Socialization in Student Teaching Seminar: Fall Semester 2012 Overview and Transition Insights

1. Socialization Factors PET 489 Student Teaching Seminar Fall Semester 2012

2. Semester In Review • 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

3. PET 489 Course Reminders • Mock Job Interview • Application materials (cover letter, resume & portfolio) submitted and approved prior to interview • Mock interviews and poster presentations during the transition week following PE student teaching placements • Student Teaching Paperwork • Submit ALL paperwork via LiveText • 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!!!

4. 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).

5. 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.

6. 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)

7. Learning Activity 1 • Question 1 (Ideal PE/PA) • Question 2 (Engaging Families) • Question 3 (Transition) • Question 4 (Mentor & Support) • Question 5 (Professional Development) • Question 6 (Elective?)

8. Ideal Physical Education / Physical Activity Program • Common Pre-Service Responses • Well-resourced • Standards-based curriculum • Health Related Fitness focus • PE content integrates and is integrated into other subject areas • Assessment • Teachers are role models • Culturally relevant units & activities

9. Engaging Families & Community Members • Common Pre-Service Responses • Be a good communicator • Be visible • Showcase successes • Be transparent • Connect to community • Get involved

10. Transitional Challenges Common Pre-Service Responses Common Principal Responses • Management and instructional concerns • Adapting to new environment and colleagues • Over commitment • Marginalization • Reality shock • Isolation • Workload and role conflict • Management and instructional concerns • De-professionalism • Washout Effect

11. Support & Mentorship • Common Pre-Service Responses • Senior in-discipline mentors • Regular meetings with an assigned mentor • On-going observations and evaluations of teaching • Established professional learning communities within the school • Veteran teachers

12. Professional Development Common Pre-Service Responses Common Principal Responses • Be involved in professional organizations • Network with other professionals • Be reflective • Stay up-to-date with technology and instructional strategies • 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

13. Elective Questions

14. 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