How Many Hats can a Teacher Wear Dr

How Many Hats can a Teacher Wear Dr. Ronald J. Bonnstetter

Preferred Title: Educational Reform Improves Funeral by Funeral

Opportunities • The job of teaching has changed and requires more and new personal attributes. • Teachers teach to their personal strengths, which may not match the evolving teaching jobs. • Matching the teacher with the job requires knowledge of the personal attributes specific to that job. • The business world knows that job satisfaction and retention is tied to knowledge, skills and personal attributes. Why should education be any different?

Facts you need to know! ¨ Nationally, over 25 -30% of all teachers leave the profession within three to five years of their first job ¨ After five years in a classroom, nearly 60 percent of teachers quit the profession. ¨ Almost 80 percent of the demand for teachers represents the need to replace experienced teachers, not to fill new classroom positions.

Why such huge turnover? ? ¨ Contrary to conventional wisdom, retirement is not an especially prominent factor in teacher turn over • 27 percent of teacher turnover accredited to teachers pursuing of other jobs • Another 29 percent leaving because of job dissatisfaction

Of 29% who left because of job dissatisfaction • 61 percent cited poor salary • Another 32 percent cite Poor Administrative Support

More facts in note! ¨ Schools accept and ignore the problem by simply hiring replacements But at what cost? ? ¨ Tuesday, August 16 th Norman Oklahoma newspaper “Oklahoma School Districts spend 56 Million dollars to replace lost teachers” Link of Note: http: //www. dnainsights. com

So Where Do WE fit into Education? Needs: 1. Teacher Preparation is ripe 2. Teacher Selection and Retention 3. Administrator Selection and Retention

Personal Attributes - Missing Link ¨ Defined in Education as Dispositions ¨ Education is now requiring “Disposition”

Dispositions Defined by NCATE ¨ The values, commitments, and professional ethics that influence behaviors toward students, families, colleagues, and communities and affect student learning, motivation, and development as well as the educator's own professional growth. ¨ Dispositions are guided by beliefs and attitudes related to values such as caring, fairness, honesty, responsibility, and social justice.

TEAC Defines the essential components of teacher education TEAC requires graduating teachers to possess: • Professional knowledge • Strategic decision-making • Caring leadership skills

North Central Association Defines Student Learning Objectives are expressed in terms of the specific behaviors, skills, and attitudes to be sought…

Development of the Whole Teacher

Teacher Prep Must address: Knowledge Subject Pedagogy Skills Laboratory Teaching Dispositions (Personal Attributes) Behaviors Values Soft Skills (People Skills)

Major Paradigm Shift Focus on Teacher to Focus on Job

Comparison of 3 Teaching Jobs (Using Secondary Science Teachers) ¨ 1. One on One Tutorial Teaching ¨ 2. Information giving (lecture based Program) ¨ 3. Inquiry/Laboratory based Program

The Design ¨ Randomly select 3 groups of secondary science teachers, with at least 5 years of experience. ¨ Groups were provided with a job description ¨ Each group were given the Tri. Metrix Job ¨ Instruments were merged using the Multiple Response Tri. Metrix Job Report The results!!!!

One on One Lecture/Information Inquiry/Laboratory 1 Developing Others Diplomacy & Tact 2 Objective Listening Interpersonal Skills Developing Others 3 Diplomacy & Tact Planning and Organization Objective Listening 4 Empathetic Outlook Objective Listening Problem Solving 5 Results Orientation Leading Others Continuous Learning 6 Planning and Organization Results Orientation Flexibility 7 Leading Others Personal Accountability Results Orientation 8 Resiliency Continuous Learning Conceptual thinking 9 Interpersonal Skills Student focus Decision Making 10 Goal Achievement Flexibility Personal Accountability 11 Personal Accountability Resiliency Leading Others 12 Flexibility Empathetic Outlook Self Management 13 Problem Solving Self Management Teamwork 14 Student focus Developing Others Self Starting 15 Accountability for Others Empathetic Outlook 16 Conflict Management Goal Achievement Accountability for Others 17 Teamwork Self Starting Interpersonal Skills 18 Self Starting Decision Making Planning and Organization 19 Decision Making Influencing Others Resiliency 20 Continuous Learning Teamwork Conflict Management 21 Self Management Conceptual thinking Goal Achievement 22 Influencing Others Problem Solving Student Focus 23 Conceptual thinking Conflict Management Influencing Others

Order of Importance, based on Inquiry/Laboratory Job Comparison

What if the Job could Talk? ? ? We truly could improve education Funeral by Funeral!!!

Contacts Ron Bonnstetter rjb@unl. edu Please download @ http: //www. dnainsights. com