Socialization Factors

Socialization Factors PET 489 Student Teaching Seminar Spring Semester 2012

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

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 week of Feb. 27 • 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!!!

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).

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.

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)

Learning Activity 1 • Question 1 (Ideal PE/PA) • Russell Orlikoff • Corey Turnbull • Question 2 (Engaging Families) • Mike Prohoniak • Ryan Wamsley • Richard Herrington • Question 3 (Transition) • Carson Hott • Danny Walsh • Question 4 (Mentor & Support) • Aaron Satler • Jack Ward • Question 5 (Professional Development) • Seth Swartzbaugh • Nicco Palmero • Question 6 (Elective?)

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 • Comprehensive School PA Programming • Culturally relevant

Engaging Families & Community Members • Common Pre-Service Responses • Communicate • Be visible • Showcase successes • Be transparent • Invite • Connect to community • Get involved

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

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

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

Elective Questions

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

Socialization Factors