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The teacher is a reflective practitioner who continually evaluates the effects of his or her choices and actions on pupils, parents, professionals in the learning community and others and who actively seeks out opportunities to grow professionally.
 * Teachers are able to evaluate themselves. **

**Evidence 1: [|Gehrke J TSS.doc] EDT 650 Self Reflection Tool on the Ten Wisconsin Teaching Standards.**  Rationale 1: This self reflection tool was used to allow me to see how I relate to the Wisconsin teaching standards. After having the opportunity to rate myself and reflect on the answers that I chose, it was my hope to make necessary changes to the way that I teach, the way I relate to my students, and to the overall improvement of the students’ learning process. This self reflection tool will also allow me to see where my strengths are and where my weaknesses lie that need to be addressed and turned around. Once I am able to address those weaknesses, it will benefit the learning process for the students and allow them to learn in a way that benefits and impacts them the most.

After going through this reflection tool, I have been able to make the necessary adjustments that require me to strengthen myself as a teacher. I have also been able to build on strengths for the benefit of my students and for their overall success in the areas that I am instructing them in. Personally, I feel that I learned a lot about myself as an educator and what makes me the teacher that I am. It also has shown me what kind of teacher I can become through additional hard work and attention to details.

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9.K.3 The teacher is aware of major areas of research on teaching and other resources for professional learning (e.g. professional literature, colleagues, professional associations, professional development activities). With the results of the self reflection tool, I have been seeking out professional development workshops and trainings that I can attend to be able to tune into the weaknesses that need to be worked on. I also collaborate with colleagues and feed off of their knowledge in areas where I need that additional work. I have even found myself subscribing to publications such as Edutopia and Tech and Learning to help stay on top of changes in educational technologies that can be used in my classroom and technology labs. The collaborative efforts between other professionals has increased my knowledge and in return, increasing the students’ knowledge through new teaching styles and the sharing of new materials.

9.S.3 The teacher seeks out professional literature, and other resources to support his/her own development as a learner and a teacher. As mentioned above, I subscribe to publications that are relevant to my area of instruction and that also encompasses other areas of curriculum. I have also subscribed to multiple websites with online publications and webrings to be kept in the loop with change and adaptation of technology. I also help out others by ordering professional materials to keep in our library for future use and for study.

9.D.3 The teacher is willing to give and receive help. As the Technology Integration Specialist, I help others in my building through open computer lab times, collaboration times, modeling, and team teaching. I also provide district trainings on various topics throughout the year to help teachers become more comfortable the various modes of technology. I have also attended district training offered by others to get a different perspective on the use to tools, websites, programs, and various software that I can incorporate into my teaching practices as well. Modeling best practices is also a key to making strong teachers and helping our students in their technology use.