Education Paper
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Reading Reaction
Assigned Reading: The Skillful Teacher, Chapters 1-4, pages 1-40
Directions:
1. Answer the question with the asterisk (*). This question is required.
2. Select 4 additional questions of interest from the menu below and respond.
3. Use the Reading Reaction template to write your responses in a Microsoft Word document. Each response should be between 250- 300 words.
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*Identify two Essential Beliefs that challenge your thoughts about education and explain why.
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Analyze the Seven Knowledge Bases for High-Expertise Teaching and describe why it is not enough for an educator to be just an expert in their content.
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Examine the Ten Jobs of Teaching and describe three elements of successful teaching and learning that are new to you as part of an educator’s repertoire.
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Why is the Skillful Teacher Framework organized into four functions?
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Provide an example of how the nature of professional knowledge required by educators is defined by “performance, repertoires and matching, not effective behaviors”.
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Explain the importance of a common language and concept system in education and describe how they impact the education profession.
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Explain why high functioning (or high performing) teams are critical in the education profession, and what impact is made upon school culture if educators are not part of high functioning teams.
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Describe the starting point for cultural proficiency and its importance in the learning community.
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Identify 1-3 new ideas and/or concepts that you feel will enhance your ability to refine your skills as an educator, in your area of interest.
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The reading response is not well-defined. Central ideas from the readings are not evident to support the response. The response does not demonstrate an understanding of the critical concepts from the reading. |
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Name:
Date:
Reading
Reaction
Assigned
Reading
:
The
Skillful
Teacher,
Chapters
1-4,
pages
1-40
Directions:
1.
Answer
the
question
with
the
asterisk
(*).
This
question
is
required.
2.
Select
4
additional
questions
of
interest
from
the
menu
below
and
respond.
3.
Use
the
Reading
Reaction
template
to
write
your
responses
in
a
Microsoft
Word
document.
Each
response
should
be
between
250-
300
words.
Menu:
*Identify
two
Essential
Beliefs
that
challenge
your
thoughts
about
education
and
explain
why.
Analyze
the
Seven
Knowledge
Bases
for
High-Expertise
Teaching
and
describe
why
it
is
not
enough
for
an
educator
to
be
just
an
expert
in
their
content.
Examine
the
Ten
Jobs
of
Teaching
and
describe
three
elements
of
successful
teaching
and
learning
that
are
new
to
you
as
part
of
an
educator
’
s
repertoire.
Why
is
the
Skillful
Teacher
Framework
organized
into
four
functions?
Provide
an
example
of
how
the
nature
of
professional
knowledge
required
by
educators
is
defined
by
“
performance,
repertoires
and
matching,
not
effective
behaviors
”
.
Explain
the
importance
of
a
common
language
and
concept
system
in
education
and
describe
how
they
impact
the
education
profession.
Explain
why
high
functioning
(or
high
performing)
teams
are
critical
in
the
education
profession,
and
what
impact
is
made
upon
school
culture
if
educators
are
not
part
of
high
functioning
teams.
Describe
the
starting
point
for
cultural
proficiency
and
its
importance
in
the
learning
community.
Identify
1-3
new
ideas
and/or
concepts
that
you
feel
will
enhance
your
ability
to
refine
your
skills
as
an
educator,
in
your
area
of
interest.