TPE 6

Professional Development

Developing as a Professional Educator

Narrative

TPE 6 calls on beginning teachers to take charge of their own professional behavior and development as educators and life-long learners. Teachers are expected to honestly reflect on their own knowledge and teaching philosophy, as well as their own values and potential biases. In addition to reflection, teachers must act on their self-understanding and establish professional learning goals to improve their personal growth as learners and professional growth as educators. Teachers must comport themselves with integrity, fairness, and responsibility to all students regardless of background. Teachers must also be aware of their responsibilities as mandated reporters and as representatives of their school and profession, particularly in online forums.

For TPE 6, I have included information about some of my professional development activities over the past year. One big advantage of this COVID year was the transformation of in-person conferences to online platforms that made attendance available to educators all over the world. I have been involved in seminars—local and international—that I never could have attended in person. I anticipate continuing to engage with online (and some in-person ;) conferences and workshops in the coming years.

Artifacts / Evidence

Memberships and Professional Development Events

National Science Teaching Association

Annual Membership
Member Number 2401407

digital_literacy_certificate.pdf

Teaching Digital Literacy

Teaching Tolerance Professional Development Webinar
August 3, 2020

Teaching Restorative in Times of Covid

IIRP Continuing Education Webinar
April 29, 2021

Building and maintaining relationships in a virtual world.

The COVID-19 pandemic has turned everyone's life upside down. Schools especially have struggled to serve students and families through an ever-changing environment. In this 60-minute webinar, three educators share the lessons they've learned about how to build and maintain positive relationships during these challenging times, and take your questions.

Panelists included Claire de Mézerville López, IIRP Community Engagement Specialist, Costa Rica; St. Claire Adriaan, Principal, Academy of the City Charter School, Queens, New York; and Jennifer Hiestand, School Counselor, CSF Buxmont Academy, Sellersville, Pennsylvania.

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The Power of Listening Circles

IIRP Continuing Education Webinar
October 29, 2020

Good relationships start with listening.

Listening circles emphasize storytelling for cultivating empathy. They can help your community – workplace, school, organization, neighborhood, university or family – gain a shared sense of understanding and foster emotional connection.

In this webinar, participants heard from skilled facilitators about how listening circles are being used in a variety of settings to address topics ranging from systemic racism and sexual violence, to the impacts of the pandemic and traumatic events.

Panelists included IIRP Lecturer Elizabeth Smull, M.R.P.Y.C., Trisha N. Tinsley, owner of Citizen Coach, and Kevin Jones, M.S., owner of Pathways 2 Restorative Leadership.

Webinar Recording

MAPS_2020_CERTIFICATE.pdf

MAPS 2020 Online Symposium

October 16-18, 2020

The Montessori Adolescent Practitioners Symposium - MAPS - is a convening space for peer-to-peer sharing of best practices, cutting edge thinking, and practical strategies in Montessori adolescent education (12-18 years).

Conference Agenda

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