Full Description
Teacher Acculturation provides rich description of lived experiences of novice teachers from the 1950s through present day. The thought-provoking stories provide a springboard for critical discussions about gender/sexuality, culture/race/ethnicity, Indigenous perspectives, SES/class/religion, and the challenges facing teachers in different contexts.
Contents
Foreword
Ruth Hayhoe
List of Acronyms
Guide to the Reader
Prologue
1 Learning to Read: The Importance of Support from Home
2 Learning to Write: The Signifijicance of Teachers
3 Learning to Research: Finding a Niche for a Life's Work
4 Traditional Didactic Teaching: The Antithesis of My Teaching Philosophy
5 Learning to Enjoy Writing Again: An Undergraduate Transformation
6 Learning a Foreign Language in an Immersion Classroom
7 Memory Box: Stories from a Teacher's Briefcase
Introduction: Comparative Ethnographic Narrative
1 Teacher to Teacher Conversations
2 Teacher Educator to Teacher Educator Conversations
3 Evolution of a Teacher Educator's Conceptual Framework
4 Summary
1 Hazel: Chinese-Canadian Home Economics Teacher (1949-1984)
1 The Journey to Becoming a Teacher
2 Reflections on Race and Ethnicity
3 Reflections on Equity for Novice Teachers
4 Reflections on Being a Working Mother
5 Reflections on Gender
2 Ueda-sensei: Japanese Administrator (1956-1998)
1 Yamada and Kojima Former Teachers and Colleagues
2 Ueda-Sensei: Teacher, Principal and Community Leader
3 Clare: Home Economics Secondary & Post-Secondary Teacher (1958-1995)
1 Junior High School Teaching
2 Post-Secondary Teaching
4 Norma: K-16 Teacher (1967-2017)
1 From Rural Alberta to Urban British Columbia
2 Religion in Schools
3 Special Visits from VIP s: Superintendent and Governor General
4 Discipline
5 Assessment
5 Terry: Nova Scotia/NWT/BC (1971-)
1 Changes in Curriculum, Teaching and Learning and Special Education
2 Teaching up North in Yellowknife, NWT
3 Changes in Assessment Practices
6 Beverly: Rural Ontario to Europe (1972-2021)
1 Early Memories as a Novice Teacher
2 Teaching Overseas (Germany, Belgium and the Gulf War)
7 Bill: Secondary PE & Social Studies (1973-2015)
1 Physical Education as a Pathway to Teaching
2 Changes in Curriculum, Teaching and Learning
3 Changes in Technology
4 Changes in Assessment and Evaluation
8 Anne: Music Teacher, Administrator & Professor (1984-)
1 Mentor: High School Band Teacher
2 1980s Ontario Schooling: Religion/Class Considerations
3 Novice Teacher Stories of Experience
4 Mentor: Veteran Teacher/Administrator/Principal/Friend
5 Words of Advice for New Teachers
9 Gloria: Rural Colombia to Urban Canada (1988-)
1 Colombia to the United Kingdom: Escuela Nueva and Early Teaching
2 The United Kingdom to Canada: Opening Doors through Graduate Studies
10 Ted: Transcultural Teacher from Canada to Japan (1989-)
1 Formal Education: The Road to Teaching and Academia
2 Teaching Abroad for Personal and Professional Growth
3 Lessons in Collaboration - Teacher-to-Teacher Conversations
4 Educational Philosophy for Integrated Learning
11 Vessy: SOGI (Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity) Leader (1996-)
1 Coaching and Competitive Sports: A Pathway to Teaching
2 Mentoring of Teachers
3 SOGI (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) Leadership
12 Alicia: Inclusive Special Education Entrepreneur
1 Practicum Experience: Sink or Swim?
2 Tutoring Special Needs Students
3 Teaching Social Skills
13 Three Sensei: Novice, Mid-Career & Veteran Teachers
1 Narrative of Miss Sakaguchi, Novice Teacher
2 Veteran Teacher, Kimura-Sensei's Mentorship of Shimazaki-Sensei
3 A Tribute to Hiro-Sensei, a Mid-Career Teacher
4 Teacher Relationships
14 Mari and Ken: Japan's Next Generation of Teachers
1 Marathons and High-Stakes Testing in Japan
2 Mari-Sensei's Transcultural Journey
3 Ken-Sensei's Struggle against the Status Quo
15 Carolyn: Sixties Scoop Story of Indigenous Resilience
1 The Importance of Family and Community
2 Reflections on Indigenizing Our Pedagogies of Practice
16 Marie: Secwé pemc Language Teacher
1 Background
2 Educational Philosophy
17 John: Transformational Teacher from Vietnam to Rural BC
1 Teaching in Vietnam
2 Teaching in Rural BC
3 Educational Philosophy
18 Mrs. Henderson: Northern BC Inner-City School Experience
1 Background and Cultural Context
2 Stories of Resistance and Resilience
3 Challenging Students
4 Challenging Parents: Dealing with Difffijicult Parents in a Small Community
5 Challenging Times: COVID-19 Trauma and Stress
6 Teaching Philosophy Final Reflections
19 Sean: Primary Teacher amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
1 Educational Philosophy
2 Kindergarten Teacher
3 Challenges of the Pandemic-Working at the Essential Services School
4 Grade 3/4 Split Class
20 Glen Hansman: Intermediate Teacher, Former BCTF President & LGBTQ Advocate
1 Challenges of a Novice Teacher in a Changing Political Climate
2 British Columbia Teachers' Federation President Highlights
3 Back in the Classroom: A Look to the Future
Afterword
Appendix A: Critical Response Questions
Appendix B: Marie's Journal
References
Index
