Teachers' Work

1. Counselors – addressing the social and emotional needs of children

2. Nursing/care giving and seeing to the physical needs of the students

3. Attending meetings

4. Lesson and unit planning

5. Reflecting on teaching practice and investigating ways to improve instruction and meet the needs of students

6. Reflective journaling and anecdotal record keeping related to an individual child’s needs as well as on group trends

7. Doing research related to professional growth and/or greater understanding of developments in the field

8. Professional development

9. Co-teaching and collaborative planning with other teachers

10. Paperwork – record keeping

11. Assessment – testing

12. Showing compassion and love for students

13. Developing and maintaining interpersonal relationships with children, parents, colleagues, and administrators

14. Setting up the classroom and managing the environment

15. Communicating with families – keeping parents aware of their child’s progress and what is happening in the classroom

16. Parent conferences

17. Establishing teaming approach with parents

18. Classroom management and student discipline