How can you make a teacher feel competent and excited about engaging in learning

How can you make a teacher feel competent and excited about engaging in learning

Learning Through Inquiry

The cycle of inquiry begins by turning a teacher concern, dilemma, or frustration into a teacher question to investigate and is the key for job-embedded professional development. As mentors, you should understand how a teacher’s individual development phase can provide helpful insight in identifying an area for growth and sharing that area in a constructive way. In this discussion, you will explore how you can influence teachers to wonder, question, and share ideas for their own growth.

Recently, a preschool teacher was assessed using the CLASS tool (Effective child-teacher interactions (Links to an external site.)) which measures child-teacher interactions on several levels. The purpose of this tool is to improve teaching and student outcomes. The teacher requested time to meet with the CLASS coach because her classroom received a low score in the dimension called “Positive Climate.”

Keep in mind the information on positive and negative climate below.

Positive Climate

Classrooms have a high positive climate when teachers and students

Have positive relationships with one another and clearly enjoy being together.

Are enthusiastic about learning and spending time in the classroom.

Are respectful of one another.

Negative Climate

Classrooms have a high negative climate when teachers and students

Get frequently irritated and angry with one another.

Are not able to diffuse negative situations such that these situations escalate.

Make fun of one another in mean-spirited ways.

More information on positive and negative climate is available in the following blog post: How Positive & Negative Climate Among Teachers Affect Children (Links to an external site.)

In your discussion thread discuss the questions below, sharing thoughts and options for answering the questions. provide potential 1 answers to all of the questions

How can you make a teacher feel competent and excited about engaging in learning?

What communication skills would you use in the “Observe” phase to create a teacher-generated research question?

How might you support the teacher in the “Reflect” phase of the cycle? What are some things you may take into consideration?

How would you support the teacher in the “Apply” phase of the cycle to support the teacher in engaging more deeply in their own development?

How might you approach this teacher if they began to feel overwhelmed and lacked the confidence to meet the challenge during this process?

Example submission:

Q1: How can you make a teacher feel competent and excited about engaging in learning?

John Doe: You can help teachers feel competent and excited about engaging in learning by…

Jane Doe: You can help teachers feel competent and excited about engaging in learning by…

Requirements: 500 words

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