{"id":376,"date":"2018-03-13T19:57:28","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T02:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theothermath.com\/?p=376"},"modified":"2020-03-18T15:47:51","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T22:47:51","slug":"episode-14-how-teachers-can-continue-to-grow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theothermath.com\/index.php\/2018\/03\/13\/episode-14-how-teachers-can-continue-to-grow\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 14 &#8211; How Teachers Can Continue to Grow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this episode Maggie and Duane take a break from our current series of examining results from the PISA exam and instead share ideas for how teachers can continue their professional growth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please Tweet us at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/dhabecker\">@dhabecker<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/pelelover1\">@pelelover1<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Show notes at <a href=\"http:\/\/theothermath.com\">http:\/\/theothermath.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/infiniteinsights\/embed\/episodes\/Episode-14--How-Teachers-Can-Continue-to-Grow-e31nt3\" width=\"400px\" height=\"102px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Maggie found this wonderful article&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-382\" src=\"https:\/\/theothermath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/child-1298137_640-212x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theothermath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/child-1298137_640-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/theothermath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/child-1298137_640.png 452w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/>How teachers stay current: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/teachingcommons.cdl.edu\/cdip\/facultyresearch\/Stayingcurrentinthefield.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/teachingcommons.cdl.edu\/cdip\/facultyresearch\/Stayingcurrentinthefield.html<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Ideas for the first 4 statements)<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><b>Becoming an effective consumer of research (Staying current on the research)<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Awareness of the latest findings, trends, understandings, insights and conversations in the field of education places an individual\u2019s own practice into a larger context. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For new teachers one of the most challenging aspects of staying current is time. \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Reading key publications<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Look to professional organizations (NCTM, ASCD, CMC, CISC, CTA, NEA)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask colleagues in the field about what they read<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Browse your Office of Education library\/website<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow blogs, journals, and podcasts that publish articles of interest<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Attending key gatherings<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professional conferences and meetings offers another venue for staying current in education. \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many are annual events sponsored by professional organizations. \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By choosing the gatherings carefully, teachers will begin to make connections to others doing similar work, related work, or complementary work, and may form relationships that last throughout a career. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Presentations may push traditional thinking.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Developing a network of colleagues<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The academic life can be isolating unless teachers actively reach out to those whose work inspires, challenges, and interests them.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over years of such engagement, accomplished members develop an entire network of scholars that pushes their research, teaching and service in new directions. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Excerpt from &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachhub.com\/professional-development-tips-teachers\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/www.teachhub.com\/professional-development-tips-teachers<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>Improve Your Performance<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The essence of a teacher is to help others. This is why it may so hard for educators to look at themselves to see what they can improve upon. Here are a few tips to help you improve your performance as a teacher.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Read<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Join a professional scholarly journal, go online and read educational blogs, or read some literature on education. Knowledge is power.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Participate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Go to educational conferences or workshops, or attend online seminars and webinars. Participation in these types of event will make you a more effective teacher.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Join a Group<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 There are many groups you that you can join, online and off. All of these groups are a great source of information as well as inspiration. You can learn a lot from other professionals who have years of experience.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Observe Your Peers <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 An effective teacher takes the time to observe other teachers. These teachers can be a great source of knowledge for you. You can find a new strategy to teach or behavior management plan to implement.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Share \u2013 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you have improved your performance, then you should share your knowledge with others. Contribute to your profession, and others will be thankful.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excerpt from &#8211; https:\/\/www.teachthought.com\/pedagogy\/8-strategies-to-change-how-you-teach\/\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Reflect, Reflect, Reflect &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reflect on what you learned, reflect after further reading, reflect after discussing it with students or colleagues, then reflect after giving it a try. Consider using \u201cHow did it go, and how do you know?\u201d to help frame that reflection, which forces you to both confront how you think things went, and then consider the \u201cdata\u201d or evidence of that assessment (whether formal or informal).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Listen to Students &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They\u2019ll let you know how you\u2019re doing, and how any changes to your teaching are \u201cgoing.\u201d You just have to be willing to listen with an open mind.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maggie&#8217;s Motto: Always look for at least one thing that you can learn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A hodge-podge of ideas for growing:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Curate good people<\/li>\n<li>Follow useful hashtags\n<ul>\n<li>#MTBos &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?f=tweets&amp;vertical=default&amp;q=%23mtbos&amp;src=typd\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?f=tweets&amp;vertical=default&amp;q=%23mtbos&amp;src=typd<\/a><\/li>\n<li>#iTeachMath &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?f=tweets&amp;q=%23iteachmath&amp;src=typd\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?f=tweets&amp;q=%23iteachmath&amp;src=typd<\/a><\/li>\n<li>#GeoGebra &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?f=tweets&amp;vertical=default&amp;q=%40geogebra&amp;src=typd\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?f=tweets&amp;vertical=default&amp;q=%40geogebra&amp;src=typd<\/a><\/li>\n<li>#Desmos &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?f=tweets&amp;q=%23Desmos&amp;src=typd\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?f=tweets&amp;q=%23Desmos&amp;src=typd<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Regional Math Events<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In California\n<ul>\n<li>CMC-South: Palm Springs in November<\/li>\n<li>CMC-North: Monterey in December<\/li>\n<li>CMC-Central: central California in March<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Look for the math organization in your state<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>National Math Events<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NCSM Annual Conference<\/li>\n<li>NCTM Annual Conference<\/li>\n<li>NCTM regional conferences &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctm.org\/Conferences-and-Professional-Development\/Regional-Conferences-and-Expositions\/\">https:\/\/www.nctm.org\/Conferences-and-Professional-Development\/Regional-Conferences-and-Expositions\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Webinars<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NCTM &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctm.org\/Conferences-and-Professional-Development\/Webinars-and-Webcasts\/\">https:\/\/www.nctm.org\/Conferences-and-Professional-Development\/Webinars-and-Webcasts\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>ASCD (Association of Supervisors of Curriculum Development) &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ascd.org\/professional-development\/webinars\/ascd-webinar-archive.aspx\">http:\/\/www.ascd.org\/professional-development\/webinars\/ascd-webinar-archive.aspx<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Christina Tondevold &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/buildmathminds.com\/\">https:\/\/buildmathminds.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>MOOC<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stanford Online &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/lagunita.stanford.edu\/\">https:\/\/lagunita.stanford.edu\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jo Boaler\u2019s Course &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/scpd.stanford.edu\/ppc\/how-learn-math-teachers\">http:\/\/scpd.stanford.edu\/ppc\/how-learn-math-teachers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Did we leave off a favorite resource of yours? Leave it in the comments below!<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode Maggie and Duane take a break from our current series of examining results from the PISA exam and instead share ideas for how teachers can continue their professional growth. 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