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Unlike many other occupations, future teachers are able to observe members of the occupation at work and many beliefs about teaching come from personal experience.

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Educators' beliefs are the foundation of their professional practice and any changes to these beliefs have severe effects.

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Beliefs about the purpose of schooling, epistemology (processes of knowing), learning, and teaching all dictate the way in which a teacher will set up and conduct their classroom.

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Students' abilities are self-fulfilling prophecies and operate through two forms. The explicit is what is said aloud and the implicit is what is unconsciously said.

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Nika,

When I read this paragraph I was glad to have been given then point of view. I know when I get to know people I don't particularly enjoy, I automatically assume the people closes to them are probably just like them. This is a bias I need to be more aware of and change when it happens.

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Four major teacher behaviors that influence expectancy effects include climate (is the teacher warm and encouraging?), feedback (does the teacher give significant evaluative comments?), input (how much does the teacher try to teach?), and output (are there opportunities for the child to respond?).

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Beliefs help guide interpretations of ideas that may be unknown or unfocused. Studies have found that when educators beliefs are aligned with each other and the field, they will be the most effective.

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Nika,

I wonder what it would look like when a teacher's beliefs are on par with the curriculum. What kind of personality would that look like and how would they deliver the topic to learn?

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Nika,

I think its great that the article speaks on how we as individuals need to understand how out personhood influences our class culture. That being said, it is very difficult to look at yourself from the outside looking in. How could one realistically know how to change themselves in the classroom? What would it take?

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The closer a teacher's sense of self is tied to their beliefs, the harder these beliefs are to change. The most ideal conditions for belief change are bringing pre-exisiting beliefs to consciousness, creating conditions in which beliefs break down, judging conflict as challenging rather than threatening, and providing adequate time for reflection.

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Beliefs about the role of education influence the way in which a teacher may teach.

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Hi Anahi,

I completely agree with this statement! Not just our beliefs about the role of education, but our morals and values play a huge role in how we will conduct our classroom!

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Educators' beliefs about learning are influenced by their epistemological beliefs. Or in other words, outside experiences such as accepting types of knowledge that one considers to be a "ruling" knowledge will impact their teaching style.

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Educators who believe that teaching comes from the individual contributing to the learning process is more likely to accept student/teacher led dialogue and interaction in order to solve problems together.

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An example of educator's beliefs influencing their classroom can come from their personal experience with two students that are siblings. If the first sibling gave a high performing scores then the teacher might assume the same of their incoming sibling the following year. Or on the other hand, if the first sibling gave a low performing score then the teacher might assume the same of their incoming sibling the following year. That being said, it is important to realize this about yourself and monitor the following characteristics as you begin teaching the second student: are you providing good climate, feedback, input, and output?

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I love this point that a teacher's beliefs within the classroom are directly related to a sense of self. How we choose to live our lives gives great insight into how we will organize our classroom and the environment we will create!

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Beliefs are intimately tied with

educators' sense of self (be it their personal

identities or their teaching identities) is consistent across the literature, and, for this

reason, beliefs tend to be resistant to change. This in turn could limit a teacher's willingness to become more open-minded.

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teacher education often suggests that the ideal conditions for belief change include:

1) bringing pre-existing beliefs to consciousness, 2) creating conditions in which pre-existing beliefs break down, 3) helping educators to judge the conflict as challenging rather than threatening, and 4) providing educators with the

necessary time to reflect on their beliefs and reconcile them with the field and their

current teaching context.

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A great way to help teachers see from outside of their beliefs perspective is to display how their are unconscious behaviors is affecting their population of students.

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This was a super interesting point made throughout the reading. We all can be stuck in our own beliefs and perspectives, but by being able to constantly reflect on and revise our belief system, this will significantly help our students.