The culture of Teaching

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What does it
mean to be a
teacher?

Self
Students
School community
Society
System
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S1
I applied for Bachelor of Education due to familys
request. Throughout the process, Ive learned
to like this job. I love that teachers are the unsung
heroes, who play one of major roles in every
individual's history. It feels great to do a job that
can contribute to the society.

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S2
First and foremost, to be very honest teacher is
not a career that I dreamt during my childhood.
But, after I got the opportunity to further my
studies in the area of education and not to forget
the practicum that I have undergone for three
months, it has made me feel the ecstasy in the
world of teaching. Thereafter, I started to love
my career and understand that teachers
greatest gift is the achievement of his/her
student. Last but not least, Im feeling proud to
be part of this such noble profession that
constantly nurtured16the
students and society.
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S3
Honestly , "TEACHER" is not my ambition. I choose to
become a teacher at the beginning because i think that
teacher have lots of free time to do all the things they
like. In the end, I am being cheated. Teacher nowadays
is not easy and free as what i think. Sometimes, teacher
works longer time compare to other jobs. Meanwhile, I
started to like this job because teacher is challenging
job as we need to face different kinds of human and
different situations everyday. The most precious moment
as a teacher is when seeing our pupils changed their
attitudes after being educated. The most important thing
is, as a teacher, our job is to educate pupils not teaching
them only.
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S4
I chose to became a teacher, because I
want to be a part of the future. I want to
develop, upgrade and contribute to my
society. I want to help and take care of my
country's future. I will love to open the
dreams window for some one I can see
the happiness in his/her eyes later.

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Teacher of the year 2014 (US)

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Teacher of the year 2013 (US)

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What are the similarities?

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Teaching culture
Teaching and research are not antithetical, but
mutually enhancing.
Teaching and learning are broader than what
occurs in the classroom; teaching and learning
extend across school and out into the
community.
Teaching should be responsive to contexts
(discipline, subject, class). Some teaching
strategies transfer from one discipline to
another; other teaching strategies are better
developed within a specific discipline.
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Teaching culture
Teaching requires multiple forms and levels of
evaluation (including assessing the teachers
teaching and the students learning.
Teaching is strengthened by peer collaboration
and review, collegial exchange, and
communities of discourse.
Teaching is enriched by the diversity of
perspectives, approaches, ideas, and
experiences, enhancing the intellectual vitality of
the campus.
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Teaching culture
Learning is multidirectional and reciprocal;
students learn from their teachers, from their
peers, from course materials, and academic
support services.
Learning to teach is a continuous process of
development
experimentation, ongoing practice, reflection, peer
conversations, and assessment
take place effectively
this process needs to be supported by appropriate programs and
an infrastructure of communication and collaboration.
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Therefore
Teaching culture is developed to meet specific
needs, important, but so stable support, ongoing
communication, and enhanced visibility so that
the school community knows about and can
learn from the array of programs, policies, and
services.

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Teachers knowledge (1)

Knowledge
How to use practical
knowledge in response to
situations encountered.
To express purposes
and meaning.
Organized whole to act.
Resolve tensions.
Practical dilemmas.

Skills

Self
Teaching
Subject matter
Curriculum development

Disposition
Engagement
Participation

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Teachers knowledge (2)

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Source of knowledge
Multiple
Books
Seminars
Research (Action)
Experience
Networking

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What shaped the cultures?

Constraints
Opportunities
Environments
Contexts of teaching
Personality
Principals authority
Leadership
Advice
Supervision
evaluation

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Raise

Positive attitude
Alternative assessment
Nurturing soft skills
Encourage CoL
Research
New t & l strategy
Passion
Enthusiasm

Positive culture
Reduce

Red tape
Stereotype
Mediocre

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How to encourage positive culture?

Collaborate on shared problems
- action research
- example
Willing to help BUT not pushy
- avoid condescending
Tactful alternatives
- no imposing / force
Peer observation:
Suggestions
Discussions

Teaching centers PKG/TAC

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Conflicts in teacher
General expectations
Paper-chase

Administrative activities
Paperwork
Forms
Data
Etc

Disturbances
Announcements
Practices
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Suggestions
Induction program
Teachers as active agents
Build on what teacher already believe
Teacher preparation be reexamined
Soft skills esp. communication skills
Emphasis on rights and responsibilities
Provide more opportunities ROS, teaching
practice
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Future research on culture of

teaching

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Future research on culture of

teaching

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Future research on culture of

teaching

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Future research on culture of

teaching

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Challenges
1.
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3.
4.

Live classrooms!
Managing the internet
We need to tell our stories
Information communication planning

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1. Live cameras in every classroom

If you have live video in every classroom at every school
and any family at any give time can log on and watch the
teacher teach:
What do you think the impact will be on education?
What will be the good and the bad things that happen
if we connect our families and communities live to
classrooms?
Do you think every teacher will embrace this idea with
equal enthusiasm?

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2. If its on the Internet, is it

true?
In every subject there ought to be a standard exercise of
presenting students with different versions of the truth
and asking them if they know how to discriminate among
them because students now have access to more
information. And the ease of using the technology can
lull you into not thinking. So teach them to think and
discriminate responsibility!
One alternative to teach children to really think about the
Internet is to teach them to construct Web sites because
Web design is the equivalent in the digital world.

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3. We need to tell our stories!

We need to honour the knowledge and wisdom
of teachers. Teachers dont know how special
they are.
They wouldnt know because they dont have a
collective sense.
One alternative is to document teachers
experiences as collective knowledge and
wisdom.

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4. Dont do technology plans!

Identify the priority!
What technology
should we buy to
improve
learning?

What information
do you want?
What relationships
do you want?

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End note

Passion
Focus
Enthusiasm
Commitment
Flexible
Accountable

Chonnam National
University, ROK
*International
Summer Session
(2012 & 2013)

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