Traci as a High Energy, Motivated Educator

1. Analyzes Resources based on Measure of needs. Easily overwhelmed by the number of resources provided for various standards. Try to integrate multiple resources. Have difficulty producing assessment activities for Preschoolers. Use observations as primary assessment measure.

2. Execution of Collaborative knowledge

3. My Personal Thoughts....

4. Introvert-Observant

5. Write Materials lists and action plan. Sticks to plan; "business" Aura lacks approachability. Dependent and on lists  for organizational purposes and consistent completion of tasks sends "reliable" message.

6. Arranges Resources for maximum achievement. Assigned role of Team leader to increase departmental efficiency.

7. Assigns roles/takes command. Involved in many decisions due to analytical thinking and outcome projections. Provides possible solution to most concerns presented to administration.

8. Check tasks off priority list until complete. Does not make time to develop personal relationships with colleagues.

9. Extrovert-Consider Feelings over personal arguments

10. Write ideas of all stakeholders. Supports community learning through Parent University held at school. Offer tutoring to children in higher grades during planning time to increase whole-school effectiveness.

11. Seeks support of veteran colleagues to validate strategies- Consults with colleagues to predict outcomes based on prior level of success. Asks for input on how to provide rigor for all learning levels.

12. Deliberate on best collaboration of ideas. Active participation during curriculum and data meetings. Monitor previous students academic success in attempt to reflect on instruction effectiveness and modify as needed.

13. Adaptable- to new resources and content. Finds and utilizes new material and adapt material from advanced grades for use with individualized instruction. Shares ideas and resources with students in the upper level that have lower level skills. Attempt to pair teacher-created material with that of materials used in Kindergarten to provide consistency.

14. Value determined by increase in measurable ideas/student achievement- Need PLC to evaluate the use of strategies used in past years and their opinion of what advancement struggles are to secure efficient background knowledge before students reach their grade.

15. Reveals Creativity and ability to utilize knowledge of Standards to be flexible. Struggle with delaying non-urgent requests or addressing off topic questions during instruction.

16. Reveals a need for Professional Learning Community to generate new ideas and increase value of own ideas. Depicts a need for instructional freedom and flexibility.

17. on how to Collaborate

18. thorugh Lesson Planning and self-reflection

19. Attempts to spontaneously adapt to new ideas, parent/student concerns. Imposes frequently on instructional time. Strong teacher-family relationships. Loose daily schedule reduces predictability Preschoolers rely on to stay on task.

20. Restorative- finding innovative ways to maintain current content/resources. Reflect on execution of new ideas to maintain best practices. Compares current method to that of veteran teachers/outdated approaches. Makes modification and restores most effective modes of teaching to fit the needs of the students in each year.

21. Evaluates and synthesizes- to merge experience with best practices. Uses personal experiences of the children and opportunities to link shared experiences to lesson content. This includes the use of cultural/religious influences and exposures.

22. Increased student-led instruction not based on current objectives, but linked to a known standard. Interrupts general flow of academic progression due to lack of planning.