Professional Growth
Teachers set informed goals and strive for continuous professional growth.
In a world of rapidly expanding access to information, opportunity, and technology, educators have a responsibility to continually prepare themselves to align instruction with transforming student needs. Continued professional growth and development is essential to creating dynamic learning environments. Teachers use information from a variety of sources to inform their professional development and practice.
In a world of rapidly expanding access to information, opportunity, and technology, educators have a responsibility to continually prepare themselves to align instruction with transforming student needs. Continued professional growth and development is essential to creating dynamic learning environments. Teachers use information from a variety of sources to inform their professional development and practice.
7.1 Teachers reflect on their practice to improve instructional effectiveness and guide professional growth.
NYSED Indicators: Examine and analyze formal and informal evidence of student learning. Recognize the effect of their prior experience and possible biases on practice. Use acquired information to identify strengths and weaknesses and to plan professional growth.
NYSED Indicators: Examine and analyze formal and informal evidence of student learning. Recognize the effect of their prior experience and possible biases on practice. Use acquired information to identify strengths and weaknesses and to plan professional growth.
7.2 Teachers set goals for and engage in ongoing professional development needed to continuously improve teaching competencies.
NYSED Indicators: Set goals to enhance personal strengths and address personal weaknesses in teaching practice. Engage in opportunities for professional growth and development.
NYSED Indicators: Set goals to enhance personal strengths and address personal weaknesses in teaching practice. Engage in opportunities for professional growth and development.
7.3 Teachers communicate and collaborate with students, colleagues, other professionals, and the community to improve practice.
NYSED Indicators: Demonstrate a willingness to give and receive constructive feedback to improve professional practice. Participate actively as part of an instructional team to improve professional practice. Receive, reflect and act on constructive feedback from others in an effort to improve their own professional practice.
NYSED Indicators: Demonstrate a willingness to give and receive constructive feedback to improve professional practice. Participate actively as part of an instructional team to improve professional practice. Receive, reflect and act on constructive feedback from others in an effort to improve their own professional practice.
7.4 Teachers remain current in their knowledge of content and pedagogy by utilizing professional resources.
NYSED Indicators: Benefit from, contribute to, or become members of appropriate professional organizations. Access and use professional literature and other professional development opportunities to increase their understanding of teaching and learning. Expand their knowledge of current research as it applies to curriculum, instruction, and assessment methods.
NYSED Indicators: Benefit from, contribute to, or become members of appropriate professional organizations. Access and use professional literature and other professional development opportunities to increase their understanding of teaching and learning. Expand their knowledge of current research as it applies to curriculum, instruction, and assessment methods.