EDCI 2001 Lecture : Edci Notes 1
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Chapter 1 voacb: alternative certification, bored certified, certification, clinical field experience, clinical practice, emergency (temporary) certification, employee services, performance-based pay, skills-based pay, single salary schedule indirect compensation interstate reciprocity. Defining teacher and teaching: teaching is an art and a science. In addition to helping students acquire knowledge, skills, and attitudes, teachers often: perform with skill and grace, make judgments based on qualities that unfold during action, influenced by unpredictable qualities. Profile of teaching profession: the teacher is the most important school-related variable in student learning, predominantly female and white, trends, reduction of pupil/teacher ratio, increased student enrollment, increase in special services to students increase in aids, librarians, others. Why become a teacher: 3 primary reasons, caring for and desiring to work with young people, making a contribution to society, interest in a field and excitement for sharing it with others.
