Domain 4

4A: Reflecting on Teaching

 Form of instruction that involves student feedback to create an effective learning

environment

 Learn what works and what does not and grow from that

 Accuracy

o As your teaching experience grows you learn what works best for you

 Reflect often on your methods of teaching

o journaling

o exit tickets from students

o Conferring with other teachers

o Use in Future Teaching

4B: Maintaining accurate records

 Attendance

 Field trip forms

 Who is a car rider or bus rider?

 Who is buying who is packing?

 Use online tools to help you

4C: Communicating with Families

 Very important to show and express with families what their kids are doing in the

classroom

 Examples of what to communicate

 o Upcoming school events

o Classroom parties

o School Assemblies

o School wide activities

o Show or explain what you did this week in class

 Weekly emails, newsletter, picture

o Social Media

o Podcast

o Class website

o Remind

o Class dojo

 Positive and negative classroom behaviors

o Parents need to hear about what their child is doing well or excelling in, just as

much as what they are negatively reacting too or struggling with.

4D: Participating in a professional community

 Social media is important!

o Twitter

o Instagram

o Facebook

o Twitter chats

 Volunteer

4E: Growing and Developing Professionally

  We are helpers!

o Share and help others

 Individuals must continuously grow even when your formal schooling is considered done

 Must continue to grow with changing world

 Must have compassion towards students when going through challenging times

 Teacher community is essential to success

 Learn from failure

 Expand your PLN

4F: Showing Professionalism

 Individuals conduct act work is professionalism

o Be on time

o Dress appropriately

o Be respectful towards students and co workers

 Act with integrity

o Shows leadership

o Cares for students

 Put your students need above everything else

o Advocate for your students

 Follow the rules

 Be known for being trustworthy