Documente Academic
Documente Profesional
Documente Cultură
Professor Suk
Spring 2017
Rationale Statement-Standard #9
designed to impact practice in ways that lead to improved learning for each student, using
evidence of student achievement, action research and best practice to expand a repertoire
Rationale Statement:
The artifact corresponding to standard nine are four blog posts relating to my experience
in service learning. The blog posts contain essential information based upon my analysis of
service learning upon which I am able to reflect. These posts specifically correlate to standard
9.iii.1 that states, The teacher takes responsibility for student learning and uses ongoing analysis
and reflection to improve planning and practice (Professional Development in New Jersey,
2014, p. 12). Reflection upon each individual class as well as each grade level is essential in
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order to improve student growth and knowledge. My blog posts contain just a few of the various
I have never blogged before, nor written in a diary or journal. With that said, to write
upon such an experience took some practice. More often than not I referred back to my notes as a
refresher. There is much that occurs within an eight-week period. Through blogging, I have
learned that it is vital for a teacher to reflect upon each day. Though it may take some time, and
thinking, the outcome is worth it. That is, one can refer back to reflections in order to see where
the class was at one point in time and how far that they have come. As I look back on these from
a future standpoint, I intend to put my reflections into practice. For instance, my cooperating
teacher enabled students to allow laughter to thrive within the classroom. I want to ensure
For the future, I will refer back to my blog posts. My blog posts serve as a reminder of
how I saw the class through the eyes of a teacher and a student. That is, I am a student in college
making the transition to becoming a teacher. It is a world that is still new to me. The blog posts
will remind me of where I came from when I look back upon these ten years from now.
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Reference
Professional Development in New Jersey. (2014, August 4). Retrieved from New Jersey State
Department of Education:
http://www.state.nj.us/education/profdev/profstand/teacherstandardscrosswalk.pdf