Our teachers must be aware of effective teaching strategies to constructively examine social issues and respond to inequalities. Teaching is a developmental process . Teaching is a developmental process, one in which educators continually strive to improve themselves and to further their profession. The PTPP structures the sequence of the content and learning experiences to support our students' development in their knowledge and beliefs about effective teaching. As such, while the initial focus of beginning teachers often is limited to their classroom, the PTPP program lays the groundwork for its graduates to expand their horizon to the school and community, and beyond to the state and national level, as well as to relevant professional organizations.
Teaching is connected to learning .
Effective teachers establish productive learning environments and continually evaluate student understandings, attitudes, and abilities to inform decisions about which learning opportunities might help students develop further. The TED will encourage faculty to assess and evaluate our students and courses to obtain formative feedback used to continually improve the program. Reflection promotes professional development. Diversity enriches instruction. While the increasing diversity of student populations enriches the schools, it also demands an accommodation to demographic shifts in population at the district and community level and requires an inclusionary approach to learning at the classroom level.