Standard 9 - Professionalism, Leadership, and Advocacy – The competent teacher is an ethical and reflective practitioner who exhibits professionalism; provides leadership in the learning community; and advocates for students, parents or guardians, and the profession.
This is small example of the positive teacher relationships that were formed while I was student teaching. During my PLC time at the high school, I found out a co-op teacher was writing course curriculum for a new class that was being presented. I offered my help because the co-op teacher wanted a fresh mindset. We worked together to bring out a unit plan for the future class in culinary.
9K) reflects on professional practice and resulting outcomes; engages in self-assessment; and adjusts practices to improve student performance, school goals, and professional growth.
Working with staff in a school building is an important part of have a healthy school environment. Working with my co-op teacher, we were able to have a healthy relationship that allowed us to work together and come up with a course schedule. This reflects on teaching standard 9 because of the level of professional practice between me and my co-op teacher. The resulting outcome from our collaboration is a unit plan for a culinary class. I believed I grew from this experience because I was able to work with a staff member on the creation of the class.
The learning experience i feel was kind of a cheat. I worked at the high school before student teaching and the relationships were already formed. I believe what's important is how i was willing to work with staff to make something that will support our future students. Be willing to help each other in the school environment.
GCN trainings are mandatory work videos that I participated in to learn what is expected for teachers and staff to know. This experience was important because it was a refresh to know what a mandated reported was. It also described work procedures that should be followed throughout working at that school. Ultimately it was a method to make sure employees are well reviewed of work expectations.
9O) participates in professional development, professional organizations, and learning communities, and engages in peer coaching and mentoring activities to enhance personal growth and development.
This is an example of standard 9 because it focuses on professional development of a staff member. I worked on 10 lessons online that teaches me the current events on safety for staff and students. I was also witness to how new teachers meet with the mentors and discussed the supports that they provide.
Participating in professional development is a key component to being a lifelong learner. It's important to be focused on being a part of the professional development allows you to learn any changes to safety and any new developments to the field you are working on. Be sure to continue learning because thing is constantly changing.