KIN 461 Reflection Paper (Submitted after the completion of 30 hours) Reflect on your KIN 461 teaching experience by addressing each of the following items in your paper. Use the scoring rubric to organize your paper and to ensure you address each item listed below. 1. Provide an example from your KIN 461 teaching experience that illustrates your understanding and application of each of the 11 Illinois Professional Teaching Standards (IPTS). In your discussion, identify each standard by either including a heading for the standard prior to addressing it in your paper or typing the name of the standard in bold in the body of the paragraph that addresses the standard. Use language from the standards’ knowledge and/or performance indicators to demonstrate your understanding of each standard. 2. Provide an example from your KIN 461 teaching experience that illustrates your understanding and application of each of the 8 TEP dispositions. As in your discussion of the IPTS standards, identify each disposition with a heading or put it in bold in the narrative. 3. Considering the IPTS, TEP dispositions, and your KIN 461 teaching experience, identify and reflect on your strengths and weaknesses as a teacher. 4. In addition to addressing each of the three items listed above, your paper will be evaluated on organization, spelling, sentence structure, grammar, and writing mechanics. KIN 461 Evaluation Rubric for Reflection Paper Student Name: ___ _____________ Unacceptable (1) IPTS Failed to provide a sufficient Standards and relevant discussion that reflects an understanding (4 points) and application of EACH of the 11 IPTS standards as used during KIN 461 teaching experience. TEP Failed to provide a sufficient Dispositions and relevant discussion that reflects an understanding (4 points) and application of EACH of the 8 TEP dispositions during KIN 461 teaching experience. Acceptable (2-­‐3) Provided a sufficient and relevant discussion that reflects an understanding and application of EACH of the 11 IPTS standards as used during KIN 461 teaching experience. Provided a sufficient and relevant discussion that reflects an understanding and application of EACH of the 8 TEP dispositions during KIN 461 teaching experience. Strengths as a Candidate failed to identify Candidate identified and teacher and adequately reflect upon adequately reflected upon (4 points) his/her strengths as a his/her strengths as a teacher based on the IPTS, teacher based on the IPTS, WIU TEP dispositions, and WIU TEP dispositions, and student teaching experience. KIN 461 teaching experience Weaknesses Candidate failed to identify Candidate identified and as a teacher and adequately reflect upon adequately reflected upon (4 points) his/her weaknesses as a his/her weaknesses as a teacher based on the IPTS, teacher based on the IPTS, WIU TEP dispositions, and WIU TEP dispositions, and KIN 461 teaching experience KIN 461 teaching experience Unacceptable (0) Acceptable (1) Organization Content lacks logical Content is sufficiently of content organization and is difficult organized, cohesive, and (2 points) to follow. coherent within each section. Spelling, Paper is not written well; it Paper is written well; it grammar, contains excessive errors in contains appropriate sentence spelling, punctuation, and/or paragraphing, complete structure, and grammar. Common errors sentences, and no or few writing include incomplete errors in spelling, mechanics sentences, sentence punctuation, or grammar. (2 points) fragments, run-­‐on sentences, comma splices, noun/pronoun disagreement, incorrect word forms, etc. Target (4) Provided a detailed and thoughtful discussion that reflects an understanding and application of EACH of the 11 IPTS standards as used during KIN 461 teaching experience. Provided a detailed and thoughtful discussion that reflects an understanding and application of EACH of the 8 TEP dispositions during KIN 461 teaching experience. Candidate thoughtfully and fully reflected upon his/her strengths as a teacher based on the IPTS, WIU TEP dispositions, and KIN 461 teaching experience. Candidate thoughtfully and fully reflected upon his/her weaknesses as a teacher based on the IPTS, WIU TEP dispositions, and KIN 461 teaching experience Target (2) Content is well organized, cohesive, and coherent throughout the paper. Paper is exceptionally well written; it contains no mechanical, spelling, or grammatical errors and includes a variety of sentence structures. Score