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**Standard 9** ** 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:** The AVID (Advancement via Individual Determination) website []


 * Rationale:** The past two years I have been a member of the AVID site team. I was sent to training inChicagofor a week long summer institute. AVID provides training opportunity in best practices. The first summer I attended the Mathematics 1 Strand. I was given a plethora of information to use in my mathematics instruction. My students were privy to a new variety of instructional strategies which increases student engagement and thinking by using writing, reading, inquiry and collaboration. The second summer I attended the Implementation Strand since I became the AVID 11 elective teacher this year. AVID has a lot of data to back up the success of its program. It also has many online resources for both site team members and AVID elective teachers.

AVID changed the way I looked at delivering instruction to make it more meaningful and long lasting. The AVID training didn’t change what the curriculum was but more how the curriculum was delivered. For example, one of the active learning strategies I started to use was a scavenger hunt. Research as shown when students are moving around the room and their blood is flowing, they retain more information.


 * KSD:**
 * 9.K.3 The teacher is aware of major areas of research on teaching and other resources for professional learning (e.g. professional literature, colleagues, professional associations, professional development activities).**

The AVID training over the summer was one of the best professional development oportunties that I have ever had. I have encouraged other members of my department to take advantage of this opportunity if it comes up again. There is a lot of research and data that backs up the best practices taught by AVID.


 * 9.S.4 The teacher draws upon professional colleagues within the school and other professional areas as supports for reflection, problem-solving and new ideas, actively sharing experiences and seeking and giving feedback.**

AVID has a support network of teachers all around theUnited States. I have been emailing and sharing information to a friend that is also teaching the AVID 11 elective inYuma,AZ.


 * 9.D.5 The teacher recognizes his/her professional responsibility for engaging in and supporting appropriate professional practices for self and colleagues.**

As a part of my responsibility as an AVID elective teacher and site team member, I share some of the AVID philosophies with my department and school. I presented a few strategies to my department during in-service this year. The school was also trained in Cornell notes for all students.