CHAPTER 1 REVIEW AND ASSESS 30 Unit 1 You—The Teacher of Tomorrow Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Critical Thinking 12. Make inferences. Review the personal qualities of effective teachers. Choose at least four qualities, and use the text and other reliable resources to infer situations in which effective teachers use this quality. Discuss your inferences with the class. 13. Analyze assets. In teaching situations beyond the school environment, analyze why having a bachelor’s degree and a teaching certification is an asset. Cite evidence from the text and other reliable resources to support your analysis. 14. Evaluate factors. Use the example in Figure 1.17 and the internet to research average teacher salaries in four states. Choose your own state, one that is similar in population, and two that are very different. Identify the years of the surveyed information and its source. Evaluate the factors that influence teachers’ salaries. Then, create a digital chart showing how average salaries compare. Post your chart to the class website for peer and instructor review. How does your evaluation compare to those of your classmates? Core Skills 15. Speaking, listening, and writing. Ask an adult you know to describe the characteristics of his or her favorite teacher. What grade did the teacher teach? What impact did the teacher have on the person? Listen carefully and then write a summary of your conversation to share with the class. 16. Technology application. Go to the O*NET website and use the Skills Profiler self-assessment to help determine the skills and qualities you possess that apply to a teaching career. Analyze the results of the self-assessment. What skills and qualities do you possess that are assets in a teaching career? What improvements can you make if you have passion for a career in teaching? Write a summary of your findings. 17. Reading and writing. Access the United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics website. Choose career profiles for two types of teachers. Demonstrate your writing skills by writing a one-page summary describing each type of teaching, typical working conditions, job outlook, and expected earnings and benefits. 18. Research and speaking. Think about challenges related to teaching that concern you most. Choose one. Research how teachers cope with this type of challenge. Give an oral report identifying the challenge you chose, summarizing your research findings, and explaining strategies you would use to try to meet the challenge. 19. Research, speaking, and listening. Use the text and reliable internet resources to research teaching and training in nontraditional settings such as corporations community outreach non-profit clubs, organizations, and community groups online opportunities and government entities. Discuss teaching and training in these settings, citing reliable evidence about key aspects of these positions. 20. Investigating, formulating, and writing. Investigate education and training alternatives after high school for a career choice in education administration and administrative support program of study within your interest area. Use the Bureau of Labor Statistics, O*NET, or CareerOneStop websites to investigate education and degree plans for various occupations. Formulate and examine education and training degree plans for various occupations within education administration and administrative support. Write a summary of your findings.