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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"becoming a teacher"”.
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Becoming a Teacher: An Investigation of the Transition from Student Teacher to Teacher
… and development that beginning primary teachers undergo over their first year of teaching. The research focus is on investigating and understanding this process from the standpoint of the beginning teacher. Of particular interest is an examination of how the teacher preparation …
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Becoming a Teacher Educator: A Self-Study of Learning and Discovery as a Mentor Teacher
… as I moved from the role of a classroom teacher into the role of a mentor teacher of student teachers. As I traveled down the path of becoming a mentor, I learned about mentoring roles, discovered my vulnerabilities, and found a community of support. The improvements and understanding I …
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Becoming a Teacher is a Journey for a Lifetime: The Biography of a Fourth Grade Writing Teacher
… literacy growth of one fourth-grade writing teacher, and to view her teaching from inside her classroom. This study follows the journey of an emerging teacher as she grew and developed into a professional educator. This study continues into her classroom to see her as she taught Writers’ …
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The Discoveries of a First Year Teacher
<p>As an aspiring teacher, I am often asked why I chose to become a teacher. On top of that, many often ask why math once they find out that I am not only planning to become a teacher, but a math teacher at that. The questions go on and on and on. At the end of the day, there are many reasons and …
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Learning the Why to Teaching: My Journey in Becoming an Educator
… a first-year kindergarten Spanish Dual Immersion Teacher, centering on my experiences and educational advantages that have shaped me as an educator. This narrative is reflective, personal, and analytical underlining how both my students and I have grown throughout the school year. It is broken up …
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Both Sides: The Classroom From Where I Stand
… facets of teaching from the perspective of a teacher and student. Each essay uses elements of literary craft to present and discuss pertinent issues in public education, including school violence, teacher burnout and turnover, and the lack of funding for quality education. The essays also …
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Ethnographic Narrative Project
… ethnography seeks to describe my evolution as a teacher. It begins with my background, past experiences (both in the classroom and outside of it), and initial personal motivation for becoming a teacher. As I began teaching in my classroom this year, I detail my experiences with three Focus …
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Preservice Teacher Motivation
… about college students who have chosen to become teachers, also known as preservice teachers. Two studies were conducted: one that examined the students’ open-ended answers to the direct question of why they want to become teachers; the other that examined the preservice teachers’ motivations …
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Ethnographic Narrative Project: At Promise
… and changing contexts in the transition to becoming a teacher. My initial intention was to examine myself deeply and formulate a coherent classroom process and presence to facilitate the social, educational, and civic growth and learning that I want for both my students and myself. I have …
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Becoming the Teacher They Need From Me
<p><em>My experience in the teacher education program at Claremont Graduate University has been eye opening and display of true growth for myself as an educator. Part A provides a description of my personal background and motivations for becoming a teacher. Provided, is an explanation behind my …
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Ethnographic Narrative Project
… paper outlines the journey of a first-year teacher working at a charter school in southern California. It is a reflective ethnography that chronicles their journey to becoming a social justice educator. Divided into four sections, it highlights the work, research, and personal struggles of …
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Being and becoming: a biographical study into the transformative learning processes of three trainee teachers
… nature of adult learning as a way of being and becoming a teacher in further education. Learning as a way of 'being' provides a substantive and lasting learning which is essential in today's constantly changing and challenging world (Vaill, 1996). The process of 'becoming' is narrated in the …
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Perfecting the Craft of Teaching
… narrative follows my journey as a fifth grade teacher in the greater Los Angeles area. The purpose of this ethnography is to follow the development of my journey as a first-year teacher. In this ethnography, I explore my positionality and the levels of community, school, and classroom as ways …
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Ethnographic Narrative Project
<p>This paper details the journey of a first-year teacher. It is a highly reflective exploration of their inner landscape – one that documents the development of the teaching self in relation to students and society at large. Separated into four distinct sections, this work serves as an account of …
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The Seemingly Downward Spiral of a First Year Teacher That Actually Turns Out Alright in the End: A Case Study
… pattern. Not only was I exploring who I was becoming as an educator, but I was also a full-time graduate school student. I attempted to collect student data through a variety of ways, including formal and informal assessments and listening to student anecdotes, which proved to be more …
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It is you that I see in me: an autoethnographic exploration of the artist teacher identity
… artist. Overwhelmed with the responsibilities of becoming a teacher, I devoted more time towards developing my identity as a teacher rather than as an artist. As the fissure between my artist and teacher identity widen with each passing school year, I began to wonder whether I could ever reconcile …
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Teacher Leaders’ Experiences and Perceptions from Program to Practice
<p>Most studies dedicated to investigating teacher leadership has focused on the impact teacher leaders (TLs) have with professional development and enhancing other teachers' performances or conquering a school's improvement plan. Few studies have set out to explore the impact preparatory teacher …
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Deposition and Erosion of El Mar: Utilizing Storytelling to Analyze the Woman of Color Assistant Principal Identity
… principals beginning with who they were before becoming a teacher and transitioning to assistant principals with the hope of becoming principal. The work explores the ideal-selves identity and possible-selves identity of women of color assistant principals. The ideal self is defined by Boyatzis …
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An Assessment of Teachers’ Turnover and its Impact on Academic Performance in Government Secondary Schools in Mbozi District, Tanzania
This study investigated the attitude of teachers towards teaching profession, the existence and causes of teachers’ turnover and the impact of teachers’ turnover on academic performance in government secondary schools in Tanzania particularly Mbozi District. Stratified and simple random sampling …
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Changing the Paradigm in Strengthening School-Community Partnerships: Culturally Relevant Afterschool Programs Providing Professional Development to Classroom Teachers
… and teaching environments. Eight in-service teachers shared their beliefs, personal narratives, and culturally responsive teaching practices in educating African American youth attending a quality afterschool program in an underserved community. Three research questions guided this …
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