Socialization Factors

Socialization Factors PET 489 Student Teaching Seminar Fall Semester 2011

Course Objectives Integration Reflection Transition Weeks 2-5 Employment Issues Applying for Jobs Job Interviews Weeks 6-7 Socialization Basic Functions of Teaching Week 8 Poster Presentations Mock Job Interviews Semester In Review

PET 489 Course Reminders • Mock Job Interview • Cover letter and resume due next week • Mock interviews and poster presentations in two weeks • Student Teaching Paperwork • LiveText subscription needed!!! • PE 5100 Form, D1 Form, D2 Form, and Form E/F need to be completed • Complete paperwork within 1 Week following completion of placement • That means your university supervisor needs it by Wednesday of that week!!!

Lesson Introduction I • Socialization: “the process by which people selectively acquire the values and attitudes, the interests, skills, and knowledge- in short the culture current in the groups of which they are, or seek to become, members” (Merton, Reader, & Kendall, 1957, p.287).

Lesson Introduction II • You have already gone through two phases of socialization… • Pretraining-the phase prior to entering into the teacher education program. • Preservice-the phase when students enter formal teacher education programs and continues throughout their formal pedagogical preparation as students.

Lesson Introduction III • The most significant time of a teacher’s career may be the induction phase (Stroot & Whipple, 2003) • The induction phase is defined as “a transitional period in teacher education between teacher preparation and continuing professional development” (Huling-Austin, Odell, Ishler, Kay, & Edelfelt, 1989, p. 3)

Question 1 (Role of PE) Question 2 (Teacher Characteristics) Question 3 (Transition) Question 4 (Teacher Performance) Question 5 (Profess Development) Question 6 (Elective?) Learning Activity 1

Role of Physical Education • Teach social responsibility • Promote lifelong physical activity • Improve children’s fitness • Allow children to have fun • Give real teachers a break

Teacher Qualifications • State teaching license • Good interpersonal skills • Strong content knowledge • Enthusiastic and motivated

Transitional Challenges • Marginalization • Colleagues who ROB • Reality shock • Isolation • Workload and role conflict • Management and instructional concerns • De-professionalism • Washout Effect

Performance Assessment • Meetings with school principal • Multiple teaching observations • Parent and student feedback • Classroom management issues

Professional Development • Learn organizational hierarchy • Find mentors & support system • Identify an action plan for yourself • Gradual change may be necessary • Network with other professionals • Use published resources • Be reflective • Engage in broader community

Elective Questions

Lesson Conclusion • The transition to teaching can be difficult at times • Learn about your work environment to identify those factors that enhance or inhibit your development • Understand that learning to teach is a lifelong process

Socialization Factors