1. Builds Positive Relationships and Learning Environment
- Values individual differences
- Focuses on the needs of the whole child
- Is joyful, patient, flexible, nurturing, a great listener, fair, and compassionate
- Cultivates an enriching, safe environment where students feel comfortable to speak and share
- Values and builds relationships with students, families, and other staff
2. Communicates and Collaborates Effectively
- Promotes and partakes in positive, open, clear communication while maintaining composure
- Collaborates positively with all stakeholders in the best interest of all students
- Exhibits flexibility and empathy while focusing on solutions that respect multiple perspectives
- Takes initiative to help colleagues and is trustworthy
3. Embraces Learning
- Has high expectations for self and students
- Inspires students and colleagues to explore and learn
- Has students create their own goals
- Models growth mindset and continuous improvement
- Seeks professional learning opportunities to enhance instruction and remain current
- Engages in, designs, and facilitates a quality balanced learning environment that reflects our ever-changing digital world
4. Works with Passion and Commitment
- Passionate about students’ learning and maintains high expectations and high efficacy
- Is innovative and works to find strategies to improve student performance based on data
- Ignites students’ curiosity and passion
- Demonstrates intellectual curiosity, imagination, and creativity
- Takes risks, persists in the fact of challenge and adversity and learns from failure
- Maintains high student interest and engagement in learning
5. Creates a Digital Learning Environment
- Leverages technology seamlessly in instruction to enhance the learning experience
- Uses a variety of technology hardware and software to manage the classroom, give timely feedback, and increase engagement
- Incorporates technology into lessons that bring reciprocal partnerships into the classroom to enhance and give broader perspective on learning