This document provides an overview of an education course titled "The Contexts of Teaching". It includes poems about the challenges of teaching, a list of course topics such as quality teaching and tips for teachers. It also summarizes the knowledge, skills, and attributes of quality teaching in Alberta which includes understanding ethical frameworks, engaging in planning, understanding subject disciplines, and creating learning environments. The document emphasizes that teaching is important work that deserves respect and aims to prepare future teachers.

1. EDUC 250:
The Contexts of
Teaching
“The good teacher unconditionally accepts students as they
are, and expects them to become all they can be".
***Holly Holland
”
Topic #1: QualityTeaching

2. Tuesdays Tunes/Toons
and Teacher Thoughts
Thursday’s Tips and
Flicks
Course Schedule

3. Alliteration Name Game

4. So you‟re teaching in a new age
Everything fast change
Try to give „em what they need
Learn a high tech technique
Try it out next week
To help the kid that doesn‟t read
But you‟re teaching in an old class
It‟s too hot, a tough task
Feelin‟ like you can‟t compete
With the TV, computer tower
Calculator, solar power
How you gonna make „em think?
You got kids on the internet
World wide web head
Everything under the sun
They‟re talkin‟ on a cell phone
Call waiting, dial tone
New ways to get work done
Send a fax, grab some fast food
Hypermart, drive thru
Program their VCR
They play with toys that can do it all
Shop at home or in the mall
And that‟s just the way things are.
These kids don‟t want to memorize
They hate the mental exercise
Unless they think it can relate
Regurgitate a list of names
Famous men, heroic dames
But how does it affect their fate?
They wanna know what‟s comin‟ up
What happens when they are adults
The farmer, lawyer and the clerk
The knowledge that they want real fast
Is in the future not the past
Competing in the world of work
But they still need to socialize
Still need to realize
Communication is the key
They need the skills to work together
Solve problems, make a better world
For the grand kids of you and me
If you‟re teaching to the whole child
The happy, sad, the hog wild
The hero and the sinking ship
They learn from hard work,
Big dreams, good hearts, honesty
The value of relationships.
So you‟re teaching on a new page
Riding on a fast wave
It‟s tougher each and every day
There are some kids with too much stuff
Others never had enough
You try to meet their needs
In innovative new ways
But the work you do is so important
Every single school mornin‟
For the future in their reach
You deserve respect and admiration
For the work in your profession
Because you teach.
As recorded by Monte Selby, 1997

5. How many “teachers” do you recognize?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw1F5YE7isQ

7. Great Teachers
Who were your great teachers?
Why were they great teachers?
How did they “teach” you?
How did you “learn” from them?
Contact them…

9. Knowledge, Skills and Attributes of Quality Teaching in Alberta
-A Summary-
KSA #1: The teacher will understand the legislated, moral, and ethical framework within which he/she teaches.
KSA #2: Teachers engage in a range of planning activities
KSA#3: Teachers understand the subject disciplines they teach
KSA #4: Teachers know there are many approaches to teaching and learning
KSA #5: The teacher‟s application of pedagogical knowledge and abilities is based on an on-going analysis of what is
happening with the students.
KSA #6: Teachers create and maintain environments that are conducive to student learning.
KSA#7: Teachers translate curriculum content and objectives into meaningful learning activities.
KSA #8: The teacher will gather information to determine the needs and progress of the students
KSA #9: Teachers apply a variety of technologies to meet students' learning needs.
KSA #10: The teacher will engage in partnership among school, home and community
KSA#11: Teachers are career life learners

10. Pedagogy, Philosophies,
Portfolios and Plans
• Discussion: What is good teaching?
• Think Metaphorically. I am a ______________ or Teaching is a
______________
• My teaching metaphor: “I am a gardener” – “How is teaching like
gardening?” Sliderocket presentation: http://www.sliderocket.com/
• Discussion: What are my beliefs about good teaching and learning?
• Brief Overview: Professional Portfolios, Professional Growth Plans,
Setting Goals and Reflection
Portfolio Piece #1:
My Beliefs About Teaching

11. Thoughts about Teaching
What do Teachers Make?