Eight Dispositions of the Effective Educator
The School of Education has identified eight dispositions with specific indicators that the effective professional educator displays. The effective professional educator demonstrates a commitment to the following.
1. Professional ethics
- Maintaining my position as a positive role model for students and others in regular attendance, grooming, punctuality, and professional demeanor
- Demonstrating positive work habits and interpersonal skills, including a positive attitude, dependability, honesty, and respect for others
- Maintaining the standards of confidentiality regarding student information and communications
- Using sound judgment and thoughtful decision-making with consideration of the consequences
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2. Collaboration
- Collaborating with other professionals to improve the overall learning of students
- Understanding and involving a wide variety of resources in the school, family, culture, and community to facilitate student learning
3. Diversity
- Recognizing students’ unique prior knowledge, life experiences, and interests as part of the context for student learning
- Understanding and involving a wide variety of resources in the school, family, culture, and community to facilitate student learning
- Providing equitable learning opportunities for all students
4. Self-reflection
- Life-long learning and personal growth through reflection, seeking constructive feedback, and willingness to learn from others and past experience
- Using analysis and reflection to assess and plan for student learning
5. Belief in students’ ability to learn
- Promoting achievement of students at all levels
- Understanding and involving a wide variety of resources in the school, family, culture, and community to facilitate student learning
- Developing students’ skills as problem-solvers as they progress toward becoming independent, self-directed learners
- Effective planning and classroom organization as tools in maximizing the time available for instruction and learning
6. Technology
- Understanding and involving a wide variety of resources in the school, family, culture, and community to facilitate student learning
- Using analysis and reflection to assess and plan for student learning
7. The teaching profession
- Accepting responsibility for what occurs in my classroom and for other school-wide responsibilities that contribute to student learning and a safe, orderly environment
- Using sound judgment and thoughtful decision-making with consideration of the consequences
- Life-long learning and personal growth through reflection, seeking constructive feedback, and willingness to learn from others and past experience
- Participating in professional growth activities within and outside the school
8. Professional growth
- Participating in professional growth activities within and outside the school
- Life-long learning and personal growth through reflection, seeking constructive feedback, and willingness to learn from others and past experience