Andrew Kroon

Outcome

Outcome 7 — Professionalism, ethics, and community partnerships

Evidence and reflections demonstrating ethical practice, legal awareness, collegiality, and effective communication with families and community partners.

Outcome 7 indicators

  1. 7.1Indicator

    Knowledge of professional and ethical responsibilities outlined in such key legal statutes in the Education Act, Provincial School Code of Conduct, Nova Scotia Human Rights Code, Occupational Health and Safety Act, Child and Family Services Act, and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms

  2. 7.2Indicator

    The ability to adhere to the Code of Ethics of the NSTU (e.g., with respect to boundaries with students, public behaviour, relationships with colleagues, etc.)

  3. 7.3Indicator

    Knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of all professionals who operate within the school environment, including the development of professional communities of inquiry

  4. 7.4Indicator

    Recognition of supports, resources, and partnerships for nurturing learners and teachers

  5. 7.5Indicator

    An understanding of parents'/guardians' roles in student learning and knowledge and skills related to communicating with parents/guardians

  6. 7.6Indicator

    Ability to model professional ethics of digital citizenship

Artifacts & Captions

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Professional Communications — Practice Emails (PDFs)

For Secondary Principles and Practices, one of the valuable skills we were able to practice was professional communication. Many pre-service teachers don’t have much experience sending a professional email to somebody, whether it be a colleague, superior, or external party. The professional communication assignments allowed us the chance to build the important skill of initiating a professional interaction in multiple contexts including teacher to parent contact regarding their child’s performance, teacher to administrator contact for funding, and teacher to community contact for field trips or guest presenters. These assignments also gave us the opportunity to practice professional responses including teacher to parent contact regarding a negative email regarding one’s teaching methods, and teacher to administrator contact regarding an increase to an already maxed out class size.

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