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Standard 10 The teacher fosters relationships with school colleagues, parents, and agencies in the larger community to support pupil learning and well being and acts with integrity, fairness and in an ethical manner. Evidence 1: [|Website]
 * Teachers are connected with other teachers and the community. **

Rationale 1: I created a website in Dreamweaver for my 8th grade Science classes. The purpose of creating the website was to communicate with students, parents and colleagues about the expectations for 8th grade earth science and compacted science, grading scale, supply list and the curriculum. In the future, I wanted to include articles and journals based on the topic being studied in class to allow students, parents and colleagues to explore the concepts further. Unfortunately, I could not adjust the website regularly due to not having the program, Dreamweaver. Also, quickly after completing the website, I was resigned to a Math and Literacy position.

During the time students were able to use my website, parents and students seemed better prepared because they understood the expectations of the class. Because parents and students could access the website to find out about the curriculum, students were bringing in examples of things that related to the unit. This helped the whole class to better understand the curriculum.

KSD 10.K.1 The teacher understands schools as organizations within the larger community context and understands the operations of the relevant aspects of the system(s) within which s/he works. Using the website would have allowed my colleagues from different schools and I to share information based on our curriculum and the needs of our students.

10.S.4 The teacher establishes respectful and productive relationships with parents and guardians from diverse home and community situations and seeks cooperative partnerships in support of student learning and well being. Parents and students were able to go to the website as many times as needed to get the information they need. Also, students could have suggested new articles to add to the website that related to the topic being covered in class.

10.D.3 The teacher is willing to consult with other professionals regarding the education and well being of his/her students. As I continued to collaborate with other teachers in my building and throughout my district, I realized the value of discussing student needs with others. Being able to get different perspectives from students, parents, and colleagues, allows me to improve my skills as a teacher.