EDTW 508 - Beyond Survival Mode: Maintaining your Passion Throughout your Teaching Career

Why did you become a teacher? For many of us, the inspiration to teach springs from a deep desire to serve the next generation and make the world a better place through learning. However, the path to becoming a master teacher is filled with challenges that can seem to be roadblocks toward those dreams. How do successful teachers keep that fire burning within them? What traits do they share that push them to sustain a high level of effectiveness?

In this course, you will explore your past and your inner motivations to help you reawaken the passion that will sustain you throughout your career. Whether you are seasoned or brand new to teaching, you’ll benefit from examining excellent teachers to learn how to tackle your fears, move through the stages of teaching, and discover what it means to become a complete teacher. In addition, you’ll cultivate techniques for building a strong community among your colleagues so you can learn from and support one another.

Using the techniques from this course, you will be able to move beyond survival mode and nurture the passion that led you to teaching throughout your entire career.