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Chapter 1

1. Research teacher pay around the world. What parts of the world pay teachers the most and what parts of the world pay teachers the least? Why do you think these difference exist? (Matt and Dana)

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2. Find an example of a merit pay district in the United States. Describe the factors that go into the raises teachers receive. Did the implementation of a merit pay plan deliver the expected results? If you had to design a merit pay plan at Peoria Notre Dame how would you do it?

3. Research school administrator pay in the United States and abroad. What is the average pay a school administrator receives? Where in the world are school administrators paid the most? Does it make a difference as to what type of school an administrator works in?

4. Finland is often considered to have the highest functioning education system. How does teacher preparation differ in Finland than the United States? What is the same what is different? What would you recommend the U.S. do to change its teacher preparation program? (Hannah, Jessica)

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5. 50% of teachers leave teaching within five years. Research the top reasons given for why teachers choose to leave the profession. What changes would you recommend schools make to lower this percentage? Do you agree schools should work to lower this percentage?

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6. Besides teaching in primary and secondary schools one could also choose to become a college professor. Explain the credentials and process needed to become a college professor. What is the average pay for various subjects for college and university professors? Why do these numbers vary so greatly? (Allie and Michael)

https://docs.google.com/a/pndhs.org/presentation/d/14XpCn5DRDXURlvImk0qR38E4sSMzJnyqY9zy-OZmVw4/edit#slide=id.p https://docs.google.com/a/pndhs.org/document/d/1WcVOSkhj8RwSbUHvMv_v651XcRLdUDVhGMSkMBvAxC0/edit

Chapter 2: 1. In your group pick one day of school and log the various teaching methods that your teachers use. Divide these events into the categories of learning styles detailed in the book. What are the most common and lease common learning styles that teaching seems to be addressed towards? Michael and Brianna

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2. Find and conduct interviews or email correspondence with teachers at a school for gifted students. What are unique about the instructional strategies used at this "gifted school"? How does this school determine admission?

3. How is special education handled in education systems outside of the United States? What is special education like in Canada? What is special education like in Mexico? What do you believe causes these different approaches? Hannah and Allie

4. What are the pros and cons of attending a single sex college. Find and identify single sex colleges in the United States. Do these institutions market single sex education on their websites? What research supports single sex education at the collegiate level? What research argues against single sex education at the college level? https://docs.google.com/a/pndhs.org/document/d/1FxtDmBQLe-Ez6pdLNtBbvh0QfpjLgZUHDoZcR0h2AGE/edit https://docs.google.com/a/pndhs.org/presentation/d/14wDjV5yL30NjnUwpYg6khMKmXO59mfc73MZc2FxtZUM/edit#slide=id.p

5. In the history of Catholic secondary education in Peoria we have had both single sex and co-ed institutions. Find and identify individuals who attended a single sex high school. What was the most enjoyable part of attending a single sex high school and what was the drawback. In a number of cities across the U.S. single sex high school exist. Complete a list of single sex high schools in the state of IL. Would you recommend PND consider adopting single sex education or elements of single sex education in our curriculum? Why or why not? Dana and Jessica

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6. Explain how the movement around "emotional intelligence" is impacting teacher education programs. How can teachers implement in to their teaching not only the teaching of "emotional intelligence" for their students but also in how they run their own classrooms. Without naming names explain classroom procedures or policies that demonstrate emotional intelligence and those that do not.