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    The document discusses Standard 9 for teachers, which focuses on developing collaborative relationships with colleagues, parents/guardians, and the community to support student learning. The author explains that establishing connections with parents and community members allows teachers to better understand students and their lives outside the classroom. This helps promote a community where parents want to be involved. The author then discusses how sending a parent letter at the beginning of the school year demonstrates their understanding of this standard by introducing themselves and setting expectations, which helps parents feel more comfortable. The author reflects on how this experience will impact their future teaching to further meet this standard and prepare them to teach in a diverse society.

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    The document discusses Standard 9 for teachers, which focuses on developing collaborative relationships with colleagues, parents/guardians, and the community to support student learning. The author explains that establishing connections with parents and community members allows teachers to better understand students and their lives outside the classroom. This helps promote a community where parents want to be involved. The author then discusses how sending a parent letter at the beginning of the school year demonstrates their understanding of this standard by introducing themselves and setting expectations, which helps parents feel more comfortable. The author reflects on how this experience will impact their future teaching to further meet this standard and prepare them to teach in a diverse society.

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    The document discusses Standard 9 for teachers, which focuses on developing collaborative relationships with colleagues, parents/guardians, and the community to support student learning. The author explains that establishing connections with parents and community members allows teachers to better understand students and their lives outside the classroom. This helps promote a community where parents want to be involved. The author then discusses how sending a parent letter at the beginning of the school year demonstrates their understanding of this standard by introducing themselves and setting expectations, which helps parents feel more comfortable. The author reflects on how this experience will impact their future teaching to further meet this standard and prepare them to teach in a diverse society.

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    Standard 9

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    Melissa Adams
    The document discusses Standard 9 for teachers, which focuses on developing collaborative relationships with colleagues, parents/guardians, and the community to support student learning. The author explains that establishing connections with parents and community members allows teachers to better understand students and their lives outside the classroom. This helps promote a community where parents want to be involved. The author then discusses how sending a parent letter at the beginning of the school year demonstrates their understanding of this standard by introducing themselves and setting expectations, which helps parents feel more comfortable. The author reflects on how this experience will impact their future teaching to further meet this standard and prepare them to teach in a diverse society.

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    Melissa Adams

    STANDARD 9 – Collaborative Relationships: The teacher understands the role of the

    community in education and develops and maintains collaborative relationships with

    colleagues, parents/guardians, and the community to support student learning and well-

    being.

    1. Write a paragraph explaining your knowledge and understanding of the standard—put the

    standard into your own words.

    Teachers need to relate to students on a deeper level than just the classroom setting, so by

    communicating with parents and community members teachers can get a better understanding of

    their students and their lives. Establishing connections shows that the teachers are interested in

    seeing the students succeed in and out of the classroom and want to be someone the students or

    parents can trust and rely on. Also establishing communication and connections helps to promote

    community where the parents want to be involved and want to volunteer time and services to the

    classroom. This in turn will lead to further learning experiences as members of the community,

    parents, relatives, whoever would want to come in and share with the students.

    2. Explain how the artifact you chose demonstrates your understanding and application of the

    standard.

    Sending out a parent letter is a great way to establish community and open communication lines

    with parents. It gives parents a sense of the teachers’ background, who they are as a person, and

    makes them more personable. This provides parents with ease about who their children are with

    during the day. It also allows for the teacher to explain to the parents what is expected of their

    children and what types of activities they will be engaged in during the school year. It is

    informative and casual so that when parents do call or come in to have a conference they feel like

    they already know you which makes them more at ease to bring up questions or concerns.
    3. A. If the artifact has been used in your practice, reflect on how your teaching will change in

    the future to further meet the standard.

    B. If the artifact has not been used in your practice, i.e., a class assignment, reflect upon how

    your teaching will be impacted by the assignment.

    I sent a parent letter to my teacher and students’ families to make them aware of my presence in

    the classroom and who I am. I am hoping my actions will gain the parents’ support and they will

    respect me as a teacher and my ambitions in the classroom. I want the parents to see me as a

    professional but to also know that I am still learning with their children at the same time. I also

    hope establishing this connection will create a trusting safe environment in the classroom where

    the students and I can all learn from each other.

    4. Conclude with a paragraph discussing how you are more prepared to Teach and Learn in a

    Diverse Society as a result of satisfactorily meeting the standard.

    I feel that in a diverse society, sending out a parent letter is a must. Connections between parents

    and teachers are a must for a good class community especially in a diverse setting. Both groups

    need to be aware of each other’s backgrounds and that the classroom will be a fair, equal space

    for students. I believe it also help to cross one of the barriers it takes to make a connection with

    families from different backgrounds and cultures. It opens up a line of trust and communication

    where the parents can feel safe in approaching the teacher. The letter also shows the parents a lot

    about the person who will be with their children all day so they don’t have to worry about their

    students being judged or treated unfairly.

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