are six functions that the system aims to establish, and these functions lock children i...

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... the obligation of the principal to support teacher learning and instructional improvement are too often neglected because of other priorities and problems. Supervising teachers with the goals of professional growth and instructional improvement, is very time consuming. At a time when instructional improvement is most important, it seems that innovative, developmentally appropriate approaches, and meaningful ... teachers can become instructional leaders. As peer coaches, action researchers, or mentors, teacher leaders can become instructional leaders, sharing with the principal the respo...

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... it fair that a teacher can devote his/her entire career to his/her students, some which may grow up to be professional athletes, and altogether make only a portion of what a professional athlete makes per year? No, it's not fair. Something needs to be done about it. Educators deserve far better pay ... crime rates would drop drastically. The average salary for an elementary school teacher is between $37,000 and $42,000. The average salary for a professional athlete is around $5,000,000 (of course many athletes make far more than this). Teachers have gone to school and earned degrees, whi...

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... learn, the more they will become motivated (Ferriter, 2010). Teachers must have the support from building level administrators that provide them with embedded, ongoing training and professional development for effective instructional strategies. Reading strategies has the potential to open up the entire world of knowledge and information (Christensen, Horn, Johnson, 2011). Reading strategies ... with students from other countries (Florida, 2009). Teachers must have the support from building level administrators that provide them with the embedded, ongoing training and professional develo...

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... to the heaviest challenges of leadership. The fair contest would categorize children in three groups: gold, silver, and bronze or iron. Children with gold mixed in them will become guardians. Those with silver content will become auxiliaries, and those with bronze or iron will become craftsmen and farmers. Plato's Socrates gave a warning that the city will be destroyed if its guardians were ... ...

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... for high standards and accountability, demands for employee involvement to facilitate improved organizational performance, and an increasingly diverse student population require teachers to develop and maintain high levels of professional instructional skills, as well as management and leadership roles within schools. Despite its advantage (fairness, equity, and ease of administration), the single salary schedule does not focus ... knowledge and skills needed for today's schools. These changes in schools and society suggest the potential for another wave of teacher compensation reform, w...

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... table provides that instructors and TechGuides may accept equivalent performances or products as meeting the requirements. Required For Admission to Internship Software Level 1: Fundamental ("simple") use Level 2: Professional/pedagogical ("adaptive") use E-mail This part of the requirement will be checked off when teacher candidates and their instructor/Tech Guide exchange e-mail which include use of subject ... . OR Equivalent performance or product, as judged by the instructor and Tech Guide. Table 1, continued Required For Admission to Internship Software Level 1: Fundamental ("simpl...

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... since I was a young boy I have been interested in the human body. I have always wanted to learn more about it. Being a healthcare professional would allow me to use the knowledge I wish to gain about the anatomy and physiology of the human body to help people. I want to treat diseases, fix broken bones, take X- ... I took my Biology class in high school. I would want nothing more than to be able to put this and future knowledge to the test as a medical professional. Another influential part of my decision to be a medical professional is that my mom is a nurse. I have been exposed to hos...

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... inquiry? Both the dispositions and skills of a teacher are vital ways in which the overall classroom is run. A teacher with a positive attitude who is stable, responsible, caring and comforting yet professional allows for students to admire and respect this individual. A teacher with the ability to be understanding and patient drives a student to be eager to learn at a pace and technique suitable ... inquiry? Both the dispositions and skills of a teacher are vital ways in which the overall classroom is run. A teacher with a positive attitude who is stable, responsible, caring and comfor...

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In Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work, Jean Anyon discusses the differences in the school curriculum of fifth graders between working-class, middle-class, affluent professional, and executive elite schools. There are vast differences between each of the same subjects studied within each school, the schoolwork, and the relationships between the teachers and the students. Anyon's ... the parents hold require some independence of decision making to know right from wrong, which is the type of curriculum the students are being taught. The affluent professional schools are composed of ...

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... alternative compensation systems going on today. Those four types are pay for performance, knowledge-and-skills based performance award programs, and compensation for certification with the Nation Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Schools in Indiana, Colorado, and Minnesota are beginning to start paying teachers based on the performance of their students" test scores (Urbanski and Erskine 2000). ... 's performance, it would offer more funding needed for extra materials that teacher could use to continue improving their existing teaching methods. Certifications through the Nationa...

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... greater likelihood of miscommunication and conflict when issues do arise. Butler et al. (2005), acknowledge that equipping schools and community providers with the necessary skills and knowledge to maintain professional and collegial relationships is vital to the construction of proactive career program models in educational settings. Having a map of the school's hierarchal system assists community agencies in enhancing the ... funds available to school students, teachers, parents and guardians. This would be beneficial to parents/guardians in search of additional information related to...

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... greater likelihood of miscommunication and conflict when issues do arise. Butler et al. (2005), acknowledge that equipping schools and community providers with the necessary skills and knowledge to maintain professional and collegial relationships is vital to the construction of proactive career program models in educational settings. Having a map of the school's hierarchal system assists community agencies in enhancing the ... funds available to school students, teachers, parents and guardians. This would be beneficial to parents/guardians in search of additional information related to...

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... for a whole range of values and aspirations of a society".4 However, there is often a large degree of confusion in balancing this role as a state agent and teachers' own personal and professional beliefs and opinions. This features prominently in the area of academic freedom. Unlike other professions, when it comes to academic freedom, with the exception of post-secondary teachers and professors ... have the necessary tools "to develop autonomy in making ethical decisions". 11 Teachers can further enhance these skills through additional reading, professional development, regular discuss...

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... in the classroom. As stated earlier the teaching strategies may vary from teacher but the most important thing is that learners are learning. Finally, teachers should be professional responsible for themselves and their classrooms. Being professional responsible encompasses supporting your students, making good decisions in and out of the classroom, increase their learning, developing well rounded beliefs and values, and always reflect ... that teachers accept that change and increase their knowledge and skill with the current standards. Reflection will facilitate this. Good teaching co...

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... on providing inquiry-based science that offers complex content and demands high-level thinking. To help successfully develop and implement this program the school district assembled a professional development team consisting of district personnel, faculty from local universities, ELD and science educators, and professional development experts from a national, nonprofit education research and service agency. Together this team endeavored to provide ELD and science ... professional development to teachers and administrators of three elementary schools within the district. The blend was su...

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... on providing inquiry-based science that offers complex content and demands high-level thinking. To help successfully develop and implement this program the school district assembled a professional development team consisting of district personnel, faculty from local universities, ELD and science educators, and professional development experts from a national, nonprofit education research and service agency. Together this team endeavored to provide ELD and science ... professional development to teachers and administrators of three elementary schools within the district. The blend was su...

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