Domain D: Fulfilling Professional Responsibilities
It has not always been easy being and acting like a professional while living among college students. However, this internship is helping to prepare me to be an outstanding citizen and role model. It has been a pleasure to collaborate with all the members of the PDS community.
D1: Meeting expectations and fulfilling responsibilities
The teacher consistently meets expectations and fulfills responsibilities.
- Expectations and ResponsibilitiesI remember my interview for the PDS program and they asked me about work ethic and organization. I smiled and showed them my color coded planner. I also explained that I have a habit of taking my work with me...
- Teaching Feedback2/20/09I regularly meet expectations and responsibilities. I come to school on time at 8:00 AM every morning. Some mornings I even arrive earlier if I know I have things I need to prepare for the day. I also have only...
D2: Establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships
The teacher establishes and maintains productive, collaborative relationships with colleagues and families.
- Teacher AttitudesIf there is one thing that can really bring down an entire experience for everyone its bad attitudes. Even one faculty or staff who is pessimistic can negatively impact the atmosphere. I've experienced this in my elementary education classes, jobs,...
- Sharing Among TeachersOne thing that I love about having a relatively small team of teachers is how the teachers work together. For instance, during the first two weeks of February, the teachers split up designing measurement stations into three sections, capacity, length,...
- Kids Care Fair 2009January 22, 2009I had the unique and rewarding experience of volunteering at the Kids Care Fair 2009 which honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacy of caring, on January 22, 2009 from 6-8 p.m. This event strives to...
D3: Valuing and seeking professional growth
The teacher values and seeks professional growth.
- Martin Luther King Jr. In-service DayIn the morning of the in-service day on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the presentation focused on diversity. There was a white male speaker who shared an interesting video about his ancestor's involvement in the slave trade. I thought it...
- Professional GrowthOne of the joys of being a teacher is that there is always something to learn and something to improve upon. I can learn more about my students, the curriculum, or my practice. I can improve my teaching strategies each...
- Sharing my BlogApril 18, 2009I was honored when Becci Burns and Carla Zembal-Saul asked me to share my blog at the Penn State Teaching with Technology Symposium. (See a screen shot of the email at the bottom of this entry.) This conference...
D4: Demonstrating professionalism
The teacher continuously demonstrates integrity, ethical behaviors, and appropriate professional conduct.
- Teaching Evaluation Semester 1The first attachment is the mid-semester evaluation which was completed by my adviser, my mentor teacher, and me. In the middle of the semester we gathered together for a meeting to discuss my progress and to identify areas that I...
- ProfessionalismIn my evaluations my PDA and mentor teacher have expressed that I treat my position with great care and show great professionalism. Here is an clip from my evaluation from the Fall Semester. In This clip is from Standard A: Becoming...
- Student ConfidentialityApril 2, 2009Background: in our classroom we have personal journals in which students can journal about anything that is on their minds, knowing that only myself and my mentor will read them. We encourage our students to be honest with...
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