Description of Teacher Standards

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In reflecting about all that I have learned during my first five years of teaching, I have found it to be a very humbling experience. As a first year teacher, people always complement you on your new and innovative ideas, but that quickly wears off when you are faced with changing district climates, new co-workers, and of course the state and national politics of education. At the beginning of my PDP, I selected teacher standards 4, 5 and 10.

(4)The teacher understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies, including the use of technology to encourage children's development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills.

One quickly learns that in order to be an effective teacher, one must consistently adapt and modify the practices of the profession. I feel the skills that I have learned throughout completing my professional development plan have better prepared me to teach in this changing world and assist our 21st century learners. I am doing things in my classroom in regards to technology that I never dreamed possible when I started teaching, and that’s just been in 5 years. I cannot imagine what I will be doing in another 5 years.

(5) The teacher uses an understanding of individual and group motivation and behavior to create a learning environment that encourages positive social interaction, active engagement in learning, and self-motivation.

One of the things that I found myself getting bogged down with in years 2-3 was content coverage. I realized that I was working so hard to get material out there and the kids weren’t picking it up. Through some of the strategies I have learned and the technology I have been able to utilize, I have decided that teaching a lot about a little is much mo...

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...y want me to contact parents. I also implemented a parent teacher trivia system which has had positive results on conference attendance.

With our switch to the PLC system, I have had much more time to collaborate with my colleagues, and look forward to that in the future. My colleague and I have created common assessments and shared lesson plans over the past couple of years and have offered suggestions for improvement in a professional matter. I also have some projects and courses in mind that include members from other departments. One is a class where students will recreate the community of Algoma virtually as it was thought periods in history. This could be a fantastic community outreach opportunity and will allow me to work with our tech ed dept. I feel I have done pretty well in this domain, especially since I have a slight handicap by living so far away.

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