Professor Suk
Spring 2017
Teachers shall act in accordance with legal and ethical responsibilities and shall use
integrity and fairness to promote the success of all students (Professional Development in
This artifact represents a time sheet and evaluation form in reference to my thirty hours
of service learning in a public high school setting. Specifically, this artifact correlates to Standard
11.ii.2, The teacher understands how personal identity, worldview, and prior experience affect
perceptions and expectations, and recognizes how they may bias behaviors and interactions with
others (Professional Development in New Jersey, 2014, p. 15). This standard recognizes that the
teacher takes into account that identity, opinion, and past experience shapes a persons views and
behaviors. Upon reading this, one may imply it to the teacher, student, or both. Reflection upon
my experiences at my service-learning placement put this standard into effect in both aspects of
teacher. This experience has taught me the aspects that surround teaching, both the visible and
invisible. In terms of the students, each individual is entitled to his or her unique opinion, which I
saw throughout my time at my placement. It was an odd sight to see for me, as I attended a high
school not always welcome to ones opinion. In addition, my cooperating teacher taught me the
various elements to teaching including creating engaging activities, grading tests in an English
subject, and allowing students individual time to promote learning. My cooperating teacher took
time to care for each individual to strengthen his or her learning outcomes. To avoid off topic
conversations or staring into space due to hunger, my cooperating teacher taught me that the
needs of each student comes first. In doing so, students end up focusing on their class.
For the future, I can further reflect upon my experiences through service learning. My
evaluation form is especially valuable to me as every person has to start somewhere in their
profession. Furthermore, my time sheet reflects the hard work and dedication I put into service
learning during this term. I want to always remind myself to never lose such aspects of life as
Reference:
Professional Development in New Jersey. (2014, August 4). Retrieved from New Jersey State
Department of Education:
http://www.state.nj.us/education/profdev/profstand/teacherstandardscrosswalk.pdf