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Attends staff, grade Consults with Collaborates with Collaborates with Facilitates
level, department, and colleagues to consider colleagues to improve colleagues to expand collaboration with
other required how best to support student learning and impact on teacher and colleagues.
meetings and teacher and student reflect on teaching student learning
collaborations. learning. practice at the within grade or Works to ensure the
6.3 Collaborating classroom level. department and school broadest positive
with colleagues and Identifies student and Begins to identify how and district levels. impact possible on
the broader teacher resources at to access student and Interacts with instructional practice
professional the school and district teacher resources in members of the Engages with members and student
community to level. the broader broader professional of the broader achievement at school
support teacher professional community to access professional and district levels and
and student community. resources that support community to access for the profession.
learning teacher effectiveness resources and a wide
and student learning range of supports for Initiates and develops
teaching the full range professional learning
of learners. opportunities with the
broader professional
community focused on
student achievement.
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Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
As stated, I read a lot of The fifth/sixth grade As mentioned, the junior
teaching blogs and teacher and I have a high teachers and I
journals. I even follow a desire to align our collaborate constantly.
few teachers YouTube, writing and math so that We discuss how to better
contributing to some of students are better ourselves (potential
the discussions started in prepared for when they workshops and research
their comments sections. leave my classroom and findings) and how to
I also follow several head to hers. While this better reach our students
teaching pages on Reddit has not happened yet, we (through an analysis of
where teachers come have set an upcoming various test data).
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experiences, and ideas. at the curriculum and do
09/27/17 some planning together As an English teacher, it
to ensure that our can be a bit of a daunting
students are getting what task keeping up with all
they need across the of the newest and
board. greatest YA books on the
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05/05/18 have learned to rely on
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other
Taking part in this class teachers/librarians/
has really helped me professionals/book
expand my circle of lovers to help out. I
people that I collaborate especially like the blogs
with. I also have that showcase a wide-
interacted with new range of books, including
people via workshops authors and characters
and in-services that I from a wide-variety of
have gone to throughout backgrounds, races,
the school year. From socio-economic statuses,
them, I have gained etc. Through the help of
knowledge of many new YA book blogs, I have
practices and techniques gotten in touch of books
to help me be more that are able to “hit
effective in the home” with all of my
classroom. students. One of these
05/05/18 blogs is called Rich in
Color. It is an online site
that archives, reviews,
and mentions books with
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Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
diverse authors and
characters. (ISTE
Standards for Educators
1b).
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Is aware of the role of Acknowledges the Supports families to Provides opportunities Structures a wide
the family in student importance of the contribute to the and support for range of opportunities
learning and the need family’s role in student classroom and school. families to actively for families to
for interactions with learning. Seeks Adjusts participate in the contribute to the
6.4 Working with families. information about communication to classroom and school. classroom and school
families to support cultural norms of families based on community. Supports a
student learning families represented in awareness of cultural Communicates to school/district
the school. Welcomes norms and wide range families in ways which environment in which
family involvement at of experiences with show understanding of families take
classroom/ school schools. and respect for cultural leadership to improve
events. norms. student learning.
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At the beginning of the
year, I survey parents
asking them which form
of communication (email,
text, phone call, etc.) is
most preferred for them.
Their language of
preference is also noted
so I make sure to send
notes home in a non-
English language as
needed. Parents are often
solicited to come
volunteer in the
classroom and to
contribute to classroom
fundraisers and events.
However, I am sensitive
to the fact some parents
hectic work schedules so
I let them contribute
however they can, even if
it is just providing the
classroom with plastic
utensils for students to
use during lunch time.
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Develops awareness Seeks available Uses a variety of Uses a broad range of Collaborates with
about local neighborhood and neighborhood and neighborhood and community members
neighborhoods and community resources. community resources community resources to increase
communities to support the to support the instructional and
surrounding the school. Includes references or curriculum. instructional program, learning opportunities
connections to students, and families. for students.
Uses available communities in single Includes knowledge of
neighborhood and lessons or sequence of communities when Draws from Engages students in
community resources lessons. designing and understanding of leadership and service
in single lessons. implementing community to improve in the community.
instruction and enrich the Incorporates
instructional program. community members
into the school
learning community.
Although we went on a
couple of local fieldtrips
6.5 Engaging local to supplement the
communities in curriculum last year, I
support of the really would like to have
instructional more educational trips
available for my students.
program Over the summer, I really
worked on finding out all
the local community has
to offer us.
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Develops an Maintains professional Anticipates professional Integrates the full range Models professionalism
understanding of responsibilities in timely responsibilities and of professional and supports colleagues
6.6 Managing professional ways and seeks support manages time and effort responsibilities into in meeting and exceeding
professional responsibilities. as needed. required to meet advanced planning and professional
responsibilities to expectations. prepares for situations Responsibilities
Seeks to meet required Demonstrates that may be challenging. effectively.
maintain
commitments to students. commitment by Pursues ways to support
motivation and exploring ways to students’ diverse Maintains continual Supports colleagues to
commitment to all address individual learning needs and effort to seek, develop, maintain the motivation,
students student needs. maintains belief in and refine new and resiliency, and energy to
students’ capacity for creative methods to ensure that all students
achievement. ensure individual student achieve.
learning.
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Responsibilities such as Not only do I keep a Throughout the school
grading and feedback are detailed calendar with year, I continue to reflect
the areas I constantly my personal and class on how to make things
strive to complete in a obligations highlighted, better. I do some
timely manner. If I find but also we have our journaling on the matter
myself slipping behind, I daily and weekly and make notes in the
use a student worker schedules posted in class margins of my lesson
(from grades 9/10) or a (that my students remind plans and my daily
parent volunteer to help me to follow if I am being schedules. I also seek
support me in not getting scatterbrained), and our new and creative
drastically behind. school secretary provides methods by collaborating
09/27/17 us with a detailed with colleagues, other
rundown of the week’s teachers at workshops
activities that I highlight and conferences, and
and make notes on. This even by looking online on
secretary-provided list various teaching blogs
stays on my teacher and Pinterest. If
clipboard that goes something did not work
everywhere with me. one day, I take plenty of
These schedules greatly time to research at home
affect my afternoons with that night to make a more
my students, especially effective change that I
now that the end of the can bring to class the
year is drawing closer, so next day.
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I constantly push my
students to grow and
achieve at a higher
standard than they
previously were able to.
At the same time, I am
constantly looking for
ways that I can better
support them in
bettering themselves. We
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are all capable of learning
and growing. I
continually remind my
students and myself of
that. My students always
bolster that belief by
exceeding both their and
my expectations.
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Follows all state education codes, legal requirements, district and site Maintains a high standard of personal integrity
policies, contractual agreements, and ethical responsibilities.* and commitment to student learning and the
profession in all circumstances.
* As follows:
6.7 Demonstrating Take responsibility for student academic learning outcomes. Contributes to building professional community
Is aware of own personal values and biases and recognizes ways in which and holding peers accountable to norms of
professional
these values and biases affect the teaching and learning of students. respectful treatment and communication.
responsibility,
Adheres to legal and ethical obligations in teaching the full ranges of
integrity, and learners, including English learners and students with special needs. Contributes to fostering a school culture with a
ethical conduct Reports suspected cases of child abuse and/or neglect as outlined in the high degree of resilience, professional integrity,
California Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act. and ethical conduct.
Maintains a non-hostile classroom environment and carries out laws and
district guidelines for reporting cases of sexual harassment.
Understands and implements school and district policies and state and
federal law in responding to inappropriate or violent student behavior.
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Complies with legal and professional obligations to protect the privacy,
health, and safety of students, families, and other school professionals.
Models appropriate behavior for students, colleagues, and the profession.
Acts in accordance with ethical considerations for students.
Maintains professional conduct and integrity in the classroom and school
community.
At the end of the day, it is my job to ensure that students are succeeding. While it is I believe that I hold a high standard of personal
important for them to take responsibility of their learning, it is my job to help integrity at my work in that when I say I’m going to
them grow and to find resources to support them. As a teacher, I try to be aware of do something, I write it down on sticky notes on my
how what I do and say affects my teaching and I try to be sensitive to that. I keep desk/computer and in my daily planner so that I am
up to notes on how I am reaching my English leaners and students with special certain that it will get done. I’m huge on doing what I
needs, as well as notes of anything that might be of concern. I strive to create an say I’m going to do. Likewise, I feel as though I set a
environment that is safe, loving, and supportive of all students. As their teacher, I high standard for student learning because I expect a
am an example to my students so I strive to model professionalism and lot out of my students. I set the bar high, but within
appropriate behavior. All I want is to create a safe environment, conducive to the their reach. Additionally, I think that I have a high
academic growth of all students. standard for the profession because I aim to work
09/27/17 well with my colleagues and support them. I also take
05/05/18 an outside interest in learning more about the
10/26/18 profession by doing my best to keep up to date with
the new research and teachings.
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