Dimension 4.3: Teacher Reflections on Pedagogy

Dimension 4.3

  • "Leads colleagues collaboratively in and beyond the school to identify professional development needs through detailed data analysis and self-reflection.
  • Seeks resources and collaboratively fosters faculty knowledge and skills.
  • Develops and fulfills the school and district improvement plans through professional learning communities, grade- or subject-level team leadership, committee leadership or other opportunities beyond the campus."

Teacher Reflections: Possible considerations for Dimension 4.3

    • Is the educator writing about lesson-planning processes - with emphasis on the addressing areas of concern indicated by data, the source of ideas, advice sought/received in lesson planning, pro/cons for utilized procedures, and ways to improve?
    • Is the educator writing about lesson-delivery process - with emphasis on addressing areas of concern indicated by data, the source of ideas, advice sought/received in lesson planning, pro/cons for utilized procedures, and ways to improve?
    • Is the educator actively seeking feedback publicly from other educators?
      • Is the teacher participating in regular Twitter chats? If so, to which hashtag(s) does the teacher regularly post?
      • Is the teacher seeking advice about taking and/or planning a professional development session?
      • Is the educator disseminating blogs to the worldwide educator community on social media?
      • Do social media posts and blog comments provide evidence that the educator is soliciting pedagogical feedback from sources inside and outside the local school or district?
      • Does the educator present in and out of district to share ideas/strategies/ideas with the educational community?
    • Does the educator identify areas in need of improvement and plan for professional development to improve those areas?
    • Does the educator reflect on implementation of strategies learned through professional development and their impact on student learning?
    • Does the educator actively share/request sharing with team, campus, district, and educational community?
    • Does the educator reflect on team, PLC, and vertical team meetings?
    • Does the educator serve in a leadership capacity within the team, grade-level, campus, district, or general educational community?