To me this is a very key characteristic that teachers must acquire. Learning must go beyond the basic knowledge of content within your specific subject area. For teachers to develop a commitment for learning they need to understand the importance of learning and convey this idea to their students. A teacher needs to instill the value of learning within the students through his or her instruction.
The artifact I would select to demonstrate my commitment to and skills for life-long learning would be a citizenship lesson I taught this semester. I feel this lesson demonstrates a skill that I will use through out my entire life. Citizenship is an area in my life that I will continue to improve on and learn new ways to better myself as a citizen. With the high regard I have for being a model citizen, I want to impress upon my own students the importance of this in today's society.
Characteristic 2 "We believe that the novice teacher should be an effective communicator."
An effective communicator has the ability to successfully relay knowledge and information to individuals. Effectively communicating with students demonstrates the relationships and community you have built in the classroom.
The artifact I would use to demonstrate being an effective communicator is the assignment I completed for my Education 401 class which was a Parent Outreach assignment. This assignment demonstrated my ability to successfully communicate with parents about my expectations for their children. Open communication among parent, student, and teacher is essential to having an exemplary classroom. The assignment allowed me to do just that by establishing communication lines at the beginning of the year.
Zach these artifacts look great and seem to fit really well with how you defined the characteristics. I think that you striving to improve in citizenship and sharing that with your students will only make them want to put forth more effort.
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