Professionalism

Professionalism in the standards

http://www.teach-nology.com/currenttrends/profession_teaching/  Professionalization of teaching

http://www.isbe.net/rules/archive/pdfs/25ark.pdf  Illinois School Code regarding endorsement and additional certificates

http://www.nsba.org/  National School Boards Association

http://www.iarss.org/development.asp  Professional Development Activities

http://www.enc.org/professional/?ls=sn  Eisenhower National Clearinghouse

http://www.nea.org/  National Education Association

http://www.aft.org/  American Federation of Teachers

http://www.isbe.net/certification/pdf/procedures_moving.pdf   Moving from Initial to Standard Certificate

http://www.isbe.net/sfms/pdf/mechanics.pdf  Mechanics of a School District Budget

http://teachnet.edb.utexas.edu/~Lynda_Abbott/teacher2teacher.html  Teacher Collaboration sites

http://ericec.org/faq/regsped.html  Regular and Spec Ed Teachers collaboration

http://cie.asu.edu/volume6/number15/  Continuing Trouble with Collaboration

http://www.isbe.net/rules/archive/default.htm  Illinois School Code Rules

Listservs

http://dlesecommunity.carleton.edu/k12/listservs/  Earth Science listservs

http://physicsed.buffalostate.edu/PHYS-L/  Physics listserv

http://www.aapt.org/Membership/listservs.cfm  AAPT listservs

http://www.indiana.edu/~cheminfo/listserv.html  Chemistry listservs

http://www.stemworks.org/CD-1/CD/chemistrylistserv.htm  More Chemistry listservs

http://www.ericse.org/~ericseorg/CD-1/CD/roadmap.htm    Look under professional organizations

Professional Activities

The Illinois Professional Teaching Standards (IPTS) list a number of indicators of teacher professionalism.  Your assignment is to prepare answers to the italicized questions that follow each indicator. 

The competent teacher understands education as a profession, maintains standards of professional conduct, and provides leadership to improve students’ learning and well-being. 

The competent teacher:

11B.  understands how school systems are organized and operate.  How is the school where you are student teaching organized?  What other way can a school be organzied?

11C.  understands school policies and procedures.  Read a copy of the school policies and procedures manual.  Discuss with your cooperating teacher the important sections.  Describe why they are the important sections.

11D.  understands legal issues in education.  What is the most common legal issue that the school has faced?  How do they address the issue?

11E. understands the importance of active participation and leadership in professional organizations.   What organizations does your cooperating teacher belong to and what activities does he/she participate in?  Why?

10/16/07