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Home   Standard1 / Standard2 / Standard3 / Standard4 / Standard5 / Standard6 / Standard7 / Standard8 / Standard9 / Standard10 **Standard 9** ** Teachers are able to evaluate themselves. ** The teacher is a reflective practitioner who continually evaluates the effects of his or her choices and actions on pupils, parents, professionals in the learning community and others and who actively seeks out opportunities to grow professionally.

 Evidence 1: Action Research Reflection

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 Rationale 1:

 As part of my Action Research I was able to reflect on myself as a practioner. My plan of action is to take a look at units of study that are not typically as high interest in my classroom. Then, I will determine if these units of study can be integrated with technology. That way, the students who normally are feeling bored or unmotivated by the topic will have a way to make the information more interesting for them.

 I also plan to share these results with the teachers in my building, as well as begin a way to share educational technology tools. There are many tools out there for students of all ages to use.

 KSD

9.K.1 The teacher understands methods of inquiry that provide him/her with a variety of self-assessment and problem-solving strategies for reflecting on his/her practice, its influences on students’ growth and learning, and the complex interactions between them.

My action research project allowed me to really focus in on one part of my school day. This assessment of student learning really allowed me to see that their growth does depend very much on what they use to create projects. I was able to use 3 different ways to measure this and feel confident in the findings.

9.S.4 The teacher draws upon professional colleagues within the school and other professional areas as supports for reflection, problem-solving and new ideas, actively sharing experiences and seeking and giving feedback.

 I will be working with our director of technology in the future for creating an online class using epals Learning Spaces because of my reflection. I am excited to try out this new way to explore curriculum that usually is a bit dry for students.

9.D.2 The teacher is committed to reflection, assessment, and learning as an ongoing process.

I will constantly be checking with students, especially self evaluations at the end of most units. Most certainly when there are big projects I will be asking for feedback, things that they did or did not like. Those assessments are important for developing lessons in the future.