Cohort+Definitions+of+Dispositions


 * Expert content knowledge; multicultural pedagogical instructional practices
 * Can be behaviors or beliefs that a teacher holds while teaching students
 * Ways of approaching challenges of practice; commitments one holds when balancing competing priorities in teaching
 * Characteristics of teachers' personalities that serve them well in effectively and successfully teaching all students. Certain dispositions such as caring about students is one that should be expected of all teachers but other dispositions can be context specific.
 * The personality of an individual; traits that allow an individual to co-create knowledge with and for his or her students
 * What motivates someone to make a decision, take action, etc. How your intentions are made manifest as you teach. What choices do you make and why?
 * The behaviors that are manifestations of beliefs about human beings, freedom, learning; behaviors reflective of values and morals; behavior that is intrinsically motivated I'm thinking that this is the most important part of teaching, but I'm worried that it gets used politically or marginalized by quantitative measures.
 * Values, attitudes about the way students understand certain knowledge; attention to students; a teacher's understanding
 * Combination of an individual's innate characteristics and the nurtured characteristics from schooling within the society. Nature + Nurture.
 * The demonstrated values, attitudes and beliefs an educator has about: their role as a teacher inside/outside of the classroom; the role and capabilities students bring to & will depart from the classroom with; the usefulness of continuing their own education in terms of professional development, reflection & research
 * Attitude; presence; how you act
 * Tendencies relating to action that has a component of ethics, within in and referring to pointing to what is true, good, normal, ideal -- the present normative in the educational context as it relates to decisions and actions.
 * Personal traits of teachers which influence and shape their classroom instruction. The are related to passion, justice, attention, culturally-responsiveness.
 * Teaching students, not content; community-focused, culturally aware, lifelong learner; assuming positive intent; excitement regarding the world and their subject.
 * Intellectual, emotional, and relational orientation; attitudes, beliefs and values that are manifested in teacher's behaviors, actions, habits, and words.
 * One's commitment to teaching, especially focusing on improving students' achievement, helping students actively engage in their own lives.
 * Hard to measure; almost intangible; come from within -- related to character; absolutely essential for connecting with students and building relationships; cannot be taught, per se; best synonym = habits of teaching
 * Unmeasurable; values, attitudes and stances that one holds that are flexible and not static
 * The mindsets that teachers have that impact their professional behavior in all facets (positive and negative)
 * Standards of ethics, professionalism and dedication; respect for students and student knowledge; dedication to both content knowledge and student learning
 * Orientations that teachers can put into action--actionable values that shape our behavior--malleable, like a virtue, can be shaped and may require a great deal of effort; this malleable nature distinguishes a disposition from an innate personality trait
 * Educators' competencies with/orientations toward the best available information on learning, teaching and society