About me

prek4 teacher for 9 years

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Lifelong Learning

A Distinguished Teacher initiates or seeks out multiple learning opportunities and applies learning successfully to improve individual and PK - 12 campus practice, showing a commitment to team innovation and growth.

Shares knowledge of specific new methods, approaches and/or technology that directly addresses an area for growth gained through individual research, data analysis, or independent study with team, grade level, and/or department resulting in a significant impact of campus practice as measured by quantitative and/or qualitative data

Experiences (100 characters)

CILT member Campus Instructional Leadership Team

Key Action (900 characters )

Did you include specific details about individual actions?

District Professional development training that will benefit me so teachers will observe my instruction that I provide to students.

Describe an experience that occurred on the campus due to a specific new learning?

What does the CLASS tool measure? Three broad domains of effective Educator-child interactions: Emotional Support, Classroom Organization, & Instructional Support. Each domain has multiple dimensions that focus on a different aspect of that domain. How is each observation structured? Each observation session consists of four 15-20 minute cycles. Child activity and Educator-Child interactions are the focus. How do we know that the CLASS tool measures effective teaching? Robust research shows: children in classrooms that score higher on CLASS make greater gains in academic and social development. Research includes a diverse range of educators, children, and programs, showing effectiveness across settings.

Key outcomes (900 characters)

Do the outcomes described match the actions?

Did you provide an explanation of how the new learning was applied and the outcomes./improvements that occurred as a result?