INTASC+Standard+09

__INTASC Standard 9__ The teacher is a reflective practitioner who continually evaluates the effects of his/her choices and actions on others (students, parents, and other professionals in the learning community) and who actively seeks out opportunities to grow professionally.

__Understanding Sentence__ The teacher will be a self manager and one who reflects upon the areas of his/her life. The teacher will be a life-long learner who enjoys learning and seeking new ideas and shares his/her knowledge with others.

__Specific Category of Standard 9__ 9.D. D: The teacher is committed to reflection, assessment, and learning as an ongoing process. 9.A. K: The teacher understands methods of inquiry that provide him/her with a variety of self- assessment and problem-solving strategies for reflecting on his/her practice, its influences on students' growth and learning, and the complex interactions between them. __Artifacts__
 * Plan of Action [[file:EDEE_3320-Plan_of_Action.doc]]
 * Letter to Self[[file:A letter to self-DO NOT READ UNTIL YOUR FIRST YEAR OF TEACHING.doc]]

__Reflect__ I chose my Plan of Action as proof of my understanding of this standard. I chose this artifact because it shows reflection and soul searching in what I as a future educator feel comfortable with and areas that I feel I need to grow in. It also required that I form a "plan of action" and problem solve to seek help from different resources in order to grow and learn more as an educator.

The letter to self was written as a final exam for one of my special education classes where I studied the family and special needs children. This letter was written to myself in order for me to remember important things that I did not want to forget from the course when I start teaching. This letter will be mailed to me by my professor the first year of my teaching and I will be able to reflect upon it, see how far I have come, and problem solve to find answers that I still don't have at this time. I think that this was a wonderful idea and I have decided to do this for every course I take in my major so I can remind myself of all the wonderful things I have learned.

__Project __ I think that these artifacts say a great deal about the kind of teacher I want to be and the kind of teacher that I am becoming. I desire to do my best for my students. I want to be a sponge that soaks up every experience and I want to be able to reflect on my experiences to see what I have learned from them. I truly believe mistakes are just life lessons and out of mistakes can only come testimony's of what you have learned, what you will do differently next time, and they are a good way to soul search.