Common use of Reflection on Teaching and Learning in a Professional Clause in Contracts

Reflection on Teaching and Learning in a Professional. Learning Community Intrinsic to the concept of continuous improvement is self-reflection on knowledge, skills, strategies, and practices. Observations by others are supportive of this reflection. All teachers may be observed formally and/or informally at any time. During professional development years, formal observations are not re- quired. However, administrators, resource teachers (RTs), middle school content specialists, or interdis- ciplinary resource teachers (IRTs) are expected to do a minimum of two informal observations each professional development year in order to be familiar with teachers’ classroom practices. Recognizing that each professional staff member must constantly seek ways to improve his/her ef- fectiveness, a program of 360-degree feedback will be implemented for all unit members. This practice of 360-degree feedback will include classroom teachers, counselors, media specialists, pupil per- sonnel workers, and other unit members working with students by students; and assistant principals and principals by teachers. All feedback will be con- fidential and for the sole use of the unit member ARTICLE

Reflection on Teaching and Learning in a Professional. Learning Community Intrinsic to the concept of continuous improvement is self-reflection on knowledge, skills, strategies, and practicespractices . Observations by others are supportive of this reflectionreflection . All teachers may be observed formally and/or informally at any timetime . During professional development years, formal observations are not re- quiredquired . However, administrators, resource teachers (RTs), middle school content specialists, or interdis- ciplinary resource teachers (IRTs) are expected to do a minimum of two informal observations each professional development year in order to be familiar with teachers’ classroom practicespractices . Recognizing that each professional staff member must constantly seek ways to improve his/her ef- fectiveness, a program of 360-degree feedback will be implemented for all unit membersmembers . This practice of 360-degree feedback will include classroom teachers, counselors, media specialists, pupil per- sonnel workers, and other unit members working with students by students; and assistant principals and principals by teachersteachers . All feedback will be con- fidential and for the sole use of the unit member ARTICLE