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Unit 5: The Pursuit of Teaching Excellence: Personal and Organizational Learning and Development Teachers, especially those in postsecondary institutions, are perhaps the only professionals who habitually isolate themselves from peers and others behind closed (classroom) doors to practice their profession. Physicians, surgeons, lawyers and nurses and just about all skilled practitioners perform their work daily in front of peers and in visible settings. One can appreciate the concerns of those who are left wondering what goes on behind the door of your classroom. The issues of both school and teacher performance today are most often framed in terms of matters of accountability. However, it is important to bring a moral dimension to these concerns and the topic of teacher ability and learning as discussed in this unit by approaching them also as matters of personal responsibility. Your teaching performance depends, of course, on your knowledge and skills. But teaching is not just a technical activity. It is a moral activity as well, an cannot be fully examined independently of the personal values and commitment you bring to your duties as an instructor, especially your sense of moral obligation and your commitment to personal excellence, together with the professional standards that define and establish the benchmarks for what you do. Besides, if you do not hold yourself responsible, in this age of accountability‚ someone else likely will. Chapter 19: Teachers as Learners: Becoming A Reflective Practitioner
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