Evaluations
1. What standard(s)/outcome(s) are being met?
3 B. Integrity and ethical behavior, professional conduct as stated in Pennsylvania’s Code of Professional Practice and Conduct for Educators; and local, state, and federal laws and regulations
2. Identify 1-3 elements of the artifact and explain why/how they demonstrate mastery.
The first three artifacts display the three most recent professional evaluations that I have received from my supervisors while employed as a teacher in the West Shore School District. With regard to domain IV, professional responsibilities, I scored the highest possible rating on each of the three evaluations. The fourth artifact is a digital certificate that verifies my successful completion of the NIH Human Participants test.
3. How does, will, or could the content of this artifact benefit your instructional audience or professional community?
The domain of professional responsibility encompasses many facets of professional behavior. This domain includes but is not limited to: effective communication with students and families, reflection on teaching, demonstration of professional behavior, growing and developing professionally, and maintaining accurate records. By consistently scoring the highest possible rating in this category, I affirm my commitment to my students, their families, and the professional community. Being familiar with National Institutes of Health policy is important for all investigators to understand when proposed research triggers regulatory and policy requirements.
4. Reflection: What did you learn from the experience when you created the artifact or took the course?
Creating this artifact forced me to reflect upon my life as an educator and how I spend a lot of time in the community outside of the school and at home. Becoming an educator is truly a commitment. I feel this way because you can not think of what you do as a job. If you believe that, you are destined to burn out. To be a successful part of a professional learning community one must accept that it is a lifestyle, not a job. It becomes part of who you are, and involves a major investment of time. I have successfully managed that investment by making my family part of that investment, and living in the community in which we serve. I also have an undying curiosity that makes professional development and lifelong learning a desire, not a job requirement. I learned a tremendous amount about the rights and expectation of respect for human participants when doing research through my NIH Human Participants Test.
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