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North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards
Standard 5: Teachers reflect on their practice.
5.03. Teachers function effectively in a complex, dynamic environment.
Understanding that change is constant, teachers actively investigate and consider new ideas that improve teaching and learning. They adapt their practice based on research and data to best meet the needs of their students.
- Actively investigate and consider new ideas that improve teaching and learning
- Adapt practice based on data
Resources for professional development
These resources available from LEARN NC can help you improve your teaching in this area.
Best practices & instructional models
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- Twitter as a learning tool for teachers
- This article shows how Twitter can be a valuable tool in helping teachers build their professional learning networks.
- Format: article
- By Bill Ferriter.
- Teaching world languages online - Carolina Online Teacher Program
- Participants in this online course will learn how to take advantage of technology tools and of the online environment to create a language-learning environment that fosters student self-direction through collaborative activities and a student-centered focus.
- Observing other teachers
- Learning from other teachers is an important means of professional development. Here are some suggestions for observing successful teachers in your school, in other schools, and on the web.
- By Kathleen Casson.
- Math for multiple intelligences
- In Math for multiple intelligences, page 1
- How a middle-school math teacher realized she was boring and jump-started her career — and her students.
- Format: article
- By Gretchen Buher.
- An introduction to teacher research
- Every day, teachers develop lesson plans, evaluate student work, and share outcomes with students, parents, and administrators. Teacher research is simply a more intentional and systematic version of what good teachers already do. This article explains the basic process of teacher research, including formulation of a research question, data collection and analysis, and writing up your findings.
- Format: article
- By Amy Anderson.
- Improving school improvement with Web 2.0 tools
- This article shares four technology tools that can make the process of creating and implementing a School Improvement Plan an easier one. Tools shared include Google Forms, wikis, social bookmarking, and Google Presentations.
- Format: article
- By Rebeccah Haines.
- How do I use all this data?
- An eight-step checklist and questions for making use of various kinds of education data.
- By Chris Hitch and Ken Jenkins.
- 'Tis the season...for observations
- In The First Year, page 2.8
- When you're facing an observation, keep your focus on your students, and think of it as an opportunity to work with administrators and gain a new perspective on your teaching.
- Format: article
- By Kristi Johnson Smith.Commentary and sidebar notes by Lindy Norman.
