Summary:
Standard ten, Leadership and Collaboration, promotes collaboration and leadership opportunities teachers should engage in to ensure learner growth and help to advance the teaching profession. This standard requires teachers to collaborate with colleagues, learners, families, other professionals, as well as the surrounding community to advance the education profession and to positively impact learner growth.
Importance:
Standard ten, Leadership and Collaboration, is essential in ensuring students reach their full potential. By collaborating with colleagues, school professionals, families/guardians, and the surrounding communities, promotes the facilitation of growth and development within the classroom. Everyone involved in a child’s life is part of the puzzle of success, and by working together and collaborating, learners will thrive!
Artifact #1: Community Involvement
This artifact demonstrates standard ten, leadership and collaboration, by incorporating teamwork with Hollins University and Roanoke City Public Schools. This project is called Books and Breakfast. Volunteering with this program involves teachers in a students life outside of school, while still promoting learning through handing out free books. Hollins University and Roanoke City Public Schools team up to put on a free breakfast and the kids/parents get a free book of their choice to take home with them. This is a great way to collaborate with the surrounding community and promote the education profession.
Click on the image to view the Books and Breakfast image.
Artifact #2: Parent/Guardian Letter
This artifact demonstrates the importance of communicating with parents/guardians about changes inside the classroom. As a new face in the classroom, parents/guardians should feel comfortable and confident that their student is being protected and cared for, and by communicating with them about who i am, allows for reassurance. Before this letter was sent home, I had to collaborate with both the supervising teacher and the principal to ensure I was taking every step needed to communicate properly with parents/guardians. Parents/guardians and educators must have an open line of communication to establish positive advancements within their students education.
Click on the image to view the introduction letter I sent home to parents/guardians.
Artifact #3: Grade Level Collaboration
This artifact demonstrates collaboration within the grade level. This is a great way for teachers to work through lesson plans, any situations within the classroom, etc. Teachers are able teach and learn from other colleagues to continue their own growth and development within education.
Click on the image to view collaborated lesson plans.