Digital Reflection Criteria

• • Name
  • Grade level
  • Content
  • Why do I teach? Response must include multimedia in a way that reflects your passion for and philosophy of teaching. This multimedia response should be embedded or linked in your Introduction page of your website.

Tools can include, but are not limited to the following:

• • • Powtoons animated videos and presentations
    • Biteable video maker
    • Animoto photo and video slideshow
    • Piktochart easy infographics and presentations
    • Screencast-O-matic fast, free screen recording
    • Adobe Spark transform your ideas into stunning visual stories
    • iMovie or iMovie Trailer (for Mac) video presentations
    • Thinglink makes your content stand out and get remembered

Professional Growth Goal Reflection: In your ILP at the beginning of the year, you set a professional growth goal. After a year of job-embedded support, were you able to achieve your goal?

• • • Revisit the overarching, long-term goal you set for yourself in your ILP. Compare and contrast your Initial CSTP and your Final CSTP Self-Assessments.
    • What are your areas of strength?
    • Where are your opportunities for continuous improvement?
    • How have you changed?
    • What are you most proud of?

Description of a new strategy or resource you implemented that positively impacted student success.

• • • A specific example of student success or achievement
    • A statement from an educational leader, other than your Reflective Coach, that highlights one of your talents or strengths (administrator, team lead, department lead, induction agency representative etc.)

Responses can be text or multimedia.
Professional Growth Goal Reflection: In your ILP at the beginning of the year, you set a professional growth goal. After a year of job-embedded support, were you able to achieve your goal?

• • Revisit the overarching, long-term goal you set for yourself in your ILP. Compare and contrast your Initial CSTP and your Final CSTP Self-Assessments.
  • In what ways have you surprised yourself?
  • Describe a professional goal you have for yourself beyond induction. Why have you identified this as a need or interest?
  • What actions will you take? How will you assess goal attainment?
  • What actions can you take to remain a connected educator throughout your career?
  • What can you do personally and professionally, to sustain the energy it takes to be passionate about students, teaching, and learning? (Ideas from Edutopia)
  • What advice do you have for new teachers entering the profession?

Throughout Induction, you have been provided Curated Resources with the intent to keep you informed of the newest and most relevant teaching strategies and web-based teaching tools available. Now, it’s your turn!

• • On your website, create a tab/page that features at least 3 quality resources that any new teacher in your grade level and/or content should not be without.
  • Include brief explanations of how you used them in your unique context.
  • Featured resources should include those you are excited to continue using in the future and those that would contribute to the success of other new teachers and students.
  • Featured resources can include lessons, activities, or other teaching resources you created, adapted, or found from another source. If you feature a resource that you did not create, be sure to cite your sources.
  • The resources you choose to feature should support effective use of technology, pedagogy, and/or content.
  • The goal of this task is for you to engage in being an active contributor to what’s great in the profession. Throughout your Induction experience, you have refined areas of expertise; now share with the world!