Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Teachers exhibit dispositions required for effective teaching and professional practice
o Excellence in attendance 4
Total for this disposition: ____________________/4___
o Excellence in promptness
My professional behaviors are great. Attendance,
o Dresses to convey professionalism appropriate to site and content
promptness, dressing, and language are all professional.
o Understands and uses professional language in all public settings
Initiative and Dependability
Revised 8.3.16
Desire to Improve Own Performance
o Demonstrates a responsibility for own professional performance Total for this disposition: 3 /3
o Actively pursues new and better ways of teaching I know I have a lot of skills to improve and will
o Expresses sincere interest in personal and professional growth constantly work towards bettering myself.
Cultural Responsiveness
o Demonstrates the belief that all students can learn and are welcome in the classroom Total for this disposition: 4 /5
o Demonstrates commitment to culturally responsive teaching Differentiation is a concept I understand, but I need more
o Demonstrates the desire and ability to plan, assess, and implement instruction to address, experience putting it into practice. I believe that all
engage and nurture the learning of every student students can learn and are welcome, but engaging each
o Demonstrates a commitment to the growth and development of each student by taking into of them in class is hard.
account issues of class, gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientations, language and special
needs
o Demonstrates an understanding of how families and communities impact student learning
Commitment to Profession
o Demonstrates a deep commitment to life-long learning Total for this disposition: 4 /4
o Expresses passion and enthusiasm for teaching Teaching is a profession that requires a growth mindset,
o Models democratic ideals personally and professionally passion, enthusiam, and awareness. Those are some of
o Demonstrates awareness of program policies and professional practices the reasons why I decided to teach in the first place.
Please check the box below that most closely describes the candidates overall dispositions:
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