WHO WE ARE:
1) Personal Professional Dispositions
a) Sees self as committed to reflective practice. (#9)
b) Sees self as potential teacher leader and an advocate for change within the school setting.
c) Sees self as role model and possible mentor for children and youth.
d) Sees teaching as a vocation as opposed to a job.
2) Personal characteristics within and beyond school
a) Kind and compassionate.
b) Prepared and hard working, values long term and short term planning (#7).
c) Ethical in practice and everyday behavior
d) Confident in what they know and can do,
e) Fosters self esteem.
f) Teacher is a thoughtful and responsive listener (#6).
g) Maintains an optimistic and hopeful approach to life.
3) Dispositions towards colleagues and community
a) Demonstrates characteristics of open-mindedness, flexibility in new situation, respect, care and concern for all involved in the enterprise, including students, colleagues, families and the larger community. (#3)
b) Willingly collaborates with students, colleagues, family, and larger community. (#10)
c) Resource seekers; willing to seek help and see selves as connected to a range of resources that help them work with all children. Willing to ask for help. (#7, #9, #10)
d) Appreciates the cultural dimensions of communication, responds appropriately, and seeks to foster culturally sensitive communication by and among all students in the class. (#6)
4) Dispositions towards children and youth
a) Sees themselves as teaching kids as well as content. (#5)
b) Understands the importance of student motivation to learn. (#5)
c) Accepting of all students and their abilities. (#2)
d) Demonstrating care and concern for all students, showing concern about all aspects of a childŐs well-being (cognitive, emotional social, and physical). (#10)
e) Believes in student ability to learn and be successful. (#3)
f) Affirms and celebrates the diversity of all students. (#3)
g) Sees the importance of building relationships with all students. (#5)
5) Dispositions towards knowledge and learning
a) Values service to school and community.
b) Values critical thinking and self- directed learning as a lifelong process. (#1, #9)
c) Open to continuous learning
d) Values student interaction in support of learning. (#5)
e) Values the development of studentsŐ critical thinking and independent problem solving. (#4)
f) Disposed to use studentsŐ strengths as a basis for growth, and their errors as an opportunity for learning, (#2)
g) Enthusiasm for the discipline.
h) Values and encourages many modes of communication in the classroom. (#6)
i) Values assessment as a means to identify student strengths, promotes growth, and guide instruction. (#8)