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Professionalism in Education by Melissa McDonald

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Professionalism in Education by Melissa McDonald

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I believe professionalism as seen in education is strongly rooted in the relationships teachers build with students, other teachers, administration, parents, and the community. By building positive relationships, teachers can become the ethical example they need to be. Working respectfully with colleagues allows you to grow as an educator and find support. Building relationships with students and their parents ensures that teachers can make an impact on the lives of their students. Through these relationships, teachers are able to model the behavior they wish to create in their students.

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Professionalism in Education - Stephanie Morales

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Professionalism in Education - Stephanie Morales

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Professionalism within the field of education, in my opinion, can be defined with a single word, respect. Respect is what helps teachers when creating positive relationships between colleagues, with students and with parents. A teacher is perceived as a role model for students and as an example of what a student must aspire to be. I am a firm believer that no matter what the academic degree you possess is or how wealthy you are, having zero respect towards others is simply unacceptable.

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Professionalism in Education- Denicia Meade

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Professionalism in Education- Denicia Meade

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I think professionalism in education can be seen in a person that is caring. I feel like the term caring is a big umbrella for everything else. A caring teacher is one that takes the time to plan their lessons, continues to learn things by attending P.D’s works outside of the scheduled hours to ensure their students have their needs met, believes in their students abilities and not only talks the talk but walks the walk. Students should see their teachers as role models and example setters. When a teacher cares they put their everything into teaching and this is what can change a students life. I received this shirt as a gift and I think it's a great representation of professionalism in education.

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Professionalism in Education - Veronica Ocasio

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Professionalism in Education - Veronica Ocasio

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Professionalism in education is when you are dedicated to providing a quality education for your students. This can be in the form of taking professional developments courses in order to better your knowledge, having strong communication with your parents and students, presenting yourself in an ethical manner while representing your school, and holding yourself to a higher moral standard. The characteristic that I think is the most important out of all of these is continuously improving your skills and providing a quality education. This is the reason that we are all educators, because we want to teach students and help them succeed. In order to do this we have to make sure that we are aware of learning strategies, accommodations, and how to fill knowledge gaps for our students. This and the application of skills learned from other PD's will help us provide the best education for our students.

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Professionalism in Education - C Robertson

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Professionalism in Education - C Robertson

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Professionalism in education is essential in order to be a successful educator. To me, one characteristic of professionalism would be the adherence of state standards of teaching and learning. If you are simply going into the classroom teaching whatever you would like, you are not upholding a professional standard. The state sets guidelines and standards for a reason because students should be at certain levels at certain times. Maintaining this in daily class along with observations is crucial.

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Professionalism in Education- Nicole Clute

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Professionalism in Education- Nicole Clute

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I think professionalism in education is about commitment. A teacher has a commitment to the students, the state, and to themselves. Each year a teacher gets a new class and has the commitment to make sure they get the best education you can give them. As a teacher you are also committed to using the standards from the state and teach them to the class. A teacher also has a commitment to make sure that they keep up with new curriculum or technology through going to professional developments or getting assistance from other teachers or administration. If a teacher is not committed to the profession then the students will not be getting the best they deserve. The teacher could have an "I don't care" attitude and this is not professional for any career.

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John Leslie

Professionalism means different things within different career fields. I believe the professional educator demonstrates professionalism through a constant ethical/moral fabric, a clean presentation of themselves, educational preparedness and equal treatment of others, including students, peers and parents. The ethical and moral practices of teachers must be above reproach and of the highest in the community. We’ve seen too often the lack of attention to this area and lives that have been damaged as a result. Perhaps not so obvious is a teacher’s personal presentation. As dress codes have relaxed, teachers have sometimes been hard to distinguish from the beggars on the corners. A higher standard should be expected. A teacher can look and act the part but if they are ill-prepared then again the profession suffers credibility. And finally, a teacher’s treatment of others is critical to the profession. All engagements should be courteous and respectful, and always careful to never show partiality. Here’s a word tree that I think captures these essentials.

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INSPIRE                                                    by:john zullo

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INSPIRE                                                    by:john zullo

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Teachers inspire!

I believe that professionalism in education today is about inspiring people!  We must be able to inspire and motivate students to be the best that they can be!  We accept the challenge in a wide range of teaching environments, to achieve student learning.  To be inspiring we must craft the state required curriculum and masterfully deliver lessons that engage students to unconscious competence.  This process is conducted consistently throughout the year, during hurricanes and pandemics, through a variety of learning delivery methods.

Our practices are standardized and subject to administrative direction and oversight as proclaimed by law.  We deal with the realities of our schools, no matter where they are and listen to its stakeholders as well as participate in the communities where we serve.  We undergo regular evaluations by our superiors and are driven to create positive impact in our classrooms.  At the end of the day, or the end of the year we take it all in and review where we have been.  What can we do better, what did we do best?  And we start again, with renewed purpose and focus to INSPIRE again!

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Ana Laramore

Professionalism encompasses so much. Below I put a wordle with words that describe good teaching. We owe it to our students, colleagues, and community to be a professional.

First, we should inspire and motivate our students to be the best that they can be. When I saw the words inspire and motivate, the first thing I thought was role model. Teachers guide and mentor students throughout their whole lives. Whatever we model should be positive, as this could have an affect on our students in the future.

Second, we should be qualified to teach our subject area. I would even go as far as to say we should be an expert in our field. As this is not a requirement in Florida, then we should continue educating ourselves that way we can effectively teach our content. Furthermore, we should be able to connect our subject area with real world scenarios. We want to make sure that what we teach is applicable in real life.

Lastly, we must be adaptable and flexible. My favorite thing about this profession is that it is unpredictable. Because of the unpredictability, we should be able to adapt to new situations.