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An Explanation for the Descriptor "Life-long Learner"
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| Educators should seek
continually to improve their knowledge, skills, and dispositions for
transformational systemic change. Learning is an on-going process
and should be a lifelong occurrence. Wadlington (1995) proposed
that educators should be prepared to be active problem solvers and
lifelong learners if they are going to assist their students by
providing a suitable learning environment. Being a reflective
educator and a lifelong learner provides opportunities for growth,
change, and the development of understanding (Hutchinson & Allen,
1997), ultimately leading to an enhanced learning setting. Teaching
and learning are not static processes, but rather are developing
dimensions that continually are being refined (Ward & Murray-Ward,
1999). For educators to be effective school improvement agents,
they must remain current in their respective fields and be aware of
"best practices" within their professional areas of study.
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Presentation of Evidence That Portrays My Role As A Life-long Learner
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