Professionalism

Professionalism (25 points) - As you are entering the teaching profession, we will expect the same professional behavior your administrators will expect of you.

Professionalism is an important requirement for all teachers. It is usually demonstrated by a set of behaviors which indicate your commitment to your profession. Those behaviors will be expected during this class. Points will be awarded by the instructor based on the criteria listed below. It is expected that students will recognize that we are guests in the public schools and that their behavior is reflective upon WKU and our college.

Professionalism Scoring Guide

	1 - 8	9-14 points	15-20 points
Appearance	Rarely well groomed or appropriately dressed	Usually well groomed and appropriately dressed	Consistently well groomed and appropriately dressed
Attitude	Rarely positive or constructive	Usually positive and constructive	Consistently positive and constructive
Collaboration	Rarely offers to participate in our community of learners	Usually offers to participate in our community of learners	Consistently offers to participate in our community of learners
Dependability	Rarely fulfills tasks and responsibilities	Usually fulfills tasks and responsibilities	Consistently fulfills tasks and responsibilities
Engagement	Rarely interacts with children or contributes to university classes	Usually interacts with children and occasionally contributes to university classes	Consistently interacts with children and contributes to university classes
Initiative	Rarely recognizes and takes advantage of opportunities to contribute to all areas of teaching and learning	Usually and takes advantage of opportunities to contribute to all areas of teaching and learning	Consistently recognizes and takes advantage of opportunities to contribute to all areas of teaching and learning
Maturity	Rarely makes appropriate decisions	Usually makes appropriate decisions	Consistently makes appropriate decisions
Preparation	Rarely prepared for course and classroom instruction	Usually prepared for course and classroom instruction	Consistently prepared for course and classroom instruction
Promptness	Rarely prompt; several absences	Usually prompt and in attendance	Never late or absent
Responsiveness	Rarely accepts professional guidance	Usually accepts professional guidance	Consistently accepts professional guidance
Teacher Disposition Statements	Many low marks and negative comments from teacher.	A few low marks and negative comments from teacher.	Many/all positive marks and comments from teacher.

Appearance