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Is aware of the need to Begins to engage in
reflect on teaching reflection on teaching
practice to support practice individually
student learning. and with colleagues
Reflects individually or that is focused on
with colleagues on methods to support
immediate student the full range of
learning needs. learners. 9/29/2018
At the school where I
teach, we as teachers
create skill binders in
6.1 Reflecting on which we keep our
teaching practice in lesson plans, unit plans,
pacing plans, samples of
support of student
student work, and end of
learning unit reflections. At the
end of each unit, I write a
reflection about the unit
and include elements
such as what I felt went
good during the unit and
the things that I did in
the unit that could be
changed or improved in
the future. I reflect on my
teaching practice both on
a daily basis as well as at
the end of each unit so
that the next time I teach
the unit, I could carry out
my lessons in a more
effective way. In addition,
each week, I have a
meeting with the math
Applying
Engages in reflection
individually and with
colleagues on the
relationship between
making adjustments in
teaching practice and
impact on the full
range of learners.
After each lesson and at
the end of each unit, I
always reflection upon
the lesson and ask myself
questions, such as what
went well during the
lesson, deciding upon
which aspects of the
lesson I should keep and
what changes I should
make the next time that I
teach this lesson. I reflect
upon what I did that
helped my students learn
better and what
strategies I could use in
order to make the
content more
comprehensible to all
types of learners. Other
questions I ask myself
after each lesson are:
Were my students
productively engaged?,
Did my students learn
what I had intended them
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Reflects individually Maintains ongoing
and with colleagues on reflective practice and
refinements in action research in
teaching practice and supporting student
connections among the learning and raising
elements of the CSTP the level of academic
to positively impact achievement.
the full range of
learners. Engages in and fosters
reflection among
colleagues for school
wide impact on
student learning.
This year, I am creating a
digital skill binder
using Google Classroom,
which contains different
sections for different
materials that I am
uploading as I am
developing my
instructional
materials/documents and
teaching my classes. The
sections that are set up in
Google Classroom
includes a section for my
course syllabus, pacing
plan, assessments, unit
reflections, sections to
upload lesson plans for
each unit, and sections to
upload lesson materials for
each unit. The school
requires that all teachers
upload their materials,
including their lesson
and/or unit reflections in
Google Classroom.
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department and the math to learn?, What could I do Through the digital skill
department chair and we next time in order to binder, I am able to see
discuss the things we did ensure that the class runs other teacher's
that week that were more smoothly?, Were instructional materials and
effective and the things the activities and work lesson plans, and I am also
we did that did not work expected appropriate?. able to read other teacher's
out and as teachers we One way in which I reflections on their lessons,
provide each other with improve my teaching which in turn provides me
support and advice on practice is by reflecting with ideas that I can
what we could do in on my experiences. incorporate into my
order to improve our Through reflection, I lessons in an effort to
instruction and meet the improve my planning and improve the quality of my
individual needs of make the necessary lessons. In addition, at our
students and improve changes and school, we also
classroom management. accommodations so that use Edmodo in order to
9/29/2018 the content is both reflect on our teaching
accessible and practice and share ideas
comprehensible to all and experiences with other
types of learners, include teachers. Edmodo is also a
ELL’s and students with system that we use to
special needs. I collaborate together as a
team. (11/2019)
collaborate with others
teachers at my school in
I maintain ongoing
order to identify areas of
reflective practice by first
strength and to support
reflecting on my practice
my own teaching.
and then exploring new
(5/1/2019)
strategies and techniques
that I could implement that
would improve student
learning. I express
commitment to lifelong
learning as a critical role of
educators. Through the
teacher induction program
and with the assistance of
my mentor, I am able to
assess my own teaching
practice to target areas for
professional development.
In addition, in support of
student learning and to
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raise the level of academic
achievement, I perform
action research by
choosing a relevant inquiry
topic and conducting
research around that topic
in order to find out ways
that I can better promote
differentiated instruction to
enhance student learning
or the effect that utilizing
technology in the
classroom has on
improving student
learning, for instance.
Throughout the teacher
induction program, I
performed research to help
me improve my practice as
an educator, which can be
seen through
my Individualized
Education Plans (ILP).
(02/27/2020)

Develops goals Sets goals connected to Sets goals connected to Sets and modifies Sets and modifies a
connected to the CSTP the CSTP that take into the CSTP that are authentic goals broad range of
through required account self- authentic, challenging, connected to the CSTP professional goals
6.2 Establishing processes and local assessment of teaching and based on self- that are intellectually connected to the CSTP
professional goals protocols. practice. assessment. challenging and based to improve
and engaging in on self-assessment and instructional practice
Attends required Expands knowledge Aligns personal goals feedback from a and impact student
continuous and
professional and skills individually with school and variety of sources. learning within and
purposeful development. and with colleagues district goals, and beyond the classroom.
professional growth through available focuses on improving Engages in and
and development professional student learning. contributes to Engages in ongoing
development. professional inquiry into teacher
9/29/2018 Selects and engages in development targeted practice for
professional on student professional
development based on achievement. Pursues development.
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needs identified in a variety of additional
professional goals. opportunities to learn Contributes to
professionally. professional
organizations, and
development
opportunities to
extend own teaching
practice.

We have professional When I create goals for I attend professional

development meetings my students and for my development meetings
every Friday after school. professional growth as a every week on Fridays
During the meetings, we teacher, I take into afterschool, in which I
discuss classroom consideration the meet with other teachers,
management issues and reflections that I have staff, and the principal and
how we deal with done during the end of create goals as a team that
challenging behavior in my lessons and the end of we would like to achieve
the classroom. I get ideas the units. I also take into in terms of how to improve
from colleagues and then consideration any our teaching practice so
I implement those feedback that my mentor that our students can earn
strategies in the teacher provides me higher scores on district
classroom, which gives with. I then look for exams, such as the
me more tools that I can resources and strategies Illuminate test that is
use in the classroom and that I can use by administered four times
expands my knowledge consulting my mentor per school year and the
in classroom teacher, as well as by CAASPP. During the
management and researching various meeting, we also discuss
delivering instruction to strategies that I can use and share instructional
students. I also expand that would make me a practices that teachers use
in the classroom and find
my knowledge more effective educator.
effective, assessments, and
individually by In addition, I work with
goals. (10/2019)
researching topics other teachers, especially
pertaining to education other teacher at my
In order to promote
and search skills and school who have the
professional learning for
strategies on the internet same students as me.
continuous improvement,
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that I can use in order to With the other teachers, during Module 1 of the
better support my we discuss and exchange EDSE 502H, I created a
students and meet their strategies that we use in list of my leadership skills
individual needs. our classrooms that are and goals as a way to
9/30/2018 effective with certain guide me in the leadership
students, such as with the goals that I would like to
English language learners focus on developing in
and with students with order to help me improve
special needs. We discuss my teacher leadership
strategies that we skills. My current teacher
implement in our leadership skills and the
classrooms provide goals that I set for myself
support and help these are posted on
students in terms of the Leadership
making the content Competency page of my
accessible and portfolio. The three goals
comprehensible so that that I have created are (1) I
students can will develop my leadership
understanding the in teaching and learning,
material and be (2) I will develop my
successful. (5/1/2019) leadership in student
assessment, and (3) I will
develop my leadership as a
learning facilitator. I also
seek feedback from
colleagues, other
educators, and
administrators in regards to
teaching practice in an
effort to improvement my
teaching
practice. (02/28/2020)
6.3 Collaborating Attends staff, grade Consults with Collaborates with Collaborates with Facilitates
with colleagues and level, department, and colleagues to consider colleagues to improve colleagues to expand collaboration with
other required how best to support student learning and impact on teacher and colleagues.
the broader
meetings and teacher and student reflect on teaching student learning
professional
collaborations. learning. practice at the within grade or Works to ensure the
community to 9/22/2018 classroom level. department and school broadest positive
support teacher Begins to identify how and district levels. impact possible on
and student Identifies student and to access student and Interacts with instructional practice
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learning teacher resources at teacher resources in members of the Engages with members and student
the school and district the broader broader professional of the broader achievement at school
level. professional community to access professional and district levels and
community. resources that support community to access for the profession.
teacher effectiveness resources and a wide
and student learning range of supports for Initiates and develops
teaching the full range professional learning
of learners. opportunities with the
broader professional
community focused on
student achievement.
Every Friday, our school I fully attend staff, grade There is a faculty member Every Thursday, we have a
has a professional level, department, and at our school, whose department level meeting,
development meeting other required meetings position is a consultant. in which I collaborate with
that I attend. Within the and collaborations. For The consultant frequently the mathematics
professional development example, every Thursday visits our school on certain department chair and the
meetings, often times the during lunch time, I meet days of the week, in which geometry teacher. During
administrator has the with the faculty in the he observes teachers and the meeting, we discuss
teachers do grade level Mathematics department provides teachers with Illuminate test results, and
meetings in order to and we have a meeting, teaching evaluations and we collaboratively analyze
discuss how students are in which we discuss feedback about their assessment data together as
performing in their class information about our teaching. The consultant a team. During one of our
and especially to discuss classes and students. provides teachers with department level meetings,
the troubling students. During the meeting, we suggestions and makes we filled out data analysis
During this time, we as discuss student needs recommendations about forms based on Illuminate
teachers collaborate and what we do in order certain things that teachers results. We worked
together and discuss to meet individual can do in their classrooms collaboratively together as
strategies that we use in student needs. As a team, in order to improve their a team to fill out these
our classrooms that we we also work towards teaching practice. The forms. During this time,
feel are effective when identifying certain consultant visits my we also discussed what the
working with particular strategies that we can classroom once a month most and least successful
students in regards to use in our instruction and conducts a classroom standards were based on
observation of my teaching student performance, and
both academic that would help better
as well as the level of then discussed what we did
development as well as support the student in
student engagement and during our lessons that
managing student the areas of their need,
learning. At the end of the made students successfully
behavior. Once a week, I and help them perform
period or my conference master the standards they
have a department better academically on
period, I meet one-on-one performed well on and
meeting with the staff and the standardized tests
with the observer, and the what strategies we used
teachers who are that students take on
observer provides me with that weren't effective. We
specifically teach in the Illuminate and the
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math department. During CAASPP. Also, every feedback about my then talked about the
this meeting, we have a Friday after school, we teaching as well as things common errors that
discussion of what we are have a professional that I can do that will students made while taking
currently teaching and development meeting in benefit student learning. the assessment, what
how we are teaching the which we meet with the Throughout the period strategies we could
content. 9/29/2018 entire school staff, while he is conducting implement that would be
including administration teacher observations, he more successful in helping
and we discuss topics of looks out for certain students master the
classroom management, aspects and takes notes in standards, and how we
student behaviors, and an online tool, would go about assessing
student’s academic called Evaluwise. To their
performance. I also access my teaching knowledge. (02/27/2020)
consult with the special evaluation, I login to
education teacher and Evaluwise and read the
the resource specialist at comments and suggestions
my school in order to that he has identified,
better support the which in turn helps me
students with special improve my teaching
needs. We work closely practice. I work closely
together, and the and collaborate with the
resource specialist tells special education teacher
and the resource specialist
me what assignment
at our school so that
modifications and/or
together, we can better and
accommodations would
more effectively support
be more beneficial to
the students with learning
certain students with
needs. When we
special needs. I
collaborate, we discuss
collaborate with my how the student is
colleagues in an effort to performing in both my
improve student learning class as well as in their
and reflection on other academic classes,
instructional practices at include the skills
the classroom level. enhancement class. I
(5/1/2019) provide the special
education teacher and the
resource specialist with
copies of any assignments
I give to students, along
with answer keys, and any
handouts, notes, tests, or
quizzes. (11/2019)
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Is aware of the role of Acknowledges the Supports families to Provides opportunities Structures a wide
the family in student importance of the contribute to the and support for range of opportunities
learning and the need family’s role in student classroom and school. families to actively for families to
for interactions with learning. Seeks Adjusts participate in the contribute to the
families. information about communication to classroom and school. classroom and school
cultural norms of families based on community. Supports a
families represented in awareness of cultural Communicates to school/district
the school. Welcomes norms and wide range families in ways which environment in which
family involvement at of experiences with show understanding of families take
classroom/ school schools. and respect for cultural leadership to improve
events. 9/30/2018 norms. student learning.

I involve families in the In order to work with I keep families informed of

education of their families in order to support their child’s progress in my
children. One thing that I student learning, I update class, based on awareness
do to involve families is the grades on a weekly of cultural norms and a
that at the beginning of basis in PowerSchool. wide range of experiences,
6.4 Working with the school year, I send Parents have a login and in a variety of ways. One
home welcome letters to are able to view their way in which I
families to support child's grades, missing communicate with families
the parent with the
student learning students. In the welcome assignments, final course is by calling them via the
letter, I introduce myself grade, and progress by phone to inform them on
and the course that I am logging into PowerSchool their child’s progress in my
teaching, and I also Parent. Students also have class when I contact
communicate my access to the same parents, I also address any
expectations for the information that parents concerns that I have about
students and explain to can view on PowerSchool the student. In addition, we
parents the various through PowerSchool mail our progress report
things that they can do in Student. Another way in cards once every few
order to help support the which I work with families weeks in order to update
student at home, such as to support student learning parents on student grades. I
make sure that their child is through also mail out letters home
does their homework utilizing Seesaw, in which to parents if I notice that
I notify parents about their the student is improving in
each day and that the
child's work. I often post a certain area, whether it is
student gets their
student work in Seesaw academic or behavior. If I
homework turned in by
with comments and notice a positive
the due date. I also
families are able to see the improvement in the
encourage parents to
work that their child doing student, I fill out a “happy
contact me if they have
in my class. Through letter” and mail it to the
any questions or
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concerns about how their
child is doing in the class.
I maintain
communication with
parents by sending home
letters stating the
progress that their child
is making in the class, I
contact parents by
phone, and also by email.
I also speak to the
parents about their
child’s progress in the
class during parent
conferences and back to
school nights. 9/30/2018
Applying
Seesaw, I update parents
about their child's progress
and offer ways in which
we can
collaboratively support the
student for a better
learning experience.
Parents are able to see their
child's work digitally, as
well as any messages that I
send home. I also turn on
options that allows parents
to comment on their child's
work to encourage their
learning. On Seesaw, I also
post useful links to
Mathematics resources that
I believe would benefit
student learning. I
encourage parents to have
their children access those
resources, such as videos
in Khan
Academy. (10/2019)
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parents to keep the parents
informed about their
child’s progress. If I notice
that the student is doing
poorly in my class or if the
student is misbehaving,
then I fill out and mail
home a “sad letter”,
communicating to parents
by addressing my concern.
I also maintain
communication with
parents during open houses
and back to school nights.
During this time when
parents visit my classroom,
I tell them the student’s
grade and I discuss how
they are performing in my
class, both academically as
well as behaviorally. In
addition, our school uses a
method in which both
students and their parents
can login and access
student grades, as well as
the scores given on each
individual assignment.
Students can login to
PowerSchool student to
access their grades, and
scores on assignments and
parents can login to
PowerSchool Parent to
access their child’s grades
and see what assignments
their child is missing and
what scores their child has
received on individual
assignments. (5/1/2019)
Our school conducts parent
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conferences, in which the
school announces to
parents important activities
and provides them with
updated information about
what is happening at our
school. I make myself
available and attend the
parent conferences. The
way in which we support
families to actively
participate at the school is
by asking them to express
their ideas, opinions, and
concerns as it relates to
school events. I try to
involve parents as much as
I can in their child's
education because
according to research,
when parents are involved
in their child's education,
the child is more likely to
succeed and less likely to
engage in violent
behaviors. (03/13/2020)
Develops awareness Seeks available Uses a variety of Uses a broad range of Collaborates with
about local neighborhood and neighborhood and neighborhood and community members
neighborhoods and community resources. community resources community resources to increase
communities to support the to support the instructional and
6.5 Engaging local surrounding the school. Includes references or curriculum. instructional program, learning opportunities
communities in 9/30/2018 connections to students, and families. for students.
support of the communities in single Includes knowledge of
instructional Uses available lessons or sequence of communities when Draws from Engages students in
program neighborhood and lessons. designing and understanding of leadership and service
community resources implementing community to improve in the community.
in single lessons. instruction and enrich the Incorporates
instructional program. community members
into the school
learning community.
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Last semester, my high I speak with my This year, we began a I identify community
school conducted a colleagues in order to program at our school, resources that can provide
community fair on a find out what called Reading Counts, in additional support to
Saturday, and I mathematics related which students are students such as library,
participated in the workshops there are in expected to select a book youth center, and health
community fair. During the local community that of their choice based on resources. At our school,
this time, I was able to I can have my students their identified lexile level, one valuable resource that
develop awareness about attend. In this sense, I and read the book during we have is tutoring, both
the local neighborhood provide my students with their advisories. The during class, as well as
and community community based purpose of implementing afterschool. We currently
surrounding the school experiences to support the Reading Counts have four tutors on campus
because people who live their learning. Our school program is to encourage that help support students
and serve the takes students on field students to read more, in all subject areas,
neighborhood were trips, such as museums which in turn will raise especially in English and
invited to attend the and educational their lexile level. Once Math. When a student falls
community fair. This institutions, such as students read a book, they behind or needs additional
community fair gave me Mission College, which is then login and take a help with homework, or if
the opportunity to located down the street reading test on the book I feel that the student is
experience what the from the school and that they read. In order to struggling, I refer the
people were like who other universities, such assist students in choosing student to after school
lived in that particular as Cal States, UC’s, and a book and to provide tutoring, which is led by a
students with a wide program called Think
neighborhood and other private colleges.
variety of books that they Together. Think Together
community, and I learned The school takes them on
can choose from, I gave helps support our students
about their culture. these field trips and the
each of my students in my academically with their
9/30/2018 students take a tour
class a library card coursework, and well as by
around the campuses.
application to the Sylmar promoting college and
(5/1/2019)
Public Library, in which career readiness. They
students can obtain their connect our students to
own library card and check different colleges and
out books from the Sylmar universities and explain to
Public Library. The students what educational
librarians at the library can paths are available to them
assist the students in after they graduate high
choosing a book of a topic school. Often times, Think
of their choice. (11/2019) Together takes students on
field trips to colleges and
tours them around the
campus in order to increase
student interests in wanting
to attend college after
graduation. They also help
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students with filling out
college applications and
financial aid applications.
(02/23/2020)

Develops an Maintains professional Anticipates Integrates the full Models

understanding of responsibilities in professional range of professional professionalism and
professional timely ways and seeks responsibilities and responsibilities into supports colleagues in
6.6 Managing responsibilities. support as needed. manages time and advanced planning and meeting and exceeding
professional 9/30/2018 effort required to meet prepares for situations professional
responsibilities to Seeks to meet required expectations. that may be Responsibilities
maintain commitments to Demonstrates challenging. effectively.
motivation and students. commitment by Pursues ways to
commitment to all exploring ways to support students’ Maintains continual Supports colleagues to
students address individual diverse learning needs effort to seek, develop, maintain the
student needs. and maintains belief in and refine new and motivation, resiliency,
students’ capacity for creative methods to and energy to ensure
achievement. ensure individual that all students
student learning. achieve.
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I seek support as needed
in that when I notice that
a student is struggling in
my class, I refer the
student to lunchtime and
after school tutoring. In
addition, I maintain
communication with the
parents because
together, we can come up
with strategies that we
can use in order to better
support the student, both
at school as well as at
home. If there is a
student with a special
need who shows
challenging behavior or
does not complete work
in class, then I speak with
the special education
teacher and the resource
specialist. 9/30/2018
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I have developed an I always maintain a I model professionalism to
understanding of my positive attitude when my colleagues by
professional working with my following all the
responsibilities, which I students so that I can workplace rules and
integrate into planning serve as a positive role meeting school
and prepare for model for my students. I expectations and
situations that can be learn from my mistakes department level
challenging. I manage my and how to appropriately expectations. I have a clear
stress and maintain a handle different types of understanding of what is
positive attitude towards situations as they arise. expected of me, and
both my students as well In addition, I participate complete all tasks and
as my colleagues. I also in activities outside of projects that the
make an effort to seek, school that helps me administrator and the
develop, and refine new reduce my stress. For mathematics department
and creative methods in example, I visit the gym chair require in a timely
order to ensure that my on a weekly basis, swim, manner. For example,
students are learning and play the piano, and travel. some expectations that are
performing well. I make I also demonstrate a required is to prepare
time and effort to positive attitude with my students for standardized
differentiate instruction colleagues. For example, exams and monitor their
for students, based on at my school, we had a progress by assessing them
during instruction in order
their academic level and Thanksgiving potluck
to ensure that students are
needs, and to engage lunch in which each
mastering the standards so
students in the learning teacher and staff member
that they are well prepared
process by having them brought food and shared
for the CAASPP. Another
do interactive activities, them together.
task that my school
where they practice the (11/2019)
requires that I complete in
content in a fun way, a timely manner is the
such as playing development of a skill
mathematics games and binder, which contains unit
Kahoot. (5/1/2019) plans, lesson plans,
teaching materials,
assessments, and unit
reflections. I write my
lessons plans on a daily
basis and upload them into
the Google Classroom for
my principal to review.
Another way in which I
model professionalism to
my colleagues is by taking
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responsibility and showing
commitment that I am
willing to set goals and
achieve those goals. On the
job, I use professional
language and speak using
academic vocabulary. I
dress professionally in
order to make a positive
impression and to be a
positive role model for my
students. Finally, I model
professionalism by
following workplace ethics
and obeying all school
policies and regulations. I
ask for help if I'm not sure
how to handle a particular
situation that may arise,
and my colleagues are
always there to support
me. I support my
colleagues in meeting and
exceeding professional
responsibilities effectively
by working with them as a
team and sharing with
them the resources and
websites that I use to
obtain ideas, which I
incorporate into my
curriculum. When a
teacher has technology
issues, I help them in
fixing the technology
issues. I also support the
teachers by sharing
instructional materials
(with the math teachers)
with them when they
request it. (03/12/2020)
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Follows all state education codes, legal requirements, district and site
policies, contractual agreements, and ethical responsibilities.*
* As follows:
• Take responsibility for student academic learning outcomes.
• Is aware of own personal values and biases and recognizes ways in which
these values and biases affect the teaching and learning of students.
• Adheres to legal and ethical obligations in teaching the full ranges of
learners, including English learners and students with special needs.
• Reports suspected cases of child abuse and/or neglect as outlined in the
California Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act.
• Maintains a non-hostile classroom environment and carries out laws and
district guidelines for reporting cases of sexual harassment.
• Understands and implements school and district policies and state and
federal law in responding to inappropriate or violent student behavior.
6.7 Demonstrating • Complies with legal and professional obligations to protect the privacy,
professional health, and safety of students, families, and other school professionals.
responsibility, • Models appropriate behavior for students, colleagues, and the profession.
integrity, and • Acts in accordance with ethical considerations for students.
• Maintains professional conduct and integrity in the classroom and school
ethical conduct
community. 9/30/2018
In the classroom, I follow professional responsibility, integrity, and ethical conduct
by modeling appropriate behavior. I model and emphasize respect and often
times, we have a discussion with students about the importance of being
respectful to others. I understand and implement school policies in responding to
inappropriate or violent student behavior. At the school where I teach, we prevent
inappropriate behavior from occurring by implement Positive Behavior and
Intervention Supports (PBIS) in which we first begin by first giving the student a
verbal warning and speaking with the student regarding the inappropriate
behavior. In addition, in dealing with inappropriate behaviors, if managing the
behavior is beyond what we can do in the classroom, our school has behavioral
referrals. I use the behavioral referral as a last resort if nothing I do in the
classroom seems to correct the behavior. I send the student to the office with the
behavioral referral form that I fil out. This is the procedure that we use schoolwide
as part of positive behavioral and intervention supports. I follow the obligations in
teaching English language learners and students with special needs by making the
appropriate accommodation and modifications for English language learners and
students with special needs. For the students with special needs, I make the
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Maintains a high standard of personal integrity
and commitment to student learning and the
profession in all circumstances.
Contributes to building professional community
and holding peers accountable to norms of
respectful treatment and communication.
Contributes to fostering a school culture with a
high degree of resilience, professional integrity,
and ethical conduct.
The way in which I foster a school culture with a high
degree of resilience, professional integrity, and ethical
conduct is by modeling for my students appropriate
behaviors that I expect to see in my students. In addition,
at the beginning of the school year, I introduced and
taught my students the Schoolwide Learning Outcomes
for Behavior and the Schoolwide Learner Outcomes for
Academics. I often times reference the SLO's as needed
and I have the SLO's (Student Learning Outcomes)
posted on the wall in my classroom. For the SLO's
related to behavior, I model, emphasize, and encourage
perseverance, respect, integrity, discipline, and empathy.
For the SLO's related to academics, I model, emphasize,
and encourage students to be effective communicators,
critical thinkers, and responsible individuals. (08/2019)
I maintain a high standard of integrity by modeling a
clear set of values and acting in ways that support those
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Element Emerging Exploring Applying
accommodations and modifications based on the accommodations and/or
modifications that are listed on the student’s IEP. For English language learners, I
let them have access to a dictionary for translations and definitions, and I provide
them with visuals to help them connect with the content. I also let them work with
students who speak both the English language learners’ primary language fluently
as well as fluent English. 9/30/2018
I maintain appropriate and professional interaction with students and families.
For example, at the beginning of each period, I setup a positive classroom climate
by standing at my door and greeting students as they enter my classroom. I
maintain professional conduct and integrity in the classroom, school, and
community. I contribute to the school and student’s success by being
knowledgeable of learning goals, standards, and established objectives. I am aware
of my own personal values and I recognize ways in which these values and biases
affect both teaching and learning. I meet the professional obligations to implement
school, district, state, and federal guidelines and policies. I act in professional ways
by demonstrating appropriate, behavior, and appearance. I am aware of mandated
child abuse reported laws and procedures, as my school have us undergo each
year a mandated child abuse reporting training. (5/1/2019)
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values. Some values that I model for my students and act
in those ways include responsibility, respect, fairness,
trustworthiness, and honesty. I also respond
appropriately when cheating occurs. I ensure that my
students have the opportunity to reflect on ways in which
they behave. I listen and show respect for their thinking,
and then restate my expectation that dishonesty is never
acceptable in the classroom. I help my students believe in
themselves so that they also develop self-efficacy. Some
ways in which I help my students believe in themselves
is through my passion for teaching, modeling a clear set
of values and acting in ways that support those values,
acceptance of people difference than themselves, and
through the ability to overcome obstacles and show them
that success is possible if they set a goal and put in effort
towards achieving that goal. In terms of contributing to a
school culture with a high degree of resilience, I
celebrate success by setting goals in an effort to
continually improve. Also, I encourage peer coaching by
promoting a sense of community and trust and
encouraging colleagues to coach each other. With my
colleagues, I strive to discuss topics of maintaining
consistency, professionalism, and performance. I also
take accountability in establishing clear expectations.
(03/02/2020)