Modeling and performance go hand in hand. Teaching is an active profession. A teacher's effectiveness is proven in performance in the classroom. Modeling is a performance-based activity. Teachers who model for students are providing an example of behavior to be learned whether intentional or not.
Reflection is essential to performance in the classroom.
When teachers reflect on their performance, they are able to make thoughtful personal evaluations. Reflection leads to the identification of and solution to problems when they arise. For a teacher in a classroom, the proof of the solution is to act upon it, that is, to perform, and then to reflect again. The faculty of the School of Education has established nine expected outcomes which describe the teacher candidate who completes the program at Athens State University. The outcomes are based on the purposes of the program and are accomplished through the sequence of courses and field experiences required of the students.