Embracing Change: Understanding How Teachers Evolve Through Experimentation, Reflection, Collaboration, and Emotional Awareness
Embracing Change: Understanding How Teachers Evolve Through Experimentation, Reflection, Collaboration, and Emotional Awareness

Author(s): Ervin Kovacevic
Subject(s): Education, Sociology of Education, Pedagogy
Published by: Filozofski fakultet Univerziteta u Sarajevu
Keywords: personal teaching methodology; professional development; collective input; reflection; emotion dynamics; teacher training; adaptability; educational innovation;
Summary/Abstract: In an ever-evolving landscape, educators play a crucial role in shaping the trajectory of human civilization through their teaching methodologies. This study explores the interplay between various factors influencing the development of personal teaching methodologies, drawing upon the Multi-Dynamic Model of Teacher Training and Development. Through an examination of experience, experimentation, reflection, collective input, teaching results, emotion dynamics, and response to novelty, we investigate the drivers of teachers' adaptability and growth. Based on recent data collected from a sample of 100 educators using the Teaching Self-Regulation and Assumptions Inventory for Methodology Enhancement, our findings reveal that collective input, reflection, and emotion dynamics emerge as the strongest predictors of personal methodology growth. These insights shed light on the essential role of collaboration, introspection, and emotional intelligence in fostering adaptive teaching practices.

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