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6.1 Reflecting Is aware of Begins to engage Engages in reflection individually and with colleagues on the Reflects Maintains
on teaching the need to in reflection on relationship between making adjustments in teaching practice individually ongoing
practice in reflect on teaching practice and impact on the full range of learners. and with reflective
support of teaching individually and colleagues on practice and
practice to with colleagues refinements in action
student
support that is focused on teaching research in
learning student methods to practice and supporting
learning. support the full connections student
Reflects range of learners. among the learning and
individually or elements of raising the
with the CSTP to level of
colleagues on positively academic
immediate impact the full achievement.
student range of
learning learners. Engages in
needs. and fosters
reflection
among
colleagues for
school wide
impact on
student
learning.
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At the end of I still continue to I have been working collaboratively with my kindergarten team on a Domain 1;
the day I like to reflect on my weekly basis. We discuss lesson planning, data results, and any other Proposition 4:
reflect to see teaching practice issues/concerns that we have going on in our class. I feel that this This year I have
what worked in daily. I find that year I have had a better support team. We are also very close with continued to do
my teaching writing helps me our 1st grade teachers. I like to hear about how my previous students active research
and what didn’t clear my mind and are doing and we discuss what can be done in Kinder to better with
work. “How also keep track of prepare our students. 10/10/18 implementing
could I have what went wrong flexible seating
made this and what worked in the
lesson better?’ out great. classroom to
My kinder Whenever I have see how it
colleagues and I an issue I meet would affect my
share our ideas with my kinder students
when we really team and discuss behaviorally
like how a the issue to better and
lesson went myself for the next academically. I
once students day. 5/3/18 have found so
are out of many benefits
school. to
9/19/17 implementing
flexible seating.
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6.2 Develops Sets goals Sets goals connected to the CSTP that are authentic, Sets and Sets and
Establishing goals connected to the challenging, and based on self- assessment. modifies modifies a
professional connected to CSTP that take authentic broad range of
goals and the CSTP into account self- Aligns personal goals with school and district goals, and goals professional
through assessment of focuses on improving student learning. connected to goals
engaging in
required teaching practice. the CSTP that connected to
continuous processes and Selects and engages in professional development based on are the CSTP to
and local Expands needs identified in professional goals. intellectually improve
purposeful protocols. knowledge and challenging instructional
professional Attends skills individually and based on practice and
growth and required and with self- impact
development professional colleagues assessment student
development. through available and feedback learning
professional from a variety within and
development. of sources. beyond the
classroom.
Engages in
and Engages in
contributes to ongoing
professional inquiry into
development teacher
targeted on practice for
student professional
achievement. development.
Pursues a
variety of Contributes to
additional professional
opportunities organizations,
to learn and
professionally. development
opportunities
to extend own
teaching
practice.
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Set 2 goals for Attends At the beginning of the year our school provides us with a week long Domain 2;
the school year: professional of PD’s as well as 3 more times throughout the year. There are a Proposition 2: I
create a safe developments variety of sessions that we can attend that are in accordance to our know that all
learning monthly with grade level and or interest. 5/3/18 my students
environment grade level team. learn
where all My grade level At the beginning of this school year lower elementary created goals differently. I
students feel team loves to to better prepare our students for the SBAC. One of the goals we constantly try
safe to collaborate with created was to begin after school intervention immediately. The and find new
participate and one another and I previous year we waited until a certain time to begin intervention ways to
diversify my think its great. We and then some students weren’t able to attend because they were implement my
lesson plans as are able to respect picked up immediately. This year, kinder has started to pull out some teaching
need to reach each other’s ideas. students during our free planning time. 10/10/18 practice so that
individual. 9/19/17 all students are
9/19/17 engaged. What
My ILP and POP works for one
cycle included student might
goals that connect not work for
to my CSTP. I found another
that when looking student. I have
at the CSTP and to do research
connecting a goal (domain 2)
to my before on the
teaching/assessme subject mater
nt I had better and the way I
results within my implement that
teaching . 5/3/18 lesson in order
to see if it will
be effective. For
example when
implementing
flexible seating
I found that not
all my student
could use a
yoga ball and
also stay
engaged in the
lesson. 4.12.19
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6.3 Attends staff, Consults with Collaborates with colleagues to improve student learning and Collaborates Facilitates
Collaborating grade level, colleagues to reflect on teaching practice at the classroom level. with collaboration
with department, consider how colleagues to with
colleagues and other best to support Interacts with members of the broader professional expand colleagues.
required teacher and community to access resources that support teacher impact on
and the
meetings and student learning. effectiveness and student learning teacher and Works to
broader collaborations student ensure the
professional . Begins to identify learning broadest
community to how to access within grade positive
support Identifies student and or department impact
teacher and student and teacher and school possible on
student teacher resources in the and district instructional
learning resources at broader levels. practice and
the school and professional student
district level. community. Engages with achievement
members of at school and
the broader district levels
professional and for the
community to profession.
access
resources and Initiates and
a wide range develops
of supports professional
for teaching learning
the full range opportunities
of learners. with the
broader
professional
community
focused on
student
achievement.
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Speak with El Besides receiving When students are dismissed the kinder team reflects on what was Domain 3;
coordinator resources from the completed successfully as well as how will improve on the lesson Proposition 5:
daily to share EL coordinator I that didn’t work. We collaborate daily since student dismissal is As a teacher I
ideas and also have reached early. 9/19/17 know that I
gather out to other grade have to attend
information level teachers, and Speaking to my kinder team to collaborate is usually on the daily. We Professional
since she is able the Special found that sharing or venting about our day helps prepare for the developments
to provide me Education team. next. On Monday’s I am able to meet with K-2 teachers and to better my
wonderful They are able to collaborate. We discuss school wide events and reflect on our teaching and
resources. provide me with learning. Hearing their suggestions has been very helpful. 5/3/18 myself. I have
9/19/17 information that is attended
very beneficial to This year I signed myself up to be part of the school committee. I professional
me. 5/3/18 decided to be part of the reflective school committee and we meet developments
once a month to discuss issues/concern occurring amongst our on flexible
school. This has allowed to me to learn more about the school seating prior to
culture and other teacher’s experiences outside of elementary. This implementing
relates to ISTE Standard 4c. Use collaborative tools to expand into my own
students’ authentic, real-world learning experiences by engaging classroom. I
virtually with experts, teams and students, locally and globally. also began to
10/10/18 connect with a
kindergarten
teacher from
another state
the fully
implements
flexible seating
into their
classroom.
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6.4 Working Is aware of Acknowledges Supports families to contribute to the classroom and school. Adjusts Provides Structures a
with families the role of the the importance communication to families based on awareness of cultural norms opportunities wide range of
family in of the family’s and wide range of experiences with schools. and support opportunities
to support
student student role in student for families to for families to
learning and learning. Seeks actively contribute to
learning
the need for information participate in the classroom
interactions about cultural the classroom and school
with families. norms of families and school. community.
represented in Supports a
the school. Communicate school/distric
Welcomes family s to families in t environment
involvement at ways which in which
classroom/ show families take
school events. understanding leadership to
of and respect improve
for cultural student
norms. learning.
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I know that I use Class Dojo daily to communicate to parents what is going on in Domain 7,
families play an our classroom. I constantly upload pictures as well. This year I Proposition
important role in learned to use signupgenius.com for sign up with either an event or
the students for conferences. It was a simple tool and parents were happy to sign 5: I found
learning. Through up for the items that were necessary. Next year, I plan to use blooms that domain
my parent survey I because it allows for sign-ups to be created within the same app. 7 and
seek information. I This relates to ISTE Standard 4d. demonstrates cultural competency proposition 5
like to send weekly when communicating with students, parents and colleagues and best fit this
letters to inform interact with them as co-collaborators in student learning. 10/10/18
parents on events element
that are occurring because they
along with what interconnect.
students are For example.
learning. 9/19/17 I use
I still continue to classdojo to
work very closely communicate
with parents to my
through the classroom
application of class
parents.
dojo. Recently, I
posted a survey Through that
about how application I
connected did the inform
parents feel to the parents of
classroom and
classroom
many of them felt
really close and events,
happy to be using school wide
the class dojo events. By
application. I will doing this it
work on making
the connection
is improving
within the my
community as well classroom
or find resources community
for them. 5/3/18 and and the
connection
the parents
will have
with the
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6.5 Engaging Develops Seeks available Uses a variety of neighborhood and community resources to Uses a broad Collaborates
local awareness neighborhood support the curriculum. range of with
communities about local and community neighborhood community
in support of neighborhood resources. Includes knowledge of communities when designing and and members to
s and implementing instruction community increase
the
communities Includes resources to instructional
instructional surrounding references or support the and learning
program the school. connections to instructional opportunities
communities in program, for students.
Uses available single lessons or students, and
neighborhood sequence of families. Engages
and lessons. students in
community Draws from leadership
resources in understanding and service in
single lessons. of community the
to improve community.
and enrich the Incorporates
instructional community
program. members into
the school
learning
community.
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Discuss with I looked into local Domain 6; Proposition 1: I feel that as a teacher I continue to be
students about libraries near the committed to my students and their learning (proposition 1). I have
their school and posted use different strategies, and reflected on my teaching practice. I have
community and on class dojo the found that just by attending school wide events, parents feel more
what are places website to the connected. They like seeing teachers outside the classroom setting
they go to near library. I also sent and engaging with their child. In attending a
their homes. home library
9/19/17 application cards.
With that, I
suggested to
parents that they
I will try to attend monthly to
implement find books that are
more within their child’s
community reading to support
resources into them at home. The
my lessons. library also has
9/19/17 special events that
set up that can also
be beneficial to
parents. 5/3/18

This year I have

made it a point to
participate more in
our school events.
For example, Mc
Teacher night and
Chuckie E Cheese.
Our first Chuckie E
Cheese event was a
success and it was
nice to see my
students
interacting with
their parents and
family. I am trying
to attend events
that are outside of
school so that I can event I saw an improvement in collaboration with families (domain
be part of the 6). I enjoyed seeing my students with their parents in a different
community.
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6.6 Managing Develops an Maintains Anticipates professional responsibilities and manages time and Integrates the Models
professional understandin professional effort required to meet expectations. full range of professionalis
responsibiliti g of responsibilities professional m and
professional in timely ways Pursues ways to support students’ diverse learning needs and responsibilitie supports
es to maintain maintains belief in students’ capacity for achievement.
responsibilitie and seeks s into colleagues in
motivation
s. support as advanced meeting and
and needed. planning and exceeding
commitment Seeks to meet prepares for professional
to all students required Demonstrates situations that Responsibiliti
commitments commitment by may be es effectively.
to students. exploring ways to challenging.
address Supports
individual Maintains colleagues to
student needs. continual maintain the
effort to seek, motivation,
develop, and resiliency, and
refine new energy to
and creative ensure that all
methods to students
ensure achieve.
individual
student
learning.
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Self-assessment, Mid-way through the year I was asked to be an “acting” grade level Domain 4;
goal setting, grades member for Kindergarten. That meant that I would be the Proposition
weekly, and representative person during meetings and making decisions for my
positive/negative team. 5/3/18 3: In order to
behavioral notes continue
on students are For being my second year of teaching, I feel that I have a lot going on. being
completed in a I was chosen to be grade level representative and I decided to part of motivated
timely manner. I a committee. With school and teaching sometimes I tend to stress and
turn to my grade myself out. To cope with that, I like to go to the gym with my
level team for boyfriend daily and spend time with family and friends over the committed, I
support as well as weekend. 10/10/18 set goals and
other grade level improve my
teachers. 9/19/17 instruction
as necessary
I created letter (Domain 4).
recognition games Lessons that
for my students I have taught
that need extra last year are
support. 9/19/17
not taught
the same this
year because
of my
students. I
am
responsible
for my
student’s
learning
(proposition
3) and if I
don’t
monitor or
change my
ways to
ensure my
student’s are
understandi
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6.7 Follows all state education codes, legal requirements, district and site policies, contractual Maintains a high standard of
Demonstratin agreements, and ethical responsibilities.* personal integrity and
g professional commitment to student
responsibility, * As follows: learning and the profession in
 Take responsibility for student academic learning outcomes.9/19/17 all circumstances.
integrity, and
 Is aware of own personal values and biases and recognizes ways in which these values and biases
ethical Contributes to building
affect the teaching and learning of students.
conduct professional community and
 Adheres to legal and ethical obligations in teaching the full ranges of learners, including English
learners and students with special needs. holding peers accountable to
 Reports suspected cases of child abuse and/or neglect as outlined in the California Abuse and norms of respectful treatment
Neglect Reporting Act. and communication.
 Maintains a non-hostile classroom environment and carries out laws and district guidelines for
reporting cases of sexual harassment. Contributes to fostering a
 Understands and implements school and district policies and state and federal law in responding school culture with a high
to inappropriate or violent student behavior. degree of resilience,
 Complies with legal and professional obligations to protect the privacy, health, and safety of professional integrity, and
students, families, and other school professionals. ethical conduct.
 Models appropriate behavior for students, colleagues, and the profession.
 Acts in accordance with ethical considerations for students.
 Maintains professional conduct and integrity in the classroom and school community.
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I have signed legal documentation and am very aware of education codes and legal requirements. 9/19/17 In my first year of teaching, I have
realized that this job isn’t for
everyone. I am truly in a happy
place and I know this is the right
career for me. I maintain high
standards for myself to do best not
only for me but for the students
that I am teaching. They are the
future. I will continue to work on
bettering my practice year after
year. 5/3/18

I follow all stated education codes,

legal requirements, district and
site policies, along with my
contract agreements and ethical
responsibilities. I have worked
very hard to have the job I have
and I don’t plan on breaking any
codes/requirements. I love what I
do. 10/10/18