{"id":3797,"date":"2021-09-23T16:22:13","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T20:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/?p=3797"},"modified":"2023-01-27T16:28:19","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T21:28:19","slug":"being-an-exemplary-teacher-in-todays-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/2021\/09\/being-an-exemplary-teacher-in-todays-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Being an Exemplary Teacher in Today&#8217;s World"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With each exciting passing moment we visit each day, we cannot help but stop to worry and anticipate the future. This is especially true for our schools as they prepare people to succeed in modern society. As they look to the future they have to consider searching for methods that will give their students the biggest advantage. In doing so they must seek out the best of the best,exemplary teachers, but what makes an exemplary teacher?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTRTPfE1B3fUj4AFZOTE5y3LIfA-5u-UkPcCA&amp;usqp=CAU\" alt=\"General Science: Topics and Questions - Leverage Edu\" width=\"661\" height=\"412\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>First to find an exemplary teacher one must look at the state of the classroom. In this environment do the students feel safe? Do they show a sense of connection with their teacher? How well is their knowledge of the course material? Exemplary teaching is designed so that students and teachers have a feeling of being connected where teachers are open to suggestion and come up with creative lesson plans that engage their students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Exemplary teachers follow these steps<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>They create lesson plans that are inclusive and allow students to show off their learned knowledge.<\/li><li>Keep an eye on all students to make sure they do not fall behind in learning the material.<\/li><li>They learn what kind of people their students are and their personal interests. Then they use those interests to shape the learning in the classroom.<\/li><li>Lastly, they are always open to suggestions and advice, scouring the internet for new ideas from websites, students, or other teachers.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQMYeDxXpwOetPSqqIyhfdNeXrwxYDkGh8HvQ&amp;usqp=CAU\" alt=\"Future Science Leaders - Science World\" width=\"578\" height=\"385\" \/><figcaption>Students work interdependently to develop real world skills<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the future to accomplish exemplary status I will have posters on the walls of my classroom to engage students visually. Including equipment to make the classroom feel like a real working lab that they could encounter in the future. I would also include in class demonstrations to students to show how different chemicals react explosively or bond to one another when exposed to one another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2021\/09\/image.jpeg?resize=604%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3804\" width=\"604\" height=\"338\" \/><figcaption>Teachers connect with their students and provide them a safe environment.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In a classroom with exemplary status the students are motivated and even excited to come to class. They feel safe to explore and fail without judgement in the learning space that an exemplary teacher provides. The support and scaffolding that exemplary teachers give allows the students to not be machines that regurgitate the information, but allows them to demonstrate the practicability in using the knowledge they have successfully obtained. With that in mind they should be able to not only solve problems through critical thinking, but also analyze for what reasons experiments or lessons end in the manner in which the students achieved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exemplary science teachers design the day&#8217;s lesson plans around demonstrations that draw the attention of students and makes them want to participate. The best way to do this is by relating lessons to the world around them. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The teacher may take them outside to a nearby field and have them observe the number of plant and\/or animal species as an ecology project.<\/li><li>Perhaps the students are taken to a local waterway and as an experiment they check for the presence of E. coli.<\/li><li>The last example could be having the students take soil samples from various areas, figuring out the soil make-up, and then observing which soil helps plants grow the most.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>That is how exemplary teachers demonstrate their skills of being exemplary. By getting students to connect in class knowledge to the world around them and their communities. Having them do group work during these experiments gives them interdependence which assists in teaching them practicality that they will use later to navigate their careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"796\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2021\/09\/image.png?resize=796%2C524&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2021\/09\/image.png?w=796&amp;ssl=1 796w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2021\/09\/image.png?resize=300%2C197&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2021\/09\/image.png?resize=768%2C506&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>With each exciting passing moment we visit each day, we cannot help but stop to worry and anticipate the future. 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