Professional Dispositions Assessment

Please indicate your level of agreement with each statement listed below using the response scale
of 1-5. Use this assessment to inform your Professional Dispositions Statement.
1 = Strongly Disagree 2 = Disagree 3 = Undecided 4 = Agree 5 = Strongly Agree

Professional Dispositions Criteria 1 2 3 4 5

I believe a teacher must use a variety of instructional

x
strategies to optimize student learning.

I understand that students learn in many different ways. x

I demonstrate qualities of humor, empathy, and warmth. x

I am a thoughtful and responsive listener. x

I assume responsibility when working with others. x

I believe that all students can learn. x

I believe it is important to involve all students in learning. x

I believe the classroom environment a teacher creates

x
greatly affects students' learning and development.

I view teaching as an important profession. x

I understand that teachers’ expectations affect student

x
learning.

I view teaching as a collaborative effort among educators. x

I understand that students have certain needs that must be x

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met before learning can take place.

I am sensitive to student differences. x

I communicate caring, concern, and a willingness to

x
become involved with others.

I am punctual and reliable in my attendance. x

I maintain a professional appearance. x

I believe it is my job to create a learning environment

conducive to the development of students’ self-confidence x
and competence.

I respect the cultures of all students and am sensitive to

x
cultural norms.

I honor my commitments. x

I treat students with dignity and respect at all times. x

I am willing to receive feedback and assessment of my

x
teaching.

I am patient when working with students. x

I am open to adjusting and revising my plans to meet

x
student needs.

I communicate in ways that demonstrate respect for the

x
feelings, ideas, and contributions of others.

I believe it is important to learn about students and their

x
communities.

What is Professional Disposition? Professional Dispositions are not things that you

can measure or test with a pencil or paper. Professional dispositions are

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characteristics that make for a good quality teacher and are evident through the

unique situations that a teacher encounters throughout their school day. When

asked to provide my Professional disposition statement I refer to what I have

witnessed and experienced through my teaching encounters. I believe as I teacher

should provide opportunities that give equitable learning to all my students. Which

simply means that I demonstrate no sign of bias, lack of fairness, or prejudice. I

hold every student to a high expectation and enable students to reach their full

potential. An effective planner and great classroom organization so that classroom

instruction and learning is maximized is another disposition I believe that should

display as a teacher. Understanding and valuing diversity is to me a key deposition

that I should have when teaching my students. When thinking about Professional

dispositions allot of characteristics come to mind but the last one, I want to

mention is that I should be able to obtain lifelong learning and personal growth

through my on reflection. I hauled be able to seek and want constructive feedback

and have that willingness to learned from experiences and from others.

My self-assessments supports my professional disposition statement

because they relaying the same thing. They both share the characteristics that

should be displayed by a professional successful teacher. I can honestly say I have

grown from the time I have started my program of study to now tremendously.

When first starting my program I was not aware of all that went into lesson

planning. This journey has been very interesting, exciting, and overwhelming at the

same time. When first being my field experience I was nervous and never

interacted with eh students just really sat in the back of my mentor’s classroom

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and observed her and the students. I think I was nervous because I didn't want to

say the wrong thing or not be sure of what I was saying to the students. After

growing through this program I am active when it comes to students teaching. I

move around the classroom, answer questions, and work with groups. I can

honestly say I am not as nervous as I use to and the classroom feels like my second

home. I am not perfect but know with more hands working in the classroom and

more teaching opportunities I will become the teacher I am working to be.

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