Domain 4: Professional Responsibilities
4a. Reflecting on Teaching
Reflection is a key component of my teaching practice. Throughout my student teaching internship, I utilized feedback from my cooperating teacher and video recordings to reflect on my teaching practice to grow as an educator. Below, I provided an example of a self-assessment I completed for one of my lessons using the Danielson Framework.
4b. Maintaining Accurate Records
Throughout my student teaching, I collaborated with my cooperating teacher to take attendance and input grades using the online platform Realtime. In addition, I organized video recordings of students’ performance assessments in a shared folder on Google Drive.
4c. Communicating with Families
Communicating with families creates a community of support for students. During my time at Paul Robinson Community School for the Arts, we communicated with the students’ families by sending home newsletters to share our goals for the program and celebrate the students’ success.
4d. Participating in a Professional Community
During my student teaching internship, I collaborated with the music department and co-choreographed two Jazz dances for the school’s holiday performance. Students performed their dances in-person and virtually (live-streamed throughout the district). The videos below are from the dress rehersal before the performance.
Dance 3
Choreography: Caitlyn Barrows and Kara Kamenski
Dance 4
Choreography: Caitlyn Barrows and Kara Kamenski, in collaboration with the dancers
4e. Growing and Developing Professionally
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Professional Development
During my student teaching internship, I attended a professional development session with ArtsEdNJ on implimenting New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Visual and Performing Arts (Dance) and Social Emotional Learning.
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NDEO Confrence 2022
I attended the annual NDEO conference on teaching practices, participating in a broad array of professional development sessions on diversity, inclusion and equity, training in virtually teaching dance technique, guidance and resources for remote learning in NJ dance education, creating a safe “Consent Culture” in dance training, promoting student self-awareness and self- care in the classroom and resources for the state-mandated curriculum on World Dance.
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Studied Abroad
In junior year, I studied abroad at Trinity Laban Conservatorie of Music and Dance in London, England. During this time, I continued my dance training in ballet, release technique, and Cunningham. Additionally, I took courses in dance pedagogy, choreography, and choreutics (Laban).
4f. Demonstrating Professionalism
Professionalism in teaching is demonstrated through service to students and actively working to ensure that students have fair opportunities for success.
Dance Ensemble
After school, I volunteered to assistant with the after school Dance Ensemble, including organization tasks, supervision, and coaching student choreography.
Social Justice Presentation
In Spring 2022, my EdM cohort and I collaborated to create a presentation on the Social Justice Standards and how they informed our teaching practices during our clinical placements. By reflecting on my own experiences and educational bias, I can work to create fair opportunities for all learners in my classroom.