Relationships

R1- Demonstrates sensitivity for diversity with students, colleagues, parents, college faculty, and/or community agencies 

•  This certificate of participation demonstrates my passion and commitment to working with individual different than myself. I received this certificate by volunteering with ARC of Wabash for all four years of my college career. This certificate is from the 2009-2010 school year.
• This certificate of participation from the ABC's of Autism: Putting the Piece Together pre-professional workshop demonstrates the sensitivity I have for diversity in the classroom concerning students with Autism. At this workshop, I learned new ways to engage students with autism in the classroom by listening to various speakers. Learning about the importance of visual schedules, social stories, and listening to an Autism panel enables me to apply those new skills in my future classroom and share them with my future colleagues.

R2- Demonstrates with full awareness of ethical and legal responsibilities of teachers

• This code of ethics brochure and rubric demonstrates that I recognize and fully understand the ethical responsibilities of a teacher. This brochure looks at the ethnical responsibilities that teachers and administrators have with families.
• This field evaluation from a multi-cultural school demonstrates that I am fully aware of the ethnical and legal responsibilities of teachers.
• I have been a four year member of the Student Education Association which demonstrates my awareness of the ethnical and legal responsibilities of educators.

R3- Values life-long learning, personal/professional development, and/or service orientation

• My journal critique over "Creating Respectful Classroom Environments" demonstrates my ability to read current research and learn new strategies to implement in my future classroom. The article introduced me to the concept of building a respectful classroom environment by getting to know students on an individual basis and have rules and expectations in place to maintain the classroom.
• The certificate from "The World at my Finger Tips" workshop demonstrates my passion for technology in the classroom. At this workshop, I had the opportunity to develop professionally and learn how technology can enhance learning within my future classroom.  The workshop also allowed me to listen to children's author Patricia Polacco.   

R4- Models appropriate oral communication skills

•  My oral presentation rubric demonstrates my ability to share knowledge I learned at the IAEYC conference in the spring of 2008. This presentation over Gardner's Multiple Intelligences, engaged my peers by having them take a survey, answer various questions using handouts, and by providing them with a PowerPoint as a visual aide. While presenting the material I made eye contact with the audience, I elaborated on handouts by sharing personal stories, and made sure the material was focused on early childhood education.
• This Classroom Management theorist presentation rubric demonstrates my ability to educate by peers about the theorist Eileen Kalberg VanWie who believes that technology promotes learning in the classroom and can be used to help manage student behavior. During the presentation I varied the tone of my voice, engaged the audience through small group activities, provided visual aides by using hand outs, and a PowerPoint.

R5- Models appropriate written communication skills

• This reflection paper with accompanied rubric  demonstrates my ability to reflect upon the new information I obtained at the ABC's Of Autism: Putting the Pieces Together workshop at Manchester College.
• This reflection with accompanied rubric from Literacy Block demonstrates my ability to summarize and recall information I learned throughout the course and over the ten hours spent in different classrooms observing reading instruction.

R6- Motivates students to learn individually, collaboratively, and cooperatively

• This literacy project over the story Snow Flake Bentley  and science WebQuest over clouds demonstrates my ability to use technology to engage students to learn individually and cooperatively. The literacy project allows a student to individually complete activities listed on the webpage before, during, and after reading. While completing the science WebQuest, three students are given individual responsibilities while working in a cooperative group.
• This letter explains the time I spent leading reading groups at a local elementary in a time of need. During this experience I motivated students to appreciate reading in a small cooperative group. 

R7- Plans lessons in collaborative teams

• This content area map shows my ability to work with another teacher candidate to effectively plan a unit over the night sky while utilizing varies reading and writing activities. 

• This science trail  over clouds with accompanied rubric demonstrates my ability to work with a peer to plan and carry out an engaging science activity for elementary school aged children.

 

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