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Impact on Professional Practice
 To be designated as a Master Teacher in Ohio, eligible educators must clearly demonstrate each of the following criteria as described in the Ohio Standards for the Teaching.
A. Consistent Leadership: Master Teachers ensure student learning and well being by participating in decision-making and initiating innovations and improvements for school change. They are leaders who empower and influence others. They engage in a variety of leadership roles and perform thoughtful stewardship responsibilities for the school community and the profession.
B. Focused Collaboration: Master Teachers work with educators, students, families and communities to create relationships; share knowledge, practice and responsibility; communicate effectively and support student learning. They respond to the needs of their colleagues and students in a timely and competent manner.
C. Distinguished Teaching - Focus on Students and Environment: Master Teachers analyze individual and group student development to connect instruction to students’ needs, interests and prior knowledge. They strive to create an environment that engages learners in inquiry, promotes high levels of learning for all students and creates a culture of civility and success.
D. Distinguished Teaching - Focus on Content, Instruction and Assessment: Master Teachers have a deep and reflective understanding of the academic content they teach. They use multiple assessments to evaluate student learning and inform instruction. They continually reflect on student outcomes and make decisions to promote high levels of learning for all students.
E. Continued Professional Growth: Master Teachers engage in continuous professional development and reflection. They use multiple resources to shape the focus and goals of their professional development including student learning, assessment data, researched best practices and school and district goals. They evaluate their personal growth, understanding and application of knowledge and develop an appropriate professional plan. |
Links
1. Ashland University
Visit Ashland University's Professional Development website at http://www.ashland.edu/pds/ if you are taking this course for graduate credit. You will need to use the following instructions to register:
Registration Instructions
This course is only open to teachers in Highland, Cloverleaf, Buckeye and Wadsworth school districts in Medina County, Ohio.
2. Contact
Send an email to Laurie Boedicker at boedicker@highlandschools.org for log in information to access the online classroom in which the course will be taught. You do not have to take the course for credit. Please contact your local LPDC for CEU equivalents. You will recieve the enrollment code for the online classroom.
3. Classroom
Go to the online classroom which can be found at http://moodle.highlandschools.org/moodle/ and select the Master Teacher class. We look forward to seeing you online.
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