Domain 4 is all about the more professional and out-of-classroom side of being an educator. Involves reflecting on what/how you teach, keeping track of things, being a good communicator with families, and growing/being a part of the professional community. Overall, it is striving for excellence as an educator and growing also as a person. By growing, you are working hard to become better for your current and future students. It is important because we cannot become stagnant as educators. We need to be adapting and growing so our knowledge base grows. This will influence and help our students down the road
This is the process of putting the Reflective Teaching Cycle into practice. It is seeing what worked or did not, and changing the lesson so these are accounted for. But, fully reflectiving and understanding is a learned skill.
This piece is about keeping records of records that are both instructional and non instructional. This ranges from completed assignments, grades, student progress, permission slips, and many other items. Anything that may help a teacher make decisions or look back.
Building that respect and rapport with the families of your students is important. It should be a way of reaching out and coordinating with parents for meetings or other events in the best way so they can attend.
By working with colleagues to share ideas and new techniques that could future help students in the classroom. There is a shared mutual support and respect within the professional community that helps all teachers strive to improve for their students.
This includes staying informed, increasing skills, and learning about new techniques. Teachers can go to each other for new knowledge or attend professional development events.
It is a matter of placing students before your own needs no matter what. It involves having and following your strong moral compass in life. Along with your interactions having integrity and honesty. This piece is really about being a teacher who knows and advocates for their students.
Charlotte Danielson, (2011). The Framework for Teaching Evaluation Instrument. Retrieved from http://static.pdesas.org/content/documents/danielson_rubric_32.pdf