Teaching Isn't a Checklist

I read a TES article by Sam Gibbs titled "How we dumbed down teaching - and what we must do to fix it" and I really appreciated the article. In this episode I talk about what it means to be a professional in education, what some people want it to mean, and the struggle we can feel when we know what to do, but we have to follow along with a script or a checklist. I also talk about the role of evidence-informed practice and the intellectual work of teaching, highlighting the need for professional development to support teachers' judgment and decision-making, rather than focusing less on teacher judgement, and more on the latest trend tool or strategy. Link to TES article: https://www.tes.com/magazine/teaching-learning/general/teacher-autonomy-how-we-dumbed-down-teaching Takeaways Loss of professional autonomy in education Importance of professional judgment and pedagogy in teaching Chapters 00:00 The Loss of Professional Autonomy 01:04 Impact of Scripted Resources 02:05 The Role of Professional Judgment 03:30 Teaching as a Process of Interpretation and Decision Making 04:30 Pedagogy and Professional Judgment 08:19 Professional Development and Compliance 09:21 The Intellectual Work of Teaching 12:09 Evidence-Informed Practice and Professional Judgment