Professional Responsibility
Standard #9: Professional Learning and Ethical Practice
The teacher engages in ongoing professional learning and uses evidence to continually evaluate his/her practice, particularly the effects of his/her choices and actions on others (learners, families, other professionals, and the community), and adapts practice to meet the needs of each learner. (El Ed and Sec. Ed - Phil of Ed professional development plan)
Standard #10: Leadership and Collaboration
The teacher seeks appropriate leadership roles and opportunities to take responsibility for student learning, to collaborate with learners, families, colleagues, other school professionals, and community members to ensure learner growth, and to advance the profession. (El Ed and Sec. Ed - Philosophy of Ed professional development plan)
Standard #11 Teacher as Servant
The teacher personalizes the departmental “teacher as servant” motto, linking their past educational experiences and future call as educator to Christ’s embodiment of humble servant. (not InTASC: proprietary to our department) (El Ed and Sec. Ed - Philosophy of Education incorporation of faith into teaching)
Choose one of the above descriptors about professional responsibilities. Find an artifact to match that descriptor and attach it below. Write a one paragraph reflection that explains why the artifact you chose matches the descriptor.