Section 4

Reflection 4:
Evidence-based teaching according to Malott, Hall, Sheely-Moore, Krell, and Cardaciotto (2014, p. 301) can allow for the use of “formative and summative assessment to determine and correct learning.” One such method, team-based teaching, allows counselor educators to assess student comprehension of new content using quizzes before teaching on said content. Quizzes can then be repeated in class using a group format where peers teach each other, and the opportunity is given to students to appeal incorrect answers based on the new insight gained. I hope to utilize this method of pedagogy because it can serve multiple purposes by providing the space for all students to be engaged, allowing faulty thinking to be identified and corrected, and reinforcing important concepts, while assessing student knowledge and gauging classroom and student progress.  

Question 4:
Lee, Na, and Pebdani (2013) stress the importance of leading by example when it comes to counselor educators/professors being actively involved in professional organizations and associations. However, it appears that increasingly, faculty are tasked with enormous responsibilities including but not limited to educating graduate counseling students, meeting CACREP standards in the classroom, holding active professional memberships in associations, and promoting research and scholarship, while maintaining clinical practice. How can I as a beginning counselor educator/professor fulfill all these requirements without feeling inadequate, overwhelmed, and avoid becoming burnt-out? 

References

Lee, C. C., Na, G., & Pebdani, R. N. (2013). Teaching to encourage professional involvement. In J. D. West, D. L. Bubenzer, J. A. Cox, & J. M. McGlothlin (Eds.), Teaching in counselor education: Engaging students in learning (p. 115-124). Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.

Malott, K. M., Hall, K. H., Sheely‐Moore, A., Krell, M. M., & Cardaciotto, L. (2014). Evidence‐Based Teaching in Higher Education: Application to Counselor Education. Counselor Education and Supervision, 53(4), 294-305.