Professional Dispositions Personal Evaluation

Professional Dispositions
DISPOSITION: a tendency, inclination or attitude toward a professional behavior

Student Name ________Ariel Caprioglio_________

SEE COMMENTS
Not Observed
Developing
Advanced

Proficient

Basic
Professional Behaviors
Attendance as per course expectations Ꭓ
Punctuality as per course expectations Ꭓ
Dresses to convey professionalism appropriate to site Ꭓ
Demonstrates critical thinking and reflective practice Ꭓ
Understands and uses professional language in all public settings Ꭓ
COMMENTS: I have worked on reflecting on my teaching and
thinking critically about what works well for me as a teacher over
this semester and feel like I have grown in that area.

Initiative and Dependability

Demonstrates creativity and resourcefulness Ꭓ
Seeks opportunities to further own learning Ꭓ
Works effectively with limited supervision Ꭓ
Identifies problems and is able to prioritize, propose solutions, Ꭓ
options and resources
Self Starter: advocates for self and is personally responsible and Ꭓ
responsive
Completes responsibilities with quality and without excuses or Ꭓ
prompting
COMMENTS: After working in the classroom for more time, my
own classroom management skills need more work before I feel
comfortable being left alone with all of the students for teaching.
One thing that I did work on was being creative and resourceful
and creative in the class and I feel like I am making headway and
becoming proficient in that area.

Tact and Judgment

Demonstrates sensitivity to others’ feelings and opinions while Ꭓ
articulating own opinions, feelings and needs
Approaches situations with an open mind Ꭓ
Appropriately uses verbal and non verbal language and cues to Ꭓ
remain positive and respectful
Perceives what to do or say in order to maintain professional Ꭓ
relations with others
COMMENTS: With more time in front of the students I need to
work on keeping my cool and having a more positive exterior
presence to help keep the energy up, if the teacher is dwindling
so are some of the students. I will work on this area for my
student teaching.

Ethical Behavior and Integrity

Consistently honest and worthy of trust Ꭓ
Honors confidentiality Ꭓ
Assesses information critically – fact from opinion, right from Ꭓ
wrong – and responds honestly and respectfully
Consistently models professional standards of conduct Ꭓ
 SEE COMMENTS
Not Observed
Developing
Advanced

Proficient

Basic
COMMENTS: I have grown more confident in modeling
professional conduct in schools with students as well as in email
formatting during this semester.

Collegiality and Responsiveness

Is collaborative: willing to share resources, seek advice and work Ꭓ
toward common goals
Demonstrates ability to compromise and negotiate Ꭓ
Is respectful of all and works effectively in teams Ꭓ
Is open to constructive criticism Ꭓ
Keeps an open mind: is receptive and reflective concerning Ꭓ
perceptions of others
Proactively addresses feedback through an adjustment in Ꭓ
performance
Comments
I am still working on constructive criticism and hope to work more
on it in student teaching. I have been tasked with more
negotiation with students to get work done and compromise to
keep students engaged by giving them a little break before they
have to keep doing the prescribed work for the day.

Effective Communicator
Professional oral expression: expressive, articulate, respectful, Ꭓ
effective for purpose, appropriate to situation
Professional written expression: organized, clear, effective for Ꭓ
purpose, appropriate to situation, free of grammatical errors and
misspellings
Demonstrates an understanding of audience and purpose, body Ꭓ
language and eye contact during communication situations
Actively listens and provides effective feedback Ꭓ
Uses electronic media in a professional manner Ꭓ
Comments
This area in where I find a lot of changes in how I feel about
myself as a teacher, so I hope to grow in this area next semester
by working on reading body language and eye contact as well as
expressing my feelings and ideas bby talking to others more.

Desire to improve own performance

Demonstrates a responsibility for own professional performance Ꭓ
Actively pursues new and better ways of teaching Ꭓ
Expresses sincere interest in personal and professional growth Ꭓ
Comments

Cultural Responsiveness
Demonstrates the belief that all students can learn and are Ꭓ
welcome in the classroom
Demonstrates commitment to culturally responsive teaching Ꭓ
Demonstrates the desire and ability to plan, assess, and Ꭓ
implement instruction to address, engage and nurture the learning
of every student in his or her care
Demonstrates a commitment to the growth and development of Ꭓ
each student by taking into account issues of class, gender, race,
ethnicity, sexual orientation, language and special needs
Demonstrates an understanding of how families and communities Ꭓ
impact student learning
Comments
 SEE COMMENTS
Not Observed
Developing
Advanced

Proficient

Basic
I have had so much more planning and assessing practice, so
now I feel more apt to start making lessons and teach with more
of a goal in mind. I plan to work on understanding the impact of
studens and community involvement during my student teaching
when I have more of a hand in helping students learn.

Commitment to Profession
Demonstrates a deep commitment to life-long learning Ꭓ
Expresses passion and enthusiasm for teaching Ꭓ
Models commitment to justice, equity and equality both personally Ꭓ
and professionally
Models democratic ideals personally and professionally Ꭓ
Demonstrates awareness of program policies and professional Ꭓ
practices
Comments
I wish to work more on democratic ideals modeling in the
classroom to help student grow more of their soft skills in my
class during student teaching

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