Definition: The teacher can grow in complexity and enhance their skills.
Elements Within the Component:
Curiosity and Autonomy
Teachers identify personal and professional growth areas and independently seek opportunities to develop and refine their knowledge.
Developing Cultural Competence
Teachers seek knowledge regarding the students and community they serve and apply their findings to their practice and development of the school culture.
Enhancing Knowledge and Skills
Teachers work to deepen content and pedagogical knowledge and exchange new learning with colleagues.
Seeking and Acting on Feedback
Teachers seek opportunities to receive and provide feedback and work collaboratively and constructively to utilize feedback effectively.
Example: The teacher’s principal rarely spends time observing in her classroom. Therefore, she initiated an action research project to improve her own instruction.