Reflection: Week Five
During my midterm evaluation, both TAP and professional related areas of development were discussed. The TAP Area of Reinforcement was identified as Teacher Knowledge of Students (TKS), and the TAP Area of Refinement was designated as Teacher Content Knowledge (TCK). Professional Areas of Reinforcement include Growing and Developing Professionally: Continued Professional Growth and the Professional Area of Reinforcement is Showing Professionalism: Fulfilling Professional Responsibilities. I have worked diligently to improve and strengthen these areas of development since our meeting.
I have made efforts to extend both the TAP and Professionalism Areas of Reinforcement by providing appropriately differentiated materials …show more content…
For the TAP Area of Refinement, I have spent more time reading through Arizona’s Early Learning Standards and how they are interrelated with Teaching Strategies Gold. According to the TAP rubric, exemplary implementation of TCK includes displaying “extensive content knowledge of all of the subjects she or he teachers” (ASU, n.d.). As such, I will strive to develop a stronger understanding on each of the content areas. The Professional Area of Refinement is an essential area of development that I will continue to work on throughout my clinical experience. There have been some areas of support that I have repeatedly requested outside of our progress meetings. After the third progress report, we discussed these concerns, needs and ways to communicate better. Now that I am operating the classroom’s daily activities and instruction, it is less stressful for me, and I feel more comfortable with my peers. I have worked hard to appear less frazzled and nervous. I have also worked hard to initiate both work-related and personal communication with Mrs. Livingstone and the two classroom aides, show appreciation by bringing breakfast and using positive language, and volunteering to help with administrative tasks after
During my midterm evaluation, both TAP and professional related areas of development were discussed. The TAP Area of Reinforcement was identified as Teacher Knowledge of Students (TKS), and the TAP Area of Refinement was designated as Teacher Content Knowledge (TCK). Professional Areas of Reinforcement include Growing and Developing Professionally: Continued Professional Growth and the Professional Area of Reinforcement is Showing Professionalism: Fulfilling Professional Responsibilities. I have worked diligently to improve and strengthen these areas of development since our meeting.
I have made efforts to extend both the TAP and Professionalism Areas of Reinforcement by providing appropriately differentiated materials …show more content…
For the TAP Area of Refinement, I have spent more time reading through Arizona’s Early Learning Standards and how they are interrelated with Teaching Strategies Gold. According to the TAP rubric, exemplary implementation of TCK includes displaying “extensive content knowledge of all of the subjects she or he teachers” (ASU, n.d.). As such, I will strive to develop a stronger understanding on each of the content areas. The Professional Area of Refinement is an essential area of development that I will continue to work on throughout my clinical experience. There have been some areas of support that I have repeatedly requested outside of our progress meetings. After the third progress report, we discussed these concerns, needs and ways to communicate better. Now that I am operating the classroom’s daily activities and instruction, it is less stressful for me, and I feel more comfortable with my peers. I have worked hard to appear less frazzled and nervous. I have also worked hard to initiate both work-related and personal communication with Mrs. Livingstone and the two classroom aides, show appreciation by bringing breakfast and using positive language, and volunteering to help with administrative tasks after