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Foundations of Professional Practice
Ethical Standards:
Care - Caring for the students is very important, and making sure to make them feel cared for is also important. If you don't care for them it's much harder to get students invested in learning and to enjoy the process, two things which are extremely important for them to do well.
Respect - Students are younger than you, and most will look up to you in some way or another, not just because you are an adult, but also because you're a teacher. They're not just students though, they're people who are going through a very tough time in their lives, so having respect for them and their choices is very important.
Trust - Trust is essential in teaching, and as teachers we put a lot of trust implicitly in our students, every time we give homework, or do a lab. We trust they'll finish or make an attempt to finish the homework, as well as trust
Integrity - As a teacher favouritism is something that must be avoided. Treating all students equally and fairly is a must. It can be rather hard to mark identically through tests and projects, but if someone brings up a point on a test you hadn't considered previously, remarking the rest to match the point is a must, since giving one student and advantage is unfair, and unethical.
Standards of Practice:
Commitment to students and student learning - This is quite simple and very complex at the same time. All kinds of teaching should be considered, and applied to help the students learn. If there's something a student is curious about and you don't know right away, look it up. Remember to help the students in as many ways as you can, and work to keep your knowledge up to scratch.
Professional knowledge - This continues from the above point. You should know the curriculum and be able to answer questions that you assign students so you can help them with their learning or if they have questions.
Professional practice - Being professional is important, as you are in a position of authority as well as a professional, so making sure to act like it is important. While being nice is also important, you need to make sure you aren't acting just like a student.
Leadership in learning communities - If there's a chance to learn new ways to teach, it's important to try and learn new ways. Developing new teaching ideas and sharing them is also important so that others in your field can benefit, as well as their students.
Ongoing professional learning - While after a while of teaching it may feel like you know everything, the odds are that you don't. Practice of the subjects you're teaching, as well as learning new facts and getting up to speed with new curriculum and changes that have been made is extremely important for your students so they can be successful.
Care - Caring for the students is very important, and making sure to make them feel cared for is also important. If you don't care for them it's much harder to get students invested in learning and to enjoy the process, two things which are extremely important for them to do well.
Respect - Students are younger than you, and most will look up to you in some way or another, not just because you are an adult, but also because you're a teacher. They're not just students though, they're people who are going through a very tough time in their lives, so having respect for them and their choices is very important.
Trust - Trust is essential in teaching, and as teachers we put a lot of trust implicitly in our students, every time we give homework, or do a lab. We trust they'll finish or make an attempt to finish the homework, as well as trust
Integrity - As a teacher favouritism is something that must be avoided. Treating all students equally and fairly is a must. It can be rather hard to mark identically through tests and projects, but if someone brings up a point on a test you hadn't considered previously, remarking the rest to match the point is a must, since giving one student and advantage is unfair, and unethical.
Standards of Practice:
Commitment to students and student learning - This is quite simple and very complex at the same time. All kinds of teaching should be considered, and applied to help the students learn. If there's something a student is curious about and you don't know right away, look it up. Remember to help the students in as many ways as you can, and work to keep your knowledge up to scratch.
Professional knowledge - This continues from the above point. You should know the curriculum and be able to answer questions that you assign students so you can help them with their learning or if they have questions.
Professional practice - Being professional is important, as you are in a position of authority as well as a professional, so making sure to act like it is important. While being nice is also important, you need to make sure you aren't acting just like a student.
Leadership in learning communities - If there's a chance to learn new ways to teach, it's important to try and learn new ways. Developing new teaching ideas and sharing them is also important so that others in your field can benefit, as well as their students.
Ongoing professional learning - While after a while of teaching it may feel like you know everything, the odds are that you don't. Practice of the subjects you're teaching, as well as learning new facts and getting up to speed with new curriculum and changes that have been made is extremely important for your students so they can be successful.