Just knowing the difference between Professional and Personal social media changes pretty frequently. Not so much change, I guess, but knowing what is appropriate and acceptable to your district or employer. The water can get muddy quick if you are not careful and protect yourself and always think before posting.
I think that being careful with social media accounts is incredibly important, especially with the constant access to it, particularly with students. A lot of it is common sense, but it never hurts to hear it again. Something I really liked from the first part of the module was during the video the ROTC instructor said "you get up and you want to come to work," and I wholeheartedly agree.
I think that is imporatnt to show the love and passion that we have for our career and let it show in our teaching in the CTAE classes.
Maintaining a professional atmosphere in the classroom is key. You must gain that level of respect and ensure you are keeping your "home" life private from the students. Making sure you keep your online presense as closed down to students as possible is important.
It is important to be a leader and not a friend.
As a former high school teacher, I took great pains to establish a professional/healthy teacher/student relationship. After 13 yrs in the private sector, it seems I forgot everything.
Professionalism is huge when becoming a teacher, it is just like taking oath to having great integrity as a teacher. I must do my best to maintain professionalism in emails and think thouroughly when I post something on social media.
Professional and Remembering the importance of leader ship in the classroom-the matter what the age of the student. That is what I got this along with doing some screen grabs pretty well set statements about the impact of our presents in the closet
It really made me think about how I present myself - even when sending something as simple as an e-mail. It also inspired me to want to be the best role model for my students. I want to be a strong example of how to be a true professional in my career field.
A really good reminder to keep work life and personal life separate, to always be professional, and to create an appropriate wall. A student will never forget a good role model. Unfortunately, a student will also never foreget a bad one.
Our job is to be good role models for our students... develop relationships, and always be professional.
It is important to draw the line and make it clear to the students that the relationships with be professional only. Having grey lines is never good practice and boundries should be very clear.
Keeping relationships with students professional is always best practice.
With as digital as society has become drawing that line between professional and personal has to be made. Students must know you are here to be their teacher not their friend and we must hold ourselves to a high standard in the classroom and in the community.
I took to heart the quote about the teacher setting the mood for their class. If we come in to our classrooms with negative attitudes or mindsets, our students will too. I don't remember the numbers or the researcher, but one of the biggest influences in students achievement is the teacher's attitudes and excitement for their subject. If we portray excitement about our subjects, our students will as well.
The module strengthened my understanding of the acronyms used in CTE. It also reinforced that we must maintain a professional manner with our students.
As a lifelong educator, I am familiar with the educational acronymns, but understanding that CTAE teachers have different backgrounds is interesting. We can work well together to learn together.
Avoid social media whenever possible. Keep the class on a professional level.
As Educator's we must set the tone in the classroom and abide by the rules and regulations set by our district at all times
The module provides a good refresher on topics.
