Reflection Paper On Teacher Development

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Teacher Development
There are many programs in education that focus on providing different teaching approaches that are intended to lead to greater student achievement and teacher success. In addition, teachers have to increase their knowledge and professional growth by taking classes on-line, communicating with other professionals and attending workshops in schools or universities. There are many goals that I have accomplished in this program and I can assure that I have acquired positive results from every single goal. The outcome of each goal made me reflect on what I need to change as an educator and as a coach. For this reason, I still need to acquire more knowledge to foster my teacher development related to the area of specialization, take additional on-line classes to enhance my professional growth and support social change in my …show more content…

Taking all these classes in this program took me to learn new skills, teaching strategies, and theories of teaching. I see education with a new different perspective on how to communicate with teachers and students in a productive manner. In addition, I went through coaching experiences with collaborative colleagues using effective models of teaching such as cognitive, content, instructional, and collegial teaching. This experience did increase my level of confidence and helped me to reflect on my teaching practices. In this coaching experience with my collaborative colleague, I learned how to construct positive relationships, establish mutual trust, and create a partnership where respect is perceived mutually. According to Knight (2008), all coaching programs focus mainly to improve instruction in the classroom. An effective educator or coach must model lessons, share knowledge, establish mutual trust, relationship builder, and shows deep respect for teacher’s professionalism (Laureate Education,

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