8. Listening to teacher candidates' experiences of education courses and practicum teaching is crucial to teaching them effectively.
9. Self-study of personal teaching practice, or action research, is the only way to know how one is influencing one's students and thus is central to improving one's teaching.
10. Writing about one's teaching and learning is a powerful way to document and understand one's development as a teacher or teacher educator.
Lessons Learned as a Teacher Educator (1977-2010)
© Tom Russell, Queen’s University, 2010