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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 1:
Action Research Report-Reflection andReport Discussion and Reflection
Rationale 1:
In order to begin my action research, I needed to reflect upon my teaching and choose something that I wanted to change. I did not think my eighth grade students were motivated while learning vocabulary, so I came up with a plan to change it using technology, specifically the iPod Touch flashcard application. I created a research project and found that students were more motivated when using the iPod Touch rather than paper flashcards. After I completed the research and found my results, I reflected upon the research project in general.

The teacher uses an understanding of individual and group motivation and behavior to create a learning environment that encourages positive social interaction, active engagement in learning, and self-motivation.
Evidence 1:
Action Research Project-IntroductionProject Introduction
Rationale 1:
I reflected on my classroom and was unhappy with students not being motivated to learning eighth grade Spanish vocabulary. In hope to motivate students more, I developed my action research project around student motivation and achievement. In order to motivate students I had them use iPod Touch flashcards in class rather than the typical paper flashcards. After observing students and having them fill out surveys, I found that students were much more motivated to learn the vocabulary when using the iPod Touches.

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 1:
Action Research IntroductionReport-Reflection and Reflection/DiscussionDiscussion
Rationale 1:
In order to begin my action research, I needed to reflect upon my teaching and choose something that I wanted to change. I did not think my eighth grade students were motivated while learning vocabulary, so I came up with a plan to change it using technology, specifically the iPod Touch flashcard application. I created a research project and found that students were more motivated when using the iPod Touch rather than paper flashcards. After I completed the research and found my results, I reflected upon the research project in general.