The video is a great reminder that you have to be professional, always. Also, keep your work life and personal life separate.
How truly important it is to remain professional. A lot of times we relate to our students, in my case because they are also adults and in the same field as me, but how I need to remember that they are not my friends. How we present ourselves speaks volumes to how they will represent themselves in the field.
It's a good reminder to always use common sense.
Being a role model and how your mood sets the tone for the class room. Keeping personal life separate from professional life.
The importance of remaining professional in the classroom is directly proportional to the respect students have for you.
This module is an excellent reminder of our role model position and the good examples we must set with boundaries and professional conduct online. It's a great reminder that we are held to a very high standard, must always set an example for our students, and constantly represent our school professionally.
I want to be the best role model for my students. As a younger female teacher, this includes how I present myself both inside and outside the classroom.
There are 5 pages of acronyms in teaching, much like nursing, there is a lot to learn. Teachers are role models in the community and we have to live the way we want our students to know us. Private is not so private with the impact of social media.
One of the most important things I have learned as an educator are positive boundaries. Setting positive boundaries like office hours, school appropriate contact methods, and grading policies are game changers.
Running a CTSO makes boundaries even more important. My favorite communication tool is Remind 101.
It is important to remember the role one is in. A professional one in which the student will model after.
This a great reminder to keep school and private life separate and check oneself when posting.
It occurred to me I may treat some students as peers- I need to try to avoid this and maintain professionalism.
The big takeaway from this section is that CTE teachers (having likely come from professional backgrounds) have a responsibility to increase their level of professionalism to include appropriate relationship building and mentorship. This section also discusses necessary boundaries that must be drawn to protect both students and teachers.
I have learned in this segment how to carry myself to a higher standard, develop clear and establishex boundaries between personal and public school life. The boundaries set with social media as they are students not friends or peers. as an educator I must guide them and carry myself to a higher standard.
Making sure to remain professional in all situations. Technology can be a really great thing or it can bite you in the butt. Setting boundaries and only allowing parents and students to contact you in certain times. Allowing yourself to have personal time is a bit thing.
You have to be able to separate personal from professional life.
Professionalism is all aspects of your job performance is essential. Offering professionalism as a standard mode of conduct will likely result in the best of all possible outcomes as a teacher.
The break down of the terms and acronyms (there are so many.. haha) is really helpful as a new teacher. As my first year as a new teacher I found out just how important it is to set your boundaries up front and how that you are not a peer or close friend to the student. You are there to teach. Not to be a new buddy. I also find that the clothing I wear does make a difference in the level of respect you gain from the students. If you walk in wearing a silly t shirt don't expect to get a very serious class. As the social media goes, I almost just completely stay off of it and only grant access to my personal accounts to close friends and family but never students. And I never give my personal number out. Email is the way my students can communicate with me.
It is amazing to me that individuals need to be reminded that there should be seperation between personal and professional life. I find it very important that adults be the role models of correct behavior and actions. Students learn more by observing our actions verses the words that we share.
I learned that it is particularly important to set clear guidelines that dictate the relationship I have with my students and the parents of my students. Coming from a small town and school, I know most parents of my students on a personal basis. Many times I have known the parents since before any of us had kids. Now the relationship has to change when I am teaching their kids. Sometimes it is better, sometimes you almost need to stop being friends in order to maintain the proper amount of professional relationship in school.
