Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Samuel Dell
SED-480na
Tracy Valichnac-Davis
This effort will reveal the professional dispositions statement of this future instructor.
The results of the self-assessment activity provided by SED-480na will be analyzed, and the
effect of this activity will be discussed. Personal growth over the span of this degree program, in
regard to professional dispositions, will be outlined, and said growth will be supported with
will be described. This effort will leave the observer with a clear understanding of the
follows, “The classroom will have clearly defined high standards of achievement for this future
instructor, and the students who enter this classroom. Any and all means, in regard to
instructional methodology, will be utilized by this instructor to ensure the students can reach the
learning objective. Respect will be commanded via the persona which is portrayed by this future
instructor toward students, parents, colleagues, as well as school and district administrators.
Diversity of thought, as well as culture, will be embraced and nurtured. Fairness will be sought,
and all scenarios will be discussed within the framework of worldviews. Input from students
regarding the conduct, effectiveness, and relevance of the instructor effort will be the driving
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in the innate abilities of all students, and an understanding of the importance of being an
educator all informed the above statement. Personal responsibility is an embedded element in the
worldview of this educator, and as such will be a driving force in the future classroom. Growth
cannot be obtained without reflection and feedback. To this end, lesson effectiveness will be
evaluated via assessment and student feedback. While every question on the self-assessment can
be conceived as vital to the effort of an educator, the responses with 5 (strongly agree) currently
When this degree program began, over three years ago, this future instructor was
informed regarding professional dispositions only via experiences, worldview, and a personal
passion to teach. When asked about personal philosophy in the classroom, this educator could
only respond with previous experiences, which, at the time, were very limited. Growth has
occurred via classroom experience. Previous observations have opened this future instructors
mind to great philosophies and structure in the classroom, as well as solidified pitfalls which
instructor utilized sixteen different teaching strategies in one lesson. This was incredible to
watch, as the effort was seamless to the point of being routine. In a separate classroom, a
different instructor was observed working on an objective unrelated to the classroom, while the
students played cards or held personal conversations, with no teaching, learning, or objectives in
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sight. Simply put, the growth for this future instructor is in the area of what is possible in the
classroom.
One of the most important steps this future instructor will take to improve is in the area of
silliness and sarcasm. While humor is important, and personality can engage a classroom, being
over the top could place a dampener on the learning. The current placement of student teaching
is vital, as this future instructor hones the skills, timing, and personality infusion in the
educational endeavor.
This assignment has presented the personal statement of professional dispositions from
this future educator. The specifics of how the self-assessment activity supports this statement
have been forwarded. A reflection of growth has been included, and future steps to improvement
have been outlined. The reader is now well informed of the important part professional
References
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