Quest 2: Is and Is NOT Professional Attributes

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Quest 2 Is and Is NOT Professional
Attributes

• CUIN 4297
• August 26, 2005

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A recent study shows that

• People who have cats are
• More independent
• Work harder
• Are more flexible
• .than people who dont have cats.
• Therefore.. To be a good student teacher in
  Quest 2, you should have a cat! Get a cat this
  weekend and you will be a wonderful Quest2
  student!!!!

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Do you have a cat?

• YES . Get a blue cube
• OR
• IS
• A Cat-Lover

• NO. Get a red cube
• OR
• IS NOT
• A Cat-Lover

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Is and Is NOT Activities

• Helps define a concept something difficult to
  define.
• Can be done visually with.
• Blob
• Bar
• Pie

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BarGraph
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Professional Attributes

• What are they?
• Hard to define
• Impossible to list each one
• We will KNOW them when we see them!
• We will certainly KNOW when they are NOT
  demonstrated!

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Demeanor

• Positive attitude
• With teachers
• With peer interactions
• With teacher and advisor interactions
• With interactions with children

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IS or IS NOT a Professional Attribute?

• Discuss.
• State specific justification.

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Behaviors/Characteristics

• Responsibility completes assigned tasks
• Maturity poise in task completion and
  human-human interactions
• Cooperation positive willingness to work
• Flexibility ability to adapt to changes

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IS or IS NOT a Professional Attribute?

• Discuss.
• State specific justification.

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Behaviors

• Appearance appropriate and professional
• Attendance and Punctuality regular and punctual
• IN SPITE OF!
• Attendance is critical to the experience
• Impossible to make up

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IS or IS NOT a Professional Attribute?

• Discuss.
• State specific justification.

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Behaviors/Attitudes

• Initiative independence in starting and
  completing activities
• Patience with activities and/or in human-human
  interactions
• Tactfulness ability to recognize and compensate
  for the feelings and self-esteem of others

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IS or IS NOT a Professional Attribute?

• Discuss.
• State specific justification.

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Behaviors/ Attitudes

• Enthusiasm energy and enthusiasm for teaching
  and Quest activities
• Reflectivity ability to reflect, evaluating
  his/her/own experiences results in personal
  and/or professional growth.

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IS or IS NOT a Professional Attribute?

• Discuss.
• State specific justification.

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Grades for Professional Attributes

• 5 percent per class
• Math Methods, Science Methods, Social Studies
  Methods, Language Arts Methods
• 20 percent in CUIN 4297
• 5 from Fridays class
• 15 from site facilitator AND UH advisors

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Syllabus

• Week and Date ONE, August 26
• Focus Topic Is and Is NOT Professional
  Attributes
• Activities Graphing and Role Plays
• Assignments A introduced
• Competency Addressed None

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Reflection Day ONE

• What professional attribute will be most
  difficult for you? Why do you think so? What
  will you do to work on that attribute?

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Reflection ONE

• Respond to the question by writing a paragraph (5
  to 8 sentences) answering every question with
  complete sentences (2 points). The paragraph must
  be well written.
• Turn it in to the assignment website by midnight,
  September 1st.

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Website and Assignment Process

• Dr. Pierson

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Badge Download

• Due on MONDAY.
• All pictures will need to be uploaded by
  Saturday.
• CITE lab will take your picture IF needed.
• http//eclassrooms.coe.uh.edu/
• badges/

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Competency Review on Friday, September 2

• PPR 1
• Understanding Human Development
• 800 815 Sample Test
• 815 845 Discussion
• YOUR choice!