professional standards
The Sea Crest Teacher:
engages and supports all students in learning
Connects students’ prior knowledge, life experience, and interest with learning goals
Uses a variety of instructional strategies to respond to students’ diverse needs
Facilitates learning experiences that promote autonomy, interaction, and choice
Engages students in problem solving, critical thinking, and other activities that make subject matter meaningful
Promotes self-directed, reflective learning for all students
creates and maintains effective environments for student learning
Creates a physical environment that engages all students
Establishes a climate that promotes fairness and respect
Promotes social development and group responsibility
Establishes and maintains standards for student behavior
Plans and implements classroom procedures and routines that support student learning
Uses instructional time effectively
understands and organizes subject matter for student learning
Demonstrates knowledge of subject matter and student development
Organizes curriculum to support student understanding of subject matter
Interrelates ideas and information within and across subject matter areas
Develops student understanding through instructional strategies that are appropriate to the subject matter
Uses materials, resources, and technologies to make subject matter accessible to students
plans instruction and designs learning experiences for all students
Draws on and values students’ backgrounds, interests, and developmental learning needs
Establishes and articulates goals for student learning
Develops and sequences instructional activities and materials for student learning
Designs short and long term plans to foster student learning
Modifies instructional plans to adjust to student needs
assesses student learning
Establishes and communicates learning goals for all students
Collects and uses multiple sources of information to assess student learning
Involves and guides all students in assessing their own learning
Uses the results of assessment to guide instruction
Communicates with students, families, and other audiences about student progress
Provides student and parents with consistent, accurate, and timely written information on homework and projects.
exemplifies professionalism
Meets professional obligations (e.g. attending meetings, adhering to deadlines, working collaboratively with teachers and administrators)
Tolerates different points of view from fellow staff members
Contributes to the general well-being of the school staff
Deals with personal information and communication in an ethical manner
Actively participates in the school teaming process
Maintains a high standard of professional ethics
Communicates responsibly and in a timely manner to parents, students, and colleagues
develops as a professional educator
Reflects on teaching practice and plans professional development both individually and collaboratively
Establishes professional goals and pursues opportunities to grow professionally
Works with families and community to improve professional practice
Works with colleagues to improve professional practice
