Teachers' professional identity

Teachers' professional identity Order Description   Research task: 30% 1,500 words (excluding references) “Teachers’ identities are central to their beliefs, values and practices that guide their actions within and outside the classroom” (Sutherland, Howard & Markauskaite, 2010, p. 455). Discuss the concept of professional identity and its connection to being an educator in the twenty-first century. For your discussion, reflect upon the lectures, readings and the workshops, and use independent research. You must refer to at least 5 academic, scholarly references, which will provide your discussion with appropriate and current research- based evidence. You must use APA 6th edition referencing. “Current” research suggests within the last 10 years. Notes to assist your writing: In your structure: 1. Introduction: Clearly describe your focus and establish for the reader the issues you wish to address. 2. Review, synthesise and evaluate current research and writing on the concept of professional identity; 3. Critically discuss in light of the particular question and from your research; and 4 Conclusion: draw together your discussion; make sure you have answered the question. A good discussion is likely to include the following aspects: • An introduction that engages directly with the question posed and which establishes clearly and immediately the writer’s point of view or position; • Evidence of well organised thoughts that systematically develop a line of discussion – expressed in clear paragraphs; • Evidence of an understanding of relevant concepts; • Evidence of a relationship of research to its application in practice; and • Well-chosen illustrations/specific examples from current, relevant and scholarly literature to support claims. • Font size is to be size 12 Times New Roman or Arial. Spacing should be 1.5 or double-spaced.