Assess and reflect upon your current understanding of important knowledge and skills needed in the teaching profession by completing the assessment surveys and addressing specific areas for further de

The following self-analysis will help you reflect on your choice of teaching as a career. For any items for which you answer "no" or "undecided", you might ask friends, classmates, colleagues or instructors how you might improve your knowledge and/or skills in these areas.

Do I believe all children can learn?

Do I have high expectations for myself and others?
Am I dedicated to learning the necessary content knowledge and teaching skills?

Can I easily see myself as a professional?

Do I look forward to subscribing to professional journals?

Do I look forward to participating in professional organizations for teachers?
Am I willing to uphold high ethical and professional standards for myself?
Am I willing to learn new things and to change?
Am I willing to devote myself to ongoing professional development as a teacher?
Do I see myself as a lifelong learner?
Am I willing to continue my teacher education to improve my knowledge and skills?
Am I committed to basing my classroom practice on education research?
Do I want to spend my days in close contact and interaction with children and young people?
Are teachers the kind of people with whom I want to work?
Am I willing to invest time and energy in professional collaborations?
Am I willing to do more than what is "required" of me?
Am I willing to give more time to students than a teaching contract may specify?
Am I willing to communicate my teaching philosophy and practices to parents and others?
Am I willing to work at developing parent-school and community-school partnerships?
Am I willing to teach children of all cultures and racial and ethnic backgrounds?
Do I have the energy, sense of humor, enthusiasm, and outgoingness teachers need?
Am I a flexible person and able to deal with situations in highly active environments?
Do I have good organizational, managerial, and leadership skills?
Do I have a strong sense of self-efficacy as a teacher?
Am I willing to undertake periods of apprenticeship as a preservice and novice teacher?
Am I willing to undergo periodic formal evaluations of my teaching performance?
Am I willing to explore many alternatives in finding jobs opportunities as a teacher?
Will I be willing to relocate to take advantage of teaching opportunities?
Can I initially meet my needs on a teacher's starting salary and benefits?
Will I be satisfied with a salary based on educational attainment and years of service?

Student Learning in Diverse Classrooms

Understanding or Skill	Level of Understanding or Skill High Medium Low
My understanding of:
The importance of equity
The effects of differential treatments
Student abilities and learning styles
Student exceptionalities
Culture, race, and ethnicity
Culturally diverse classrooms
Multicultural education
Language diversity
Gender Differences
Social class differences
My ability to:
Treat students fairly
Show respect for all students
Work with students with disabilities
Work with gifted students
Work with racially & culturally diverse students
Work with language-diverse students
Work with gender differences