{"id":155,"date":"2018-04-24T17:00:21","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T17:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/miller.step.hollins.edu\/?page_id=155"},"modified":"2019-12-12T14:57:46","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T14:57:46","slug":"professional-learning-and-ethical-practice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/miller.step.hollins.edu\/?page_id=155","title":{"rendered":"Professional Learning and Ethical Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"

Developing a commitment to life-long learning and continually evaluating and reflecting on how one interacts with others is an essential part of being a successful teacher. I demonstrate professional learning<\/strong> and the highest ethical standards<\/strong> by participating in professional development opportunities, communicating professionally with students’ families, and by belonging to professional organizations.<\/p>\n

Professional Development<\/strong><\/p>\n

Participating in Professional Learning Community (PLC) meetings as a student teacher helped me to further develop new teaching skills and methods for evaluating students academic performance. The specialized training I received enhanced my knowledge of RTI levels, analyzing student data, and applying research-based teaching methods.<\/p>\n

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Communicating Professionally<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another way I demonstrate professionalism is how I communicate openly and frequently with students’ families. When I began student teaching I created a letter to send home with students introducing myself. The letter was an effective way to establish positive communication with parents and guardians right from the start. I also create a weekly newsletter for parents and students that outlines the standards I will be teaching and upcoming assignments. The letter serves as a convenient study guide. It includes examples and practice exercises relating to the week’s target reading and grammar skills.<\/p>\n

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Professional Organizations<\/strong><\/p>\n

As a professional educator I am constantly striving to improve my teaching skills and strategies. I stay up to date on current teaching practices through my membership in the National Teachers Association (NEA) and National Science Teaching Association (NSTA). I also subscribe to several education newsletters such as Edutopia, Education World, and Reading Rockets.<\/p>\n

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Developing a commitment to life-long learning and continually evaluating and reflecting on how one interacts with others is an essential part of being a successful teacher. I demonstrate professional learning and the highest ethical standards by participating in professional development opportunities, communicating professionally with students’ families, and by belonging to professional organizations. Professional Development Participating … Continue reading Professional Learning and Ethical Practice<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-155","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/miller.step.hollins.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/miller.step.hollins.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/miller.step.hollins.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miller.step.hollins.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miller.step.hollins.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=155"}],"version-history":[{"count":47,"href":"https:\/\/miller.step.hollins.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/155\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":970,"href":"https:\/\/miller.step.hollins.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/155\/revisions\/970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/miller.step.hollins.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}