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**Standard 6** ** Teachers communicate well. **  The teacher uses effective verbal and nonverbal communication techniques as well as instructional media and technology to foster active inquiry, collaboration, and supportive interaction in the classroom.


 * Evidence 1 ** – [|Teacher Website]

I have found the webpage is a very effective way to communicate with the parents. At the beginning of each semester, a parent letter explains the information found on the webpage and parents know that all worksheets and assignments can be downloaded at any time. This has greatly decreased the amount of missing assignments because parents have become more involved in day-to-day activities.
 * Rationale 1: ** My website gives parents and students my contact information, daily schedule, weekly lesson plans, and links to websites we are using in class. There are resources for students in every class (9-12) I teach and allow students to work on assignments when not in school. As new assignments are given and resources found, I update the website.


 * 6.K.4 The teacher recognizes the importance of nonverbal, verbal and media communication techniques. **The webpage has increased my communication with parents, by having my contact and class information available parents are becoming much more involved in the day-to-day activities of the class. Students can also stay current on assignments when classes by getting all assignments from webpage.
 * 6.S.5 The teacher knows how to use a variety of media communication tools, including audiovisual aids and computers, to enrich learning opportunities. **My webpage also has many links to websites, documents, and videos used in class that will reinforce the concepts gone over in class. Parents are able to keep up with information given in class and know when assignments are due.
 * 6.D.2 The teacher values many ways in which people seek to communicate and encourages many modes of communication in the classroom. **Most of my communications with both parents and students is via email; they can send messages any time of day and I can return them as soon as I have a break. Because some parents do not have email, I do have my phone number available, but it often takes more time to make contact via phone.