Standard E – Meets Professional Responsibilities
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| 1. Understands his or her legal and moral responsibilities.
| By attending professional development workshops and collaborating with collegues at Smith College and in the Northampton Public School District, I have extended my knolwedge and understanding of my legal and moral resposibilities as a teacher in the State of Massachusetts.
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| 2. Conveys knowledge of and enthusiasm for his/her academic discipline to students.
| As described by my Cooperating Teacher during my pre-practicum when tutoring students in reading, I displayed my understanding of teaching reading, pedagogical techniques, and consistent motivation to teach to each session.
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| 3. Maintains interest in current theory, research, and developments in the academic discipline and exercises judgment in accepting implications or findings as valid for application in classroom practice.
| For the discussion section of student teaching, I have read various articles and book selections in regard to best practices, recommendations and current research. I have noted the findings' influence on my teaching in my weekly reflection posted below.
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| 4. Collaborates with colleagues to improve instruction, assessment, and student achievement.
| My supervisor notes that I come in early for planning and discussing instruction and students with my Cooperating Teacher and the classroom ESP.
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| 5. Works actively to involve parents in their child’s academic activities and performance, and communicates clearly with them.
| My Cooperating Teacher appreciated my attendance at the school's open house and my communication with them throughout the evening.
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| 6. Reflects critically upon his or her teaching experience, identifies areas for further professional development as part of a professional development plan that is linked to grade level, school, and district goals, and is receptive to suggestions for growth.
| My supervisor writes that I am a reflective practitioner. I am open to feedback and am eager to improve and learn new strategies.
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| 7. Understands legal and ethical issues as they apply to responsible and acceptable use of the Internet and other resources.
| I give examples of my comprehension of the issues and resposiblities that surround incorporation of the internet in my final three-way meeting report for my first semester in the fourth grade through time in the computer lab with students.
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Rating:
| Explanation of Rating for Standard E – Meets Professional Responsibilities:
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Rating Scale: 1=Does Not Meet the Standard; 2=Meets the Standard, 3=Exceeds the Standard; NA=Not Applicable.
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