Math/Teaching in my personal life (2) Three Key Aspects for Teacher Development & Growth

After discussing teacher interviews with an experienced teacher, I summarized 3 key aspects that I find are extremely important for a teacher's professional development and growth – two of which I wish we'd seen more of in our Education classes at McGill.

1. Education: this is the general term of teaching, including knowledge of the subject material, the act of planning, evaluating, using different instructional strategies/models/methods, and even our teaching philosophies
2. Communication: with students, parents, admin, and colleagues. 
   1. Students→ Effective communication helps teachers in classroom management, lesson planning, and building rapport with our students
   2. Parents→ Especially in different school contexts (private, public), how to communicate students' progress, potential, needs, etc. Also, how to react to conflict of ideas, how to judge the appropriateness of the demands, how to maintain professionalism in various situations…
   3. admin & colleagues→ For collaboration in planning, implementing, and evaluating lessons. For information on students' behavior/interests/strengths/weaknesses. For support and advice on interactions with parents…
3. Management: including but limited to classroom management and time management
   1. Classroom management: the dynamics of the room, the relationships between the teacher & student or between the students themselves…oral interventions, actions & consequences, expectations and respect in the classroom…
   2. Time management: not just in our classes or in a school semester even, but also in our personal life. Teaching is a passion for many people, but it can sometimes be overwhelming, so it is important to give yourself some time as well. Physical and mental wellbeing are both crucial in our personal and professional lives, so remember to take care ~

I will be updating this article as I progress myself, and please feel free to share more info with us in the comment section below~ Thank you!