INTASC+Standard+9

**INTASC Standard 9**


 * STANDARD:** The teacher is a reflective practitioner who continually evaluates the effects of his/her choices and actions on others (students, parents, and other professionals in the learning community) and who actively seeks out opportunities to grow professionally.


 * Specific Category of Standard 9**

INTASC.9.B K: The teacher is aware of major areas of research on teaching and of resources available for professional learning (e.g. professional literature, colleagues, professional associations, professional development activities).

INTASC.9.F D: The teacher is committed to seeking out, developing, and continually refining practices that address the individual needs of students.

This standards implies that all teachers should continue their learning process and constantly be aware of things they have done in the past, to adequately teach their students in the future.
 * Understanding Sentence**


 * Artifacts**


 * Paper on a Journal Article--[[file:journalarticle_3480.doc]]
 * Texas Association for Bilingual Education Conference--[|TABE.jpg]


 * Reflect**

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The two artifacts I chose to represent INTASC Standard 9 are a paper I wrote on a journal article about the effectiveness of a two-way bilingual immersion program and a Texas Association for Bilingual Education Conference I attended. I feel both the paper and the conference give me information necessary as a teacher to continuously be evaluating the effects of my teaching methods and how I can grow from them professionally. The paper speaks about an article that displays the two-way immersion program to be the best program for our nation, as opposed to the “traditional” bilingual program. Through the reading of the article and the writing of the paper, I learned a lot about the types of program available for me to teach in and some of their benefits and downfalls. The conference opened my eyes to several new ways and materials to use to teach my students effectively. Each artifact depicts learning to become an effective teacher.=====


 * Project**

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These two artifacts have each taught me something important about becoming a teacher. The first, I must always stay atop of new research that could benefit my students’ learning and my teaching strategies, and I have found that consistently asking others for help or looking up information in well known journals can help me reflect on my past experiences as a teacher. Another forum that I have found to be helpful is to attend conferences that speak on the frequent issues that face my students. These conferences attend to the general needs of all students, and then give me ideas and materials that can help me specify and attend to the needs of specific students. Learning and reflecting on what has been learned is a great way to grow not only as a teacher or student, but as a person in general. I feel like both of these experiences have allowed me to do just that.=====