67 26 DOMAIN 4: Professional Responsibilities COMPONENT 4F: Showing Professionalism The student teacher’s actions demonstrate integrity and ethical conduct while consistently advocating for all PK-12 students. Exemplary • The student teacher is recognized by colleagues, PK-12 students, and the public as a leader, characterized by honesty, integrity, and confidentiality. • The student teacher proactively advocates for PK-12 students’ best interests, ensuring opportunities available for all students to be successful. • The student teacher takes a leadership role in team/departmental or school decision-making and in professional interactions with stakeholders. • The student teacher takes a leadership role with colleagues regarding awareness of and compliance with local policies and protocols. Expected • The student teacher demonstrates honesty, integrity, and confidentiality in interactions with colleagues, PK-12 students, and the public. • The student teacher actively addresses student needs, working to provide opportunities for student success. • The student teacher willingly participates in team/departmental or school decision-making. • The student teacher complies fully with local policies and protocols. Emergent • The student teacher demonstrates honesty in interactions with colleagues, PK-12 students, and the public. • The student teacher inconsistently attempts to serve PK-12 students, resulting in some student interests being ill-served. • The student teacher’s decisions are based on limited, but professional, considerations and are made in isolation. • The student teacher complies minimally with local policies and protocols. Unsatisfactory • The student teacher displays a lack of honesty in interactions with colleagues, PK-12 students, and the public. • The student teacher is not alert to PK-12 students’ needs, contributing to practice that result in some student interests being ill-served. • The student teacher makes decisions based on self-serving interests and in isolation. • The teacher does not comply with local policies and protocols. Not Observed Discussion Prompts: • How do you demonstrate ethics and integrity in your practice? Describe your process for complying with local policies and protocols. • How do you ensure you are advocating for PK-12 students’ best interests and providing opportunities for all PK-12 students to succeed? • Describe your participation in team/departmental or school decision-making. Evidence of Practice: • Committee participation • Advocacy for PK-12 students • Compliance with local policies and protocols • Rapport with colleagues and community • Recognition by colleagues and community 26
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