Domain Outcome 5.0: Candidates create professional partnerships to create learning opportunities for themselves and their students.

Domain Expectation 5.1: The candidate conducts active classroom research; he/she collaborates with other professional educators and students to improve curriculum, assessment, and instruction in the P-12 learning environment.

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Accomplished

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Proficient

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Emerging

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Improving

The candidate consistently conducts active classroom research and collaborates with colleagues and students to improve curriculum, assessment, and instruction resulting in validated, improved student learning.

The candidate conducts active classroom research and collaborates with colleagues and students on improving the learning environment, as observed and/or verified.

The candidate shows advanced knowledge of ways to conduct action research and of collaboration methods designed to improve the learning environment.

The candidate identifies areas needed for professional improvement in ways to conduct action research and of collaboration methods designed to improve the learning environment.

List of Exhibits: (list any cross-references to other domain expectations)

Unifying Assessment Project

Mentor Field Experience Forms

Study Group Meeting Notes

Committee Meeting Note

Proficient in this Expectation? YES NO

If NO, what else is needed? If YES, what is needed to become Accomplished?

I/A Score/Comments

M/O Score/Comments

4

Mrs. Thrasher has collaborated with the administration and other teachers to explore best proctices. She always has student learning as her focus.

Candidate Score/Comments

4

This exhibit requires that active research be used in the classroom to improve curriculum, assessment and instruction. The elements of this exhibit show the types of research conducted, the collaboration that takes place. Student learning is validated through action research results as are curriculum and instructional changes.