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Quicklinks:Professional School Standards
The following are the Professional Standards for The Baldwin School of Puerto Rico
EMPATHY
To listen, understand and experience what others are going through.
- Structure a classroom environment that responds to the individual needs of our students (walk around, put up information on the walls, display their work).
- Give up control -some of the time- and listen to value their contributions.
- Teach to different intelligences and learning styles to reach each individual child so that they feel empowered.
- Know the students* needs so each one feels important.
- Be a role model, be aware of your body language; watch what you say.
- Set limits with respect, dignity and fairness. Students need to feel safe but you cannot let them take advantage of you.
- Be consistent and establish consequences.
- Be open-minded, appreciate differences.
- Be accessible, teaching does not stop at 3:00, sit with students during lunch.
ACTIVE LEARNING
To create a variety of methods that support the idea that students learn differently
- Turn more of the learning process over to the child.
- Give students control of what they learn (brainstorm with students the topic of the day and conduct class discussion in accordance to ideas).
- Provide hands-on activities.
- Work in vertical teams with teachers.
RESPECT
To create a comfortable environment so all students and teachers can show their uniqueness.
- Talk about problems and come up with solutions together (talk to the situation, not the character or personality).
- Enhance their special abilities to create a good self-esteem and a comfortable environment.
- Handle problems privately (not in front of the whole class).
- Choose appropriate tone (be aware of body language).
- Learn how to be patient.
- Celebrate uniqueness.
- Ask questions, value opinions and delegate.
- Create a comfortable environment (model respect *Show me how and I will follow*).
FAIRNESS
To have our bodies, our thoughts, our feelings and our property treated respectfully
- Fully inform the students of the rules and classroom expectations.
- Provide an example of fairness by being fair to them.
- Conduct the class objectively when dealing with difficult situations. Exercise a rotating class court to promote learning how to find solutions fairly.
- Be consistent everywhere!
KNOWLEDGE
To have command of subject matter and anticipate difficulties students may have in comprehending the lesson.
- Know your subject in depth.
- Attend professional seminars and conferences.
- Collaborate with colleagues to share knowledge.
- Use a variety of sources to complement your subject matter.
- Engage students in higher order thinking.
- Address student gaps in knowledge, and meet the needs of students at different levels of achievement.
ENCOURAGEMENT
To create an innate motivation by giving interesting projects and letting students choose.
- Give interesting projects where they will have to work in teams, to choose and to make decisions.
- Have children decide which theme they want to work with.
- Create an innate motivation by giving appropriate skills.
- Demonstrate the activity they are going to do by modeling.
INSPIRATION
To give positive influence, have well ordered classrooms, be prepared, and do dynamic lecturing.
- Be more creative.
- Engage students through discussion, active learning, hands-on activities, cooperative groups.
- Give a purpose to learning.
- Be a learner with your students.
- Let students feel free to speak.
PASSION
To organize, focus and really put your heart on what you teach
- Brainstorm creative ways to present any material. Constantly pay attention to life around you and think of innovative ways to incorporate it to the classroom.
- Present material that any type of learner *audio, visual, kinesthetic/tactual- can comprehend.
- Make the subject interesting.
- Have students apply their own creative talents to the subject matter *don*t be afraid to use art, music or video in an English, math, science or social studies classroom. This will create positive self-esteem, self-concept and interest when students demonstrate their talents.
- Be willing to take risks. Try new innovative techniques. You only fail when you don*t try something new.
- Invite parents and administration to the classroom to evoke their passions in your subject as well.
- You are a model. BE POSITIVE. BE FUN . LOVE WHAT YOU DO!
TEAMWORK
To create a support network; to share and communicate
- Share ideas about teaching and learning with your colleagues.
- Listen and be open to others' viewpoints, acknowledge your assumptions, and respect differences.
- Create a strong support network with fellow teachers, administrators, parents, and students by involving them, and becoming involved, in common endeavors.
DISCIPLINE
To provide consistent training that develops self-control, character, orderliness and efficiency
- Give them freedom to choose among limited options (to develop critical thinking).
- Demonstrate consistency (children feel secure knowing what to expect).
- We are not buddies, we can be friends, guides and mentors (children need the guidance and safety of boundaries).
- Students should be aware of the consequences of their actions.
- Listen (it will lead to fairness and students will feel respected).
- Allow students to disagree (respectful discussions lead to future leaders).
- Encourage positive behavior (an occasional pat in the back helps build self-esteem).
- Exhibit self-control (be an example)
- Be flexible within reason (take advantage of spontaneous situations to teach life lessons).
- Teaching discipline will give the child the necessary tools to behave in a civilized fashion to meet the demands of our society.
PROFESSIONALISM
To model integrity, compassion, flexibility, and a commitment to upholding a reputation based on accomplishments.
- Set priorities
- Resolve conflicts tactfully
- Maintain confidences and respect privacy
- Look out for the well-being of students
- Maintain ethical relationships with colleagues
- Act with integrity
- Fulfill commitments and meet deadlines
- Keep up to date with current trends
- Set an example
- Seek new resources
