|
Engages in professional growth. |
||
|
Criteria: The Teacher |
Teacher Behavior |
Optional Documentation |
|
a. Demonstrates habits and skills of continuous inquiry and learning. |
·
Takes classes ·
Presents at professional conferences ·
Joins professional or community
organizations ·
Reads professional journals |
·
Transcripts ·
Copies of membership certificates ·
Books/journals on shelves ·
Degrees or certification |
|
b. Works collaboratively to improve professional practice and student learning. |
·
Team meetings ·
Network with others ·
Team-teaching with special education
teachers |
·
Show sample lesson of collaborative
activities ·
Peer evaluation ·
IEP (show attending meeting) |
|
c. Applies research, knowledge, and skills from professional development opportunities to improve practice. |
·
Innovative/creative lesson plans ·
Present knowledge to group ·
Journal entries |
·
Run off copies of
books/magazines/Internet used in classroom ·
Present to team/video-tape ·
Student pre- and post tests ·
Websites for teachers/parents/students |
|
d. Establishes and implements professional development plans based upon the teacher needs aligned to the Iowa Teaching Standards and district/building student achievement goals. |
·
Knows students and collects data from
students and works on weaknesses ·
Follows district guidelines/curricula |
·
Show growth in student achievement ·
Evaluations ·
Set own teacher goals and long-range
plans |
|
e. Provides
an analysis of student learning and growth based on teacher created tests and
authentic measures as well as any standardized and district-wide tests. |
·
Team meeting discussion ·
PLC Meetings ·
Member of district committees ·
Child study ·
IEP Meeting |
·
Show growth in student achievement ·
Formative Assessments ·
Student records ·
PLC Meeting agenda/notes ·
Annotated comments ·
Analyzing Student Work Documents |
