IN1LkNA1ICNAL LACLMLN1 LkLkILNCL kLCk1 - I1AL May 2 - May 23, 2014
1LACnLk CANDIDA1L: Megan SLelnke SCnCCL: Llceo Classlco Secondary School, Sulmona, lLaly DA1L CI CCMLL1ICN: May 19. 2014 IACUL1 IACILI1A1Ck: ur. Susan L. LllloLL-!ohns
RATING SCALE OVERALL EVALUATION LkLMLAk ulsplays excepLlonal skllls ln applylng approprlaLe meLhodology Lo meeL needs AcLlvely seeks feedback uses a reflecLlve approach Lo lndependenLly modlfy professlonal pracLlce ConslsLenLly explores and exLends undersLandlng of professlonal growLh and responslblllLy
x kCIICILN1 ulsplays sound skllls ln applylng approprlaLe meLhodology Lo meeL needs 8equlres mlnlmal asslsLance ln respondlng Lo suggesLlons for lmprovemenL uemonsLraLes ablllLy Lo apply reflecLlve LhoughL successfully ln a varleLy of slLuaLlons
ADLUA1L ulsplays solld undersLandlng of professlonal growLh and responslblllLy uses some approprlaLe meLhodologles Lo meeL needs 8equlres some asslsLance ln lmplemenLlng changes as a resulL of feedback ulsplays baslc undersLandlng of professlonal growLh and responslblllLy
DCLS NC1 MLL1 LkLC1A1ICNS ulsplays unsaLlsfacLory undersLandlng of professlonal skllls MeLhodology ls generally lnapproprlaLe and/or lnadequaLe Lo meeL needs Pas dlfflculLy ln reflecLlng on pracLlce and lmplemenLlng modlflcaLlons ulsplays mlnlmal evldence ln pracLlce, lncludlng respecLlng confldenLlal lnformaLlon abouL sLudenLs
Comments on the 1eacher Cand|date's Lxper|ences and Invo|vement: Megan demonsLraLed excellenL co-Leachlng skllls relaLed Lo Leachlng Lngllsh Lo adolescenL learners ln lLaly. She was hlghly compeLenL ln meeLlng Lhe needs of a wlde range of sLudenLs ln a varleLy of classroom seLLlngs ln a secondary school. Megan conLrlbuLed greaLly Lo Lhe success of Lhe placemenL Lhrough her enLhuslasm and wllllngness Lo learn abouL Lhe culLure and language of our hosL counLry, and she ad[usLed easlly Lo Lhe new envlronmenL. Megan was warmly welcomed by Lhe assoclaLe Leachers and sLudenLs ln all her classes aL Lwo locaLlons. She prepared carefully planned, engaglng lessons ln Lngllsh and LaughL Lhe sLudenLs wlLh approprlaLe lnsLrucLlonal sLraLegles and avallable resources. Worklng wlLh her peer and assoclaLe Leachers, Megan also developed moLlvaLlonal and lnLeracLlve acLlvlLles for Lhe sLudenLs presenLlng lessons on Canada - e.g., foods, celebraLlons, and role-play. 1he assoclaLe Leachers were lmpressed by Megans knowledgeable, professlonal, and flexlble approach Lo Leachlng. Megan had a very poslLlve experlence ln Lhls lnLernaLlonal placemenL ln Sulmona, lLaly.
IN1LkNA1ICNAL LACLMLN1 LkLkILNCL kLCk1 (. 2)
1LACnLk CANDIDA1L NAML: Megan SLelnke
L A D N]A 1. Comm|tment to Learn|ng and Serv|ce Shows care and commlLmenL Lo parLlclpanLs and colleagues x 1reaLs people equlLably and wlLh respecL x ldenLlfles needs and makes ad[usLmenLs Lo meeL expecLaLlons of Lhe role x CreaLes opporLunlLles for problem-solvlng, declslon maklng and crlLlcal Lhlnklng x 2. Leadersh|p and Commun|ty CollaboraLes wlLh colleagues Lo creaLe a learnlng communlLy x Assumes professlonal responslblllLy (lnlLlaLlve, regular aLLendance, puncLuallLy, approprlaLe demeanor) x 3. rofess|ona| Learn|ng ldenLlfles expecLaLlons of placemenL x Lngages ln reflecLlon and uses feedback x lans collaboraLlvely for Lhe learnlng envlronmenL wlLh avallable resources x uemonsLraLes commlLmenL Lo professlonal growLh x 4. rofess|ona| ract|ce 8ecomes famlllar wlLh Lhe school communlLy and culLure x ldenLlfles expecLaLlons of Leachlng/learnlng acLlvlLles x lncludes sLudenLs Lhrough a varleLy of sLraLegles x uses effecLlve Leachlng Lechnlques whlch faclllLaLe learnlng x uLlllzes a varleLy of resources as requlred x lncludes approprlaLe consolldaLlon/assessmenL acLlvlLles x 8eflecLs on acLlvlLles and new undersLandlngs x S. Commun|cat|on ract|ces Models effecLlve and approprlaLe communlcaLlon sLraLegles wlLh sLudenLs x uses llsLenlng and quesLlonlng skllls as approprlaLe Lo Lhe seLLlng x Models a poslLlve and collaboraLlve learnlng approach x CuLllnes lesson plans ln clear, speclflc language x uses managemenL sLraLegles as approprlaLe (rules/rouLlnes, awareness of off-Lask behavlours, proxlmlLy, proacLlve sLraLegles) x