Professional growth and development has been the
cornerstone of the SPU course of Professional Issues/Abuse. This
completely aligns with standard 8.2 Professional Practice – Growing and
Developing Professionally (Figure 1). From trouble areas for new
teachers, protecting student confidentiality and technology in the classroom;
this course covered a wide array of topics to help promote professional growth
for a new teacher.
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| Figure 1 |
The course began with the context for learning
assignment. It helped give me background knowledge of the community and
demographics for the school I have been interning at. We then moved into
recognizing and reporting abuse, as well as protecting student confidentiality.
This was a tough topic to learn about but is so very important and sadly, I had
to make a report already this year for a student. Somewhat along these
lines was promoting effective relationships with parents and guardians.
This was extremely helpful and something I know I will continue to use
throughout my career.
Most
recently, learning about the trouble areas for new teachers, professional
organizations and the Washington Education Association was by far the most
beneficial for me. I feel like topics such as technology use and student
confidentiality was of course helpful, however I feel like the trouble areas
for new teachers and professional organizations are topics you do not get to
learn about on the job. I now know how to better prepare myself to
prevent burn out and get the most out of my career as a teacher.
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