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The teacher fosters relationships with school colleagues, parents, and agencies in the larger community to support pupil learning and well being and acts with integrity, fairness and in an ethical manner.
 * Standard 10: Teachers are connected with other teachers and the community.**


 * Evidence: [|Mrs. LaBonte's Website]**


 * Rationale:** I created this website to communicate with my students and their parents and for other educators who might one to use the resources or information that I have posted. On my web site students can find the course syllabus, course calendar with links to notes and assignments, links to online textbooks, class resources, etc. Many times parents ask me what they can do to help their child in my class. Having the web site to lead them to has been a great tool for parents to see what their students are learning in class. They can see the notes that we take and can help their child out at home. It has also been great to share lessons and resources with my colleagues. Most of the Math teacher's I work with post notes online so we can share notes and lessons for our classes. Allowing the public to have access to my website allows them to get a glimpse of what students are learning in my class and maybe even offer some of their own knowledge and expertise to the class.

I have received very good feedback from students and parents regarding my web site. Students love having access to their notes and assignments. Parents love that they can see what their students are doing in class and when quizzes and tests are scheduled so that they can help their students study. My website has helped my development as a teacher in that it has allowed people to be aware of what students are learning in my class and in return builds better relationships with not only my students but their parents and the rest of the community.


 * KSD:

10.K.2 The teacher understands how factors in the students' environment outside of school (e.g. family circumstances, community environments, health, and economical conditions) may influence students' lives and learning.** After considering all the factors outside of school that influence student learning I created this website. It allows students who are sick or are not able to be in school because of other family circumstances to still have access to all of the notes and worksheets we did that day so that they do not get behind. It also allows parents and the community to have access to what students are learning in my class on a daily basis.

I created this website in a graduate course that I took to help improve student learning and to hopefully share what I learned with the rest of the staff. Participating in different activities and classes helps me not only better myself as a teacher but also helps improve my school and makes it a more productive learning environment for the students.
 * 10.S.1 The teacher participates in collegial activities designed to make the entire school a productive learning environment.**

Having this website makes it easier to communicate with my colleagues and to share information with my students, their parents and people in the community. I know that being able to share lessons and notes amongst other math teachers had made me a better teacher and in return has improved the overall learning for my students.
 * 10.D.5 The teacher is willing to work with other professionals to improve the overall learning environment for students.**