The DNA of a Professional Educator

Abstract

With an intentional effort to champion the voices of all children, professional educators have a collaborative mentality, enduring perseverance, a genuine love of learning, and an uncompromising pride in the children that occupy their classroom.

Key word::

• advocacy

Additional information

Notes on contributors

Gilbert Dueñas

Gilbert Dueñas is a Professor in the College of Education at Auburn University at Montgomery. His research interests include classroom communities that embrace experiential learning, multiple modes of content acquisition, and ways classroom teachers acknowledge children's diverse ways of learning. Email: [email protected]

Erin F. Klash

Erin F. Klash is an Assistant Professor in the College of Education at Auburn University at Montgomery. Her research interests related to this topic include instructional strategies teachers use to facilitate positive learning environments in the elementary classroom setting.Email: [email protected]

Shelly H. Bowden

Shelly H. Bowden is a Professor in the College of Education at Auburn University at Montgomery. Her research interests related to this topic include mentoring and creating naturalistic classroom environments. Email: [email protected]