Professional Dispositions Assessment

Indicate your level of agreement with each statement listed below using the response scale of
1-5. Use this assessment to inform your Professional Dispositions Statement.
1 = Strongly Disagree 2 = Disagree 3 = Undecided 4 = Agree 5 = Strongly Agree

Professional Dispositions Criteria 1 2 3 4 5

I believe a teacher must use a variety of instructional strategies

x
to optimize student learning.
I understand that students learn in many different ways. x

I demonstrate the qualities of humor, empathy, and warmth. x

I am a thoughtful and responsive listener. x

I assume responsibility when working with others. x

I believe that all students can learn. x

I believe it is important to involve all students in learning. x

I believe the classroom environment a teacher creates greatly

x
affects students' learning and development.

I view teaching as an important profession. x

I understand that teachers’ expectations affect student learning. x

I view teaching as a collaborative effort among educators. x

I understand that students have certain needs that must be met

x
before learning can take place.

I am sensitive to student differences. x

I communicate caring, concern, and a willingness to become

x
involved with others.

I am punctual and reliable in my attendance. x

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 I maintain a professional appearance. x

I believe it is my job to create a learning environment

conducive to the development of students’ self-confidence and x
competence.

I respect the cultures of all students and am sensitive to cultural

x
norms.

I honor my commitments. x

I treat students with dignity and respect at all times. x

I am willing to receive feedback and assessment of my

x
teaching.

I am patient when working with students. x

I am open to adjusting and revising my plans to meet student

x
needs.

I communicate in ways that demonstrate respect for the

x
feelings, ideas, and contributions of others.

I believe it is important to learn about students and their

x
communities.

Reflection

My professional disposition statement for being a future teacher would be to treat

every student fairly. Being honest with myself, my parents, students, and other staff faculty.

Being respectful and treating others with respect. Always being positive and speaking positive

when communicating with teachers and students. Being Professional and presenting

professionalism while in the classroom and school.

My self-assessment supports my professional disposition because as a teacher we have

to treat students fairly and remember that all students do not learn the same. While doing my

student teaching I make sure that I remember and some students need more help than other

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students. My self-assessment supports my professional disposition by always being honest with

myself first, especially when I do not know all of the answers. Being honest when

communicating with my parents, students, and other staff faculty when I do not always have

the answers to a question but trying to work together to find the answer. Always being positive

supports my professional dispositions because giving more positive feedback than negative

shows parents and students that they are progressing in the classroom. Parents want to hear

the positive achievements that their child has made in the classroom. They also need to hear

what their child needs to improve on. Being professional and presenting professionalism while

being in the classroom and school supports my professional disposition. As teachers, we have

to be as professional as possible because staff faculty accepts us and looks professional and

students look at us as role models.

I have grown a lot in my professional disposition throughout my program of study by

becoming more dedicated and knowing that being a PreK-4 teacher is something I want to do

for the rest of my life. I have grown by setting more high expectations for myself by identifying

what my strengths and weaknesses are and working on them to become a better teacher.

Having more confidence in myself and believing in myself. When I started at GCU I didn’t have a

lot of confidence and I didn’t believe in myself. After following the professional disposition and

taking advice from teachers. I have the confidence and the drive to be the best and do the best

I can as a teacher. The connection between professional disposition and the model code of

ethics is that they have the same responsibilities that we as teachers are supposed to meet and

follow. The steps that I will take to improve where necessary is to always remember that I do

not know it all and that I have to be patient with students. I will always take steps to go back to

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review my role as an educator and to read the professional disposition and model code of

ethics.

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