Transcript dispositions

Disparage
• If you disparage someone or something,
you refer to them in a way which shows you
do not have a good opinion of them; a rather
formal word.
• Say bad things about
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Teacher Dispositions
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Knowledge
Skills
Dispositions
NCATE
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NCATE
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher
Education (NCATE)
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The Dispositions to Teach:
Overarching Questions
• What is disposition?
• Why talk about dispositions?
• What dispositions do effective teachers
possess?
• Can dispositions be assessed?
• Can dispositions be trained?
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Disposition (Collins Dictionary)
A rather formal word. Someone’s disposition is
1. The way they tend to behave or feel. [nature,
bent] E.g., My boss was of an exceptionally
nervous disposition… …a natural disposition
to feelings of panic.
2. Their desire or tendency to do something at a
particular time. [willingness, inclination] E.g.,
Dixon had been showing a disposition to
tremble and stagger.
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What is Disposition?
• Dispositions are often defined as the
personal qualities or characteristics that
are possessed by individuals, including
attitudes, beliefs, interests,
appreciations, values, and modes of
adjustment.
--Mark Wasicsko
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Why talk about dispositions?
• For the benefit of future school students
– “Bad teachers?”
– Bad dispositions of good teachers
• For the benefit of future teachers: YOU.
– Is this really what you want to do? -Career
– Are you going to be happy doing this? –
Happiness
– Becoming a good teacher: desirable
dispositions
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Dispositions that
Effective Teachers Possess
• High expectations of students and self
• Willingness to tailor teaching to
students’ needs
• Comfortable interactions with others
• Capable of understanding the
assumptions, beliefs, and values behind
choices
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Dispositions that
Effective Teachers Possess
• Capable of balancing the student’s
intellectual achievements interpersonal
learning
• Allow students freedom and give them
responsibility
• Empathetic, but in control.
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Dispositions that
Effective Teachers Possess
• Continuous learning: curiosity, creativity,
and flexibility.
• An ethic of care: care and compassion,
respect of self and others, and courage
• Work ethic: pride of effort, dedication,
and doing one’s best.
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Dispositions that
Effective Teachers Possess
• perceptions of self as able, positive, and
identified with diverse groups;
• perceptions of others as able,
dependable, and worthy;
• Perceptions of the purpose of education
as freeing, self revealing, and larger;
• a frame of reference that is people
oriented, open, and focusing on
personal meaning. --Wasicsco & Comb
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Perceptual Rating Scale
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Can dispositions be
assessed?
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Yes, though not perfectly.
Journaling.
Human relations incidents.
One example of rating dispositions.
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(P. 1) I had about 30 first graders for an art
lesson of paper designs. The students needed
a lot of assistance and demonstrations
because this project was new to them. One
student did just the opposite of the assignment
and I responded with shock and said “What
are you doing?” I felt irritated and wondered
how the child could be so dumb. But now I
think that hurt the child’s self- confidence and
that in the future I should handle the situation
more calmly, since art is highly self-interpretive.
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(P. 2) In the same first grade class, I was
pinning notes on students to go home. Out of
the corner of my eye I saw one boy take two
pins and hide them in his pocket. This boy is a
discipline problem so I figured he might use
these pins in a destructive way. I got very
angry and shouted at the boy to return them.
His eyes got large and he returned one. I got
even angrier because he gave me only one. I
thought he thought he was fooling me by
giving one back.
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(P. 3) I couldn’t paddle him so I yelled at him
even louder, although we were face to face.
He returned the last pin. I told him to sit down.
He did and covered his face with his hands.
Since then he has followed my directions a
little more closely. I try to give him extra duties
such as passing out things to make him feel
useful. Still, yelling like that is more an
emotional than reasonable way to handle a
discipline problem.
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Can dispositions be trained?
• Dispositions can be taught to teacher
candidates.
• Make teacher candidates more aware of
appropriate dispositions.
• Awareness of biases, attitudes, &
beliefs
• Distance between stated beliefs and
actual behavior
• Translate awareness into actions
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Conclusion
• Effective teachers are effective people.
• They are warm and caring, they enjoy
life, and they are enthusiastic about
helping other people grow and develop.
• The teacher who is effective is one who
combines these personal qualities
(dispositions) with content and methods
in order to impact on students in a
positive way.
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Assignment 4: Professional
Dispositions Reflection
• Your understanding of professional
dispositions for teachers
• The dispositions you possess
• The dispositions you need to develop
• Skills are different from dispositions
– “I don’t know how to discipline students.”
– “I don’t want to discipline students.”
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Homework:
Dispositions Self Assessment
1.Access the form at
http://college.livetext.com/misk5/formz/public/8716/x3vEPxiyVJ
2.Fill in the initial data fields requiring name, academic
program, level, course, etc.
3.Self-assess the level of your display of the seven (7)
dispositions by checking the appropriate rating
4.Write supporting evidence in the appropriate box to
indicate the way(s) you display the disposition.
5.Click “Submit” at the end of the Form to submit it. You will
get a confirmation of your submission. Note: If you wish
to keep a copy, print the completed Form (use the
browser’s “Print” button) before you hit the “Submit”
Button.
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