This poster looks at how pre-service teachers used a professional checklist in order to build a professional relationship with their cooperating teachers during student teaching. The pre-service teachers interviewed their coops to fill out the professionalism checklist and then wrote reflections after the checklist had been implemented. Findings indicate that pre-service teachers did benefit from having to use the structured checklist. Implications of this study will be useful to teacher education programs, teachers in the field, and student teachers. In the Field of Education as well as the overall workforce, professionalism and the concerns around professionalism are becoming more notable in the current social context which is more focused on technology and less on social interaction (Goldberg, 2021). Therefore, it is not surprising that higher education institutions and education departments are seeking out strategies to help their students be successful in professional environments (Hadi, 2019; Hafush M. Nur & Nural Fatonah, 2023; Hilt, Riese, and Soreide 2019). In order to meet certification requirements, student teachers need to demonstrate that they have met standards of professionalism set by most states. With the understanding that professionalism is very important in higher education and in K-12 public schools this study chose to look at how using a structured professionalism checklist would impact pre-service teachers professional relationship building with their cooperating teachers. The implications of this poster presentation impact how student teachers and cooperating teachers can move their professional practices and relationships forward in a sustainable and tangible way.

Authors:
Sarah Edwards Moore, Susquehanna University, United States

About the Presenter(s)
Dr.Sarah Edwards Moore is a faculty member and department chair of the Education Department at Susquehanna University. Her current project looks at Professionalism in the field.

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