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Ch. 1 Literacy Matters - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Strong general intelligence and verbal ability that help teachers organize and explain ideas as well as observe and think diagnostically
      - Strong content knowledge
      - Knowledge of how to teach others; how to use hands-on learning techniques and how to develop higher-order thinking skills
      - An understanding of learners and their learning and development—including how to assess and scaffold learning, how to support students who have learning differences or difficulties, and how to support the learning of language and content for those who are not already proficient in the language of instruction
      - Adaptive expertise that allows teachers to make judgments about what it is like to work in a given context in response to student needs (Darling-Hammond, 2006, p. 2)
    - - 1. Principle of Praxis: Effective teachers act on the understanding that education has the power to transform the individual and society.
      - 2. Principle of Purpose: Effective teachers operate in the moment guided by a clear understanding of why they are doing what they are doing. There is always a purpose behind their actions in the classroom.
      - 3. Principle of Serendipity: Although effective teachers engage in a variety of instructional practices, they “expect the unexpected” and are open to learning opportunities that may occur within the context of instruction.
      - 4. Principle of Exploration: Effective teachers are continually exploring new practices and making changes in their practices based on their exploration of instructional possibilities in the classroom.
      - 5. Principle of Reflection: Effective teachers think about the what, how, and why of instruction during and after each teaching activity. They engage in the process of reflection to solve instructional problems and set goals.
      - 6. Principle of Community: Effective teachers share their classroom knowledge and experiences within and across multiple professional communities as a means of growing professionally and giving back.
      - 7. Principle of Service: Effective teachers serve the learners in their classrooms and their parents.
      - 8. Principle of Flexibility: Effective teachers plan instruction but are flexible in the implementation of lessons. They adapt to unanticipated events or responses in ways that make learning possible.
      - 9. Principle of Caring: Effective teachers care about the learners in their classroom, the disciplinary content that they teach, and the literacy processes they use to make a difference in the lives of students. Caring is necessary to build relationships essential to the teaching/learning transaction.
      - 10. Principle of Reward: Effective teachers find satisfaction and reward in what they do for their students; they value the spontaneity of classroom life, the immediacy of the classroom, the learning they are a part of, and the autonomy of making instructional decisions.