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STD 10rationalpractice
STD 10rationalpractice
ThismustbecompletebeforeyousubmitinChalk&Wire.
ConsiderthisapracticeactivityforwhatyouwillbepostinginChalk&Wire.
Step1:RestatetheStandard
Standard10:Theteacherseeksappropriateleadershiprolesandopportunities
totakeresponsibilityforstudentlearning,tocollaboratewithlearners,families,
colleagues,otherschoolprofessionals,andcommunitymemberstoensure
learnergrowth,andtoadvancetheprofession.
Tome,Standard10meansthattheteacherfindsdifferentwaystohelpthe
studentslearn,aswellasfindswaystocommunicatewiththecommunity.A
classroomcommunitymightincludesstudents,theirfamilies,otherteachers
andanyonewhoneedstoknowinformationabouttheschool,andanyonewho
wantstohelpbyvolunteeringtheirtimetohelpthestudentslearnsuchas
policedepartment,firedepartment,oranyoneinthecommunity.
Step2:IdentifyyourArtifact
(theWebsitescreenshots,link,orcollaborativelessonplan)
http://reevesedtech.weebly.com/
TheartifactIcreatedforStandard10wasa
websiteusingWeeblytocommunicatewithmycolleagues,students,their
families,andthecommunity.MywebsiteincludedaNewspage,aLessonPlan
page,Reflectionpagesandinformationaboutmeandwaystocontactme.This
artifactwascreatedinmyFall2015EducationalTechnologyclass.
Step3:PurposeoftheStandard
Asafutureteacher,itisimportanttokeepourstudentsandtheirfamilies
informed.Bycreatingawebsite,itcanbeeasiertocommunicatewithstudents
andtheirfamilies,aswellasthecommunity.Awebsitewillmakeiteasierto
informtheparentsofwhattheirchildrenarelearningandwhattheyshould
alreadyknow.Collaboratingwiththecommunitythroughthewebsitecanhelp
us,asteachers,comeupwithnewideastohelpourstudentslearn.
Step4:AnalysisoftheArtifact
Icreatedawebsitetobeabletocommunicatewithmystudents,theirfamilies,
andthecommunity.Whileworkingonthiswebsite,Ilearnedthatitisimportant
tocommunicatewiththecommunity,ourstudentsandtheirfamilies,notonlyin
classbutasinasmanywaysaspossible.Whileworkingonthiswebsite,I
foundthatitisdifficultandcomeswithalotofresponsibilities.TheteacherI
observeusesFacebooktocommunicate.Shepostspicturesofwhathappens
duringherclass,suchasactivities,trips,andparties.Shealsopostsreminders
onthere,becausesomanypeopleuseandcheckFacebookdaily.Therefore,
theywillalwaysbeuptodate,andfortheparentswhodonotuseFacebook,
shestillcommunicateswiththemaswell.Sheusesletterstoparentsaswellas
sendsemails,andifnecessarytexts.Collaboratingwiththecommunitythrough
thewebsitecanhelpus,asteachers,comeupwithnewideastohelpour
studentslearn.