Domain Outcome 4.0: Candidates manage their continued learning and professional development through continuous reflection about their teaching knowledge, dispositions, skills, and practices.

Domain Expectation 4.d: The candidate involves P-12 students and their families in reflection upon their own diverse backgrounds and learning experiences; the results of these reflections are then used to improve the candidate's assessment and instruction practices.

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Accomplished

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Proficient

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Emerging

(1)

Improving

The candidate consistently engages P-12 students and their families in reflection on their own learning; these reflections then lead to revised teaching practices, which in turn lead to validated, improved student learning.

The candidate engages P-12 students and their families in reflection on their own learning, and makes changes in the learning climate (as observed and/or verified), to improve teaching practices based on those reflections.

The candidate shows advanced knowledge of the importance of utilizing student and family self-reflection as a means toward improving teaching practices.

The candidate identifies areas needed for professional improvement in understanding how to use student and family self-reflection as a means toward improving teaching practices.

List of Exhibits: (list any cross-references to other domain expectations)

Proficient in this Expectation? YES NO

If NO, what else is needed? If YES, what is needed to become Accomplished?

I/A Score/Comments

M/O Score/Comments

4

Mrs. Thrasher is chairperson of our school improvement committee and has worked with parents and students to develop activities that will improve student achievement. The criteria of this assignment have been met.

Candidate Score/Comments

4

The items used in this exhibit are examples of the involvement of community members, families and students in the reflection on diverse backgrounds and needs. The activities from the school improvement plan were developed with parent and student input. These activities and the data gathered from them have been used to improve student instruction and assessments.