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The teacher engages in ongoing professional learning and uses evidence to continually evaluate his/her practice, particularly the effects of his/her choices and actions on others (learners, families, other professionals, and the community), and adapts practice to meet the needs of the teacher. Name of Artifact: Current Issues PowerPoint Date: April 17, 2012 Course: EDUC 101: Introduction to Education Description: For this assignment we were partnered up with a classmate to complete a pro/con activity and research based on a current issue in education. We then presented our assignments to the class via power point. Rationale: To document my understanding of Professional Learning and Ethical Practice, I have selected my current issues PowerPoint because it shows that I am continually learning and researching topics that affect education, in order to be meet the needs of my students.

A Charter school is an independent public school of choice, freed from rules, but accountable for results.

Charter schools are tuition free and publicly funded.

Parents who are frustrated with education from traditional private schools have the option of enrolling their children into a public Charter school.

Many traditional public school officials and administrators believe that Charter schools are hurting public schools by taking money from them. Some believe Charter schools should have the same rules and regulations as traditional public schools. Parents are not well informed about options with Charter schools.

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are freed from many rules and regulations that bind and hurt traditional public schools. Teachers are chosen based on performance, and skills, rather than seniority. Teachers are not limited by bureaucracies including unions, that prevent them from implementing new ideas in their classrooms.

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of top students from non charter public schools. Drain resources from the public school systems for the benefit of a small number of individuals. Teachers do not have to be state certified. Rely on outside resources of funding such as businesses or private individuals that public schools lack.

 Parents have a choice between traditional public schools or Charter schools free of costs. Charter schools can be an option for students who have been unsuccessful in traditional public schools. It is a personal preference for parents, depending on how important state regulations are to them.

How are students enrolled in Charter Schools, what is the process? Who started Charter Schools and why?

Introduction to Charter Schools: At Issue. (2008). In D. A. Henningfeld (Ed.), At Issue. Charter Schools. Detroit: Greenhaven Press. Retrieved from http://ic.galegroup.com.indianapolis.libproxy.ivytech.edu.allstate.libproxy.iv ytech.edu/ic/ovic/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?displayGro upName=Reference&disableHighlighting=false&prodId=OVIC&action=2&catId= &documentId=GALE%7CEJ3010524101&userGroupName=imcpl45550&jsid =5793fcd890dd2949ce6f32b87edf010b Stewart, B. L. (2002). Charter schools: opportunities to extend educational models, a positive view. Education, 122(4), 777+. Retrieved from http://ic.galegroup.com.indianapolis.libproxy.ivytech.edu.allstate.libproxy.iv ytech.edu/ic/ovic/AcademicJournalsDetailsPage/AcademicJournalsDetailsWin dow?displayGroupName=Journals&disableHighlighting=false&prodId=OVIC&ac tion=2&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CA90188952&userGroupName=imcpl4 5550&jsid=dc7c6bcad46eb0b29478d01fee8cb563 Finn E. C, Manno B. V, Vanourek G. (2000) Charter Schools in Action: Renewing Public Education. Princeton University press. Retrieved from http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=TafNTtqsdLIC&oi=fnd&pg=PP 1&dq=charter+schools&ots=9y1U3Ft9K&sig=giSGvKjJVCJRK4an2gMhKtTH2U8#v=onepage&q=charter%20schools& f=false