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**Standard 10- Teachers are connected with other teachers and the community. **   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: Classroom Website []

Rationale 1: This website was developed for my third grade students and their parents to keep them informed about what was happening in our classroom. I already had a district website for basic classroom information and curriculum related site links. However, I wanted to create a website where pictures, files, videos, and student projects could also be uploaded for students and parents to view. These things were not allowed on our district site. This site was used to showcase what was happening in our classroom.

This website helped me grow as a teacher in that I could better connect and communicate what was happening in our classroom with parents. Parents are teachers’ partners in education, and having them involved and reinforcing curriculum at home also benefits the students through reinforcement and discussion. Creating the website was beneficial for me as a teacher in that I was able to learn how to readily add and change educational visuals, images, and student work in an appealing format to motivate students and parents to visit more often throughout the year.

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10.K.2 The teacher understands how factors in the students’ environment outside of school (e.g. family circumstances, community environments, health, and economic conditions) may influence students’ lives and learning.

The website is designed to positively impact students and by bringing the school environment into their homes to promote learning that extends beyond the walls of the school and beyond the school day. It also connects students to links that allow them to discuss and reinforce their learning in the home environment.

10.S.2 The teacher makes links with the learners’ other environments on behalf of students, by consulting with parents, counselors, teachers of other classes and activities within the schools, and professionals in other community agencies.

The creation of the website allows for a connection between school and home. It also promotes parent discussion and involvement in student learning. It also links students to a global learning environment as online resources and websites are added.

10.D.1 The teacher values and appreciates all aspects of a child’s experience.

Though I already had a website, I was able to seek out a new tool, Weebly, for creating websites outside the district. Weebly allowed me to add features that would motivate students and parents to visit more often. I also sought out new Web 2.0 tools such as Voki projects that improved student motivation and allowed them to practice and develop fluency in 21st century skills.