Artifact Description:

I am a student leader at Trinity, and my role is a Hall Spiritual Life Coordinator. I am responsible for planning and leading events that support spiritual growth on campus, as well as being an individual that people can come to with questions about their faith. I have chosen to include a picture of me at one of my Bible studies that I co-led with my partner.

Connection to Standard:

This connects to standard 9E: "Is cognizant of his or her emerging and developed leadership skills and the applicability of those skills within a variety of learning communities." My role as a Spiritual Life Coordinator on campus connects to this standard because I have been growing my leadership skills outside of the classroom, and my leadership in both settings has strengthened my skills in the other setting.

What I learned:

Through my leadership position on campus, I have learned that being a leader doesn't always mean that you have to have the answers. In fact, it is better when people ask you questions that you don't know the answer too because you can commit to searching for it alongside of them. This goes for teachers as well. We are on a journey to learn alongside our students, and it is a joy to learn from them.

Artifact Description:

This is a presentation that I created for a hypothetical "back to school night." In this presentation, I give my students' parents a little rundown about what the year is going to look like, what the daily schedule is, who I am as the teacher, and created an activity for them to participate in at the end.

Connection to Standard:

This artifact connects to standard 9L: "Communicates relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents or guardians, and peers, using a variety of technology and digital-age media and formats." This presentation connects to this standard as it is a way of communicating with parents what their child's school year is going to look like, as well as a little bit about me as their teacher, using Google Slides.

What I learned:

From this activity, I learned that providing parents with as much information as possible can go a long way. Even something as simple as sharing the books that we will be reading as a class can keep them informed and feeling more included in their child's education.