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**Teachers are able to evaluate themselves. ** The teacher is a reflective practitioner who continually evaluates the effects of his or her choices and actions on pupils, parents, professionals in the learning community and others and who actively seeks out opportunities to grow professionally.

 **Evidence 1:** Reflection and Plan for Action from Action Research Paper


 * Rationale 1:** This evidence is from the action research that I completed as part of the program at Marian. I researched how student use of technology affects project-based assessment in the classroom. At the conclusion of my research, I looked at all the data that I collected to evaluate how the use of technology did or did not effect student performance. My data helped me to reflect and determine what changes I need to make in the future. I learned that students do think that technology gives them an advantage, although their actual performance did not differ greatly. It was nice to know my students’ opinions about using and not using technology on a project. From the data I collected, I was able to determine that I should continue to encourage the use of technology on projects in the future. My students were able to successfully use technology as a tool in order to help them show their understanding of a concept.

9.K.1 The teacher understands methods of inquiry that provide him/her with a variety of self-assessment and problem-solving strategies for reflecting on his/her practice, its influences on students’ growth and learning, and the complex interactions between them. I was able to reflect on my teaching of the metric system by looking at the surveys my students completed, making observations during student work time, and by looking at the final products that my students created. I was able to see what my students mastered and what areas they still needed help with or more teaching. 9.S.2 The teacher uses classroom observation, information about students, cultural, social, and philosophical frameworks, and research as sources for evaluating the outcomes of teaching and learning and as a basis for reflecting on and revising practice. I successfully was able to research different uses of technology as a tool in the classroom and apply it to my teaching. Through student observation, performance, and a survey, I was able to evaluate the success of using technology on project-based assessment. 9.D.2 The teacher is committed to reflection, assessment, and learning as an ongoing process. Ongoing reflection to assess my ability as a teacher helps me to continually improve my teaching practices.