Professional Dispositions
1. Personal Integrity:
Candidate was honest and forthright in all dealings with students, teachers and school personnel. There was no evidence of lying, cheating, plagiarizing, or any other type of deception.
2. Respect for Authority:
Candidate showed respect for the teacher/supervisor and others in authority with whom he/she interacts (e.g., courtesy, appropriate body language, recognition of experience/expertise of teacher/supervisor, acceptance of feedback, appropriate use of title). Candidate also showed respect for all he/she came in contact with by acknowledging the experience and expertise of teachers/supervisors and recognizing the opportunity to benefit from this additional experience and training.
3. Learning Community:
Candidate contributed positively in class by demonstrating an openness for learning, paying attention, supporting the teacher and classmates (regardless of any differences such as racial/ethnic, religious or cultural), contributing positively to the learning of classmates in whole or group activities, avoiding conflicts, and refraining from disruptive activities (e.g., talking on phone, eating, reading newspaper, carrying on a conversation).
4. Responsibility:
Candidate turned in assignments on time, and addressed all details and requirements adequately. In class, he/she had read assigned materials, often contributed meaningfully to class discussions, and carried a full share of the work in all cooperative activities. In class, candidate came fully prepared, having read assignments and completed all other activities assigned or suggested outside of class. Such preparation also allowed the candidate to make contributions in class.
5. Attendance:
Candidate attended class and/or other program activities, following the School of Education policy.
6. Punctuality:
Candidate was on time to class and other program activities or obligations and stayed through the entire class period or activity; remained involved and participated throughout the entire time.
7. Flexibility:
Candidate accepted and adjusted to changes that affected assignments or class activities, fulfilled assignments and completed work despite problems or obstacles that arose. Showed ingenuity and creativity when faced with problems or obstacles in fulfilling assignments.
8. Initiative:
Candidate demonstrated a positive attitude toward class work and interaction with classmates, and worked on his/her own to solve problems, improve circumstances and complete tasks. He/She was observant of needs or opportunities for service and took action without being asked.
9. Commitment/Loyalty:
Candidate demonstrated commitment to the program/profession by consistently making choices to honor his/her commitment and the responsibilities associated with classes, etc. over other activities (e.g., family reunions, concerts, vacations).
10. Dress and Grooming:
Candidate meets the expectations of the Honor code and shows his/her commitment to professionalism by dressing in conservative clothing that clearly sets him/her apart from the students he/she teaches.
11. Being a Reflective Learner:
Candidate demonstrates the ability to reflect and improve performance by actively seeking ways to assess his/her abilities and deepen knowledge of classroom practice and student learning.
I fulfilled the "Respect for Authority" disposition by listening to what Dr. Winstead talked about and suggested for the different assignments that we are given. I also took a lot of notes because I know that Dr. Winstead knows what he's talking about and all the suggestions that he gave is only going to benefit me and because he knows all these things because of the huge amount of experience that he has in the Education field.
For the disposition of "Responsibility", I felt I was responsible for my learning because I came to class having completely read the first chapter of the textbook. We may not have talked about the chapter that much but at least I knew that I did my part of reading the assignment that was given. Also, I was able to talk about the "energy ball" activity that we did on Monday because I read up on it before class.
Being the first day of class, there was the usual ice-breaker activity. This is an education class so it wasn't the normal run-of-the-mill introductions one would give in a college classroom setting. Today's classroom experience helped to build the foundation of this class' "learning environment". I felt that this professional disposition was met by having to learn each class members names and something about them. Because we had to introduce another person, we had to pay attention to what our partner was saying and ask questions about the things they may have mentioned. I feel that this helped to create good rapport between the classmates so that later on during the semester positive learning will take place much more easily than if the good rapport was not established at first.
I felt that I fulfilled disposition 4 (responsibility) today by having all my materials ready for class. Even though we didn't have a reading assignment or any other assignment, I felt prepared to learn because I had my textbook, my pen, paper and (mostly because I am a mother with kids who still wake up at night) I felt rested and alert enough to pay attention to what was happening in class. I asked questions about different assignments because I wanted to be sure that I understood what was required of all the assignments. Today, I took responsibility for my learning (even if it was just the first day of class and most of what we did was go over the syllabus)..jpg)
