COMPETENCIES
2048.3.4 : Collaborating to Support the Community of Care
The graduate collaborates with families, caretakers, and the larger community to identify partnerships that facilitate learner growth.
INTRODUCTION
The development of the School of Education (SOE) Professional Dispositions and Ethics for Next-Gen candidates strengthens the educational experience and conveys the SOE’s commitment to teaching, learning, and leading to the greater professional community. This professional dispositions and ethics work at WGU is supported by the “primary critical Healthy Learning focus areas that are key drivers of student academic, professional, and personal success” (Milliron, Walsh, Rhodes, 2021). As a Next-Gen candidate, you will need to collaborate with families, caregivers, and the larger community to establish partnerships that will promote learner growth.
In this task, you will first complete the SOE Professional Dispositions and Ethics self-assessment. Then you will create an action plan for ongoing professional development in the following professional dispositions and ethics:
All individuals Can Learn
Empathy
Growth Mindset
Intellectual Courage
Belonging
Integrity
Professionalism
Communication
You will explain how you have demonstrated the dispositions or ethics in a professional setting, which could include a workplace, school setting, community setting, or volunteering. Then you will identify ways you can grow in the professional dispositions and ethics, justify your action steps, and explain how you will collaborate with families, caregivers, and the larger community to apply the professional dispositions and ethics in the future.
Please note: To assist you in this task, we strongly recommend you start by reviewing the SOE Professional Dispositions and Ethics, and watching the Self-assessment: Community of Care video linked in the Web Links section below. You should review Module 13 prior to starting this task.
REQUIREMENTS
Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. The originality report that is provided when you submit your task can be used as a guide.
You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.
Tasks may not be submitted as cloud links, such as links to Google Docs, Google Slides, OneDrive, etc., unless specified in the task requirements. All other submissions must be file types that are uploaded and submitted as attachments (e.g., .docx, .pdf, .ppt).
A. Complete the “School of Education (SOE) Professional Dispositions and Ethics Self-Assessment Instrument” in the Web Links section below. Use the Print Score Summary button on the final page to save a pdf of your Score Summary to submit with this task.
B. Using the results of your self-assessment, describe how you will support your ongoing development as a Next-Gen candidate by doing the following:
1. Choose two of the eight SOE Professional Dispositions and Ethics from the list below and explain how you have demonstrated each of them within a professional setting.
All Individuals Can Learn
Empathy
Growth Mindset
Intellectual Courage
Belonging
Integrity
Professionalism
Communication
2. Choose two of the eight SOE Professional Dispositions and Ethics from the list in part B1 and do the following:
a. Describe two action steps you will take to improve your proficiency (one action step for each chosen disposition or ethic).
b. Justify how each action step from prompt B2a will help you develop as a Next-Gen candidate in each SOE Professional Disposition and Ethic that you chose in B2.
C. Choose two SOE Professional Dispositions and Ethics from the list in part B1, that you did not use in prompts B1 or B2, and do the following:
1. Explain how you would apply both of the chosen SOE Professional Dispositions and Ethics to collaborate with families, caregivers, or the larger community.
2. Explain how application of both of the chosen SOE Professional Dispositions and Ethics facilitates learner growth.
D. Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
E. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.
File Restrictions
File name may contain only letters, numbers, spaces, and these symbols: ! – _ . * ‘ ( )
File size limit: 200 MB
File types allowed: doc, docx, rtf, xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx, odt, pdf, txt, qt, mov, mpg, avi, mp3, wav, mp4, wma, flv, asf, mpeg, wmv, m4v, svg, tif, tiff, jpeg, jpg, gif, png, zip, rar, tar, 7z
RUBRIC
A:SELF-ASSESSMENT
NOT EVIDENT
A pdf of the self-assessment Score Summary is not submitted.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
N/A
COMPETENT
A pdf of the self-assessment Score Summary is submitted.
B1:DEMONSTRATION OF DISPOSITIONS AND ETHICS
NOT EVIDENT
The submission does not provide 2 SOE Professional Dispositions and Ethics from the list. Or an explanation of how you demonstrated the SOE Professional Dispositions and Ethics within a professional setting is not provided.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The submission does not logically explain how you demonstrated 2 of the SOE Professional Dispositions and Ethics within a professional setting.
COMPETENT
The submission logically explains how you demonstrated 2 of the SOE Professional Dispositions and Ethics within a professional setting.
B2A:ACTION STEPS
NOT EVIDENT
The submission does not provide 2 SOE Professional Dispositions and Ethics from the list. Or a description of an action step you will take to improve proficiency in each of the 2 chosen SOE Professional Dispositions and Ethics is not provided.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The submission does not logically describe an action step you will take to improve proficiency in each of the 2 chosen SOE Professional Dispositions and Ethics. Or one or more of the action steps described is not relevant to the chosen dispositions or ethics.
COMPETENT
The submission logically describes an action step you will take to improve proficiency in each of the 2 chosen SOE Professional Dispositions and Ethics, and both of the action steps described are relevant to the chosen dispositions or ethics.
B2B:JUSTIFICATION OF ACTION STEPS
NOT EVIDENT
A justification of how each action step from part B2 will help you develop as a Next-Gen candidate in each of the SOE Professional Disposition and Ethics is not provided.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The submission does not logically justify how each action step from part B2 will help you develop as a Next-Gen candidate in each of the chosen SOE Professional Dispositions and Ethics.
COMPETENT
The submission logically justifies how each action step from part B2 will help you develop as a Next-Gen candidate in each of the chosen SOE Professional Dispositions and Ethics.
C1:COLLABORATION
NOT EVIDENT
An explanation of how you will apply 2 of the SOE Professional Dispositions and Ethics to collaborate with families, caregivers, or the larger community is not provided.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The submission does not logically explain how you will apply 2 of the SOE Professional Dispositions and Ethics to collaborate with families, caregivers, or the larger community. Or 1 or more of the 2 SOE Professional Dispositions and Ethics chosen were already used in prompt B1 or B2.
COMPETENT
The submission logically explains how you will apply 2 of the SOE Professional Dispositions and Ethics to collaborate with families, caregivers, or the larger community. The 2 SOE Professional Dispositions and Ethics chosen differ from those used in prompt B1 or B2.
C2:LEARNER GROWTH
NOT EVIDENT
An explanation of how both of the chosen SOE Professional Dispositions or Ethics facilitates learner growth is not provided.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The submission does not logically explain how both of the chosen SOE Professional Dispositions or Ethics facilitate learner growth.
COMPETENT
The submission logically explains how both of the chosen SOE Professional Dispositions or Ethics facilitates learner growth.
D:SOURCES
NOT EVIDENT
The submission does not include both in-text citations and a reference list for sources that are quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The submission includes in-text citations for sources that are quoted, paraphrased, or summarized and a reference list; however, the citations or reference list is incomplete or inaccurate.
COMPETENT
The submission includes in-text citations for sources that are properly quoted, paraphrased, or summarized and a reference list that accurately identifies the author, date, title, and source location as available.
E:PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION
NOT EVIDENT
Content is unstructured, is disjointed, or contains pervasive errors in mechanics, usage, or grammar. Vocabulary or tone is unprofessional or distracts from the topic.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
Content is poorly organized, is difficult to follow, or contains errors in mechanics, usage, or grammar that cause confusion. Terminology is misused or ineffective.
COMPETENT
Content reflects attention to detail, is organized, and focuses on the main ideas as prescribed in the task or chosen by the candidate. Terminology is pertinent, is used correctly, and effectively conveys the intended meaning. Mechanics, usage, and grammar promote accurate interpretation and understanding.
REFERENCE LIST
Milliron, M., Walsh, S., Rhodes, R., 2021 Leading together toward healthy learning. WGU. https://www.wgu.edu/blog/tclc/center-healthy-learn…
WEB LINKS
Self-assessment: Community of Care video
Self-assessment: Community of Care video Transcription
SOE Professional Dispositions and Ethics
School of Education Professional Dispositions and Ethics Self-Assessment Instrument
Requirements: 4 to 5 pages