Teachers' Work

Counselors – addressing the social and emotional needs of children

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

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

Attending meetings

Lesson and unit planning

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

Setting up the classroom and managing the environment

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

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

Professional development

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

Parent conferences

Establishing teaming approach with parents

Co-teaching and collaborative planning with other teachers

Paperwork – record keeping

Assessment – testing

Classroom management and student discipline

Showing compassion and love for students