Being a Teacher

Carol Thompson is a Senior Lecturer in Teacher Education at the University of Bedfordshire. An experienced teacher and researcher, she has a focus on developing teacher agency and creativity.  Her current role is focussed on designing and supporting programmes for teachers in post-compulsory education and she is an active member of the Institute of Research in Education. Peter Wolstencroft is an Associate Professor at Liverpool John Moores University. A firm believer in the transformative power of education, his recent work has looked to encourage innovation education. An active researcher and blogger, he has written on topics as diverse as digital literacy and educational leadership, the common thread in all his work being that education can transform lives.

An important text to support the development of professional behaviours and teacher identity.

• Why do we need to think creatively about teaching?The map is not the territoryAll teaching is communicationUnderstanding behaviourFlexibility is keyThe teacher you think you are is the one you will beReflecting on reflectionManaging the roles we playCommunities of discoveryIn teaching and learning, everything is connected