Ashley Bason

April 24th, 2018

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InTASC #10 Reflection

The role of a teacher has the ability to extend outside of the classroom. InTASC Standard

#10 states, “The teacher seeks appropriate leadership roles and opportunities to take

responsibility for student learning, to collaborate with learners, families, colleagues, other school

professionals, and community members to ensure learner growth, and to advance the profession”

(Council of Chief State School Officers, 2013, p. 45). In other words, the teacher looks for

opportunities to get involved outside of the classroom. There involved allows for them to have a

voice when it comes to student learning. They seek to collaborate and take advantage of

opportunities that allow for them to grow professionally.

Let us consider that a public school was creating a team to ensure that the school remains

competitive and aligned with mandated Common Core Standards. A teacher may decide to seek

a role within the team to ensure that they work with other staff members to ensure the best

interest for the students.

Within an English Language Arts setting, the teachers who teach ELA classes for a

specific grade may form a cluster that meets biweekly. The role of the cluster could be to discuss

how students are progressing, and what instructional methods teacher may want to adapt to assist

students who may be struggling. In order to have outside input, the team could also consist of

other specialty teachers (i.e. special educators) who work with students within the grade-level.

The members of the cluster could establish roles for each members in order to ensure equal work

loads and the success of the group in helping students.

 InTASC Standard #10 is important because it pushes for teachers to collaborate and

develop professionally. As a teacher professionally develops, they can find ways to better help

their students learn.