Highlights

  • - Professional Educator since 2010 (Taught at Post-Secondary and Elementary)
  • - Web Developer/Media Artist for ULVSpedConference.com
  • - Taught via distance education as an Adjunct, and a RSP Teacher (during COVID)
  • - Participant in Mindfulness Retreat (2018 and 2019)

Description for CA TPE 6: Developing as a Professional Educator

Teacher candidates will consistently reflect upon their teaching practice, recognize their values, and be aware of implicit and explicit biases to improve student learning. Also, show acceptance, care, support, and fairness toward all students and families. Learning goals will be constructed with understanding and sensitivities towards many student/family dynamics and situations and engage in communication with colleagues to support students and their families. Teacher candidates will show and implement professional roles and etiquette, integrity, and model ethical conduct, and critically analyze the history of California’s public education and how it can affect and influence school governance and finance.

CA TPE Artifacts

TPE: U6-1

Artifacts: Reflection of Blind Contour Drawing.

TPE: U6-2

Artifacts: Portion of Lesson Observation #7 (Growth Mindset), Reflection for Growth Mindset Lesson #7 and One-on-One Conversation with ULV Supervisor.

TPE: U6-3

Artifacts: Professional Communication with Gen. Ed Teacher, Gen. Ed Teacher Survey on Student Progress, Production of PLOP/Goals and Assessment Results.

TPE: U6-4

Artifacts: Parent Phone Log, MicroSoft Teams Communication & Parent Workshop Survey.

TPE: U6-5

Artifacts: Classroom Management Plan (Video) and Supports.

TPE: U6-6

Artifacts: CPR Certificate, Professional Media Arts Website and Presence.

Description for Educational Specialist TPE 6: Developing as a Professional Educator

Ed Specialist teacher candidates are to coordinate and collaborate with paraprofessionals and other adults in the classroom. Teachers carefully identify and implement conflict resolution strategies in IEP meetings and professional collaboration capacities. Ed Specialist candidates are knowledgeable of federal, state, and local policies related to special education. Knowledge of diminishment of previous abilities may significantly affect student(s) and their family member(s).

MM TPE Artifacts

TPE: MM6-1

Artifacts: Collaboration with Paraprofessional on Teams, RSP Schedule and Collaboration with Gen. Ed Teacher with Contour Drawing Lesson.

TPE: MM6-2

Artifacts: Joint-Problem Solving Website/Presentation of an IEP Meeting.

TPE: MM6-3

Presentation Covering Traditional Family Units, Foster Care, Homeless and Migrant Families; Evidence of Historic and Legal Vocabulary Knowledge and Multple Findings of Gifted Students.

TPE: MM2-11 & MM6-6

Artifacts: TBI Website & Personal Experience with TBI (This artifact is from the same link as MM2-11)

Areas of Growth
  • TPE:
  • U6-7

TPE: U6-7

Critically analyze how the context, structure, and history of public education in California affects and influences state, district, and school governance as well as state and local education finance.

TPE: MM6-4

Demonstrate knowledge of federal, state, and local policies related to specialized health care in educational settings.

  • TPE
  • MM6-5

TPE: MM6-5

Demonstrate knowledge of the unique experiences of families of students who are chronically ill, are hospitalized and/or in transition from hospitalization, and/or who have degenerative conditions.