The instructor continues to learn and use evidence to assess her practice, especially the impact of her choices on students, families, educators, and the greater community. The teacher, acting as a reflective practitioner, then adjusts her practice to meet the needs of each learner.
We as educators should know it best: learning never stops! This goes for our professional lives as well. Continuous research into pedagogy, content matter, and our communities is the key to being the most effective educator possible. As a teacher, I can demonstrate my understanding of this standard in a number of ways, including:
Professional Organizations 
There are a number of spaces where scholars, intellectuals, and educators can share knowledge, collaborate, and take action. My membership in organizations such as National Education Association (NEA) and Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society 
(PBK) allows me access to these spaces where I can learn more about the best educational practices (NEA has numerous resources for professional excellence), find unique learning opportunities for my students, and further advocate for the importance of art in education through programs such as PBK’s National Art and Science Initiative. My affiliation within these reputable organizations also showcases my competency in written and oral communication. Educators must excel on the VCLA literacy exam, and Phi Beta Kappa only invites top scholars into the society.
Turn the Page
Literacy is a fundamental cornerstone of education. As an educator, I see how reading and reading comprehension are necessary skills to be cultivated from a young age. It is part of my professional responsibility to my community to make sure that children are equipped with the tools they need to succeed. In order to do that, I volunteer with the organization Turn the Page, which promotes family literacy in the Roanoke City area. The images pictured here are from the Books and Breakfast program, which aims to feed and
ultimately provide free personal libraries to all Roanoke City adolescents. This allows me to better connect to community members, and the opportunity to work one-on-one with children to get them excited about reading.
Digital Collaboration
Throughout my experience at Hollins, I have worked with a number of exceptional professors that guided me on my journey to becoming a proficient teacher. Part of my ethical practice involves being a reflective practitioner, and my supervisors collaborated with me on numerous occasions to conference about my teaching practices. Their insight has helped me make more thoughtful and focused self-reflections, as well as shown me how to provide better insight to my own students. Logistically speaking, it would have been impossible to get as thorough feedback had we not collaborated digitally, through the website Acclaim. Using this platform, we were able to focus on specific areas of improvement, as well as get helpful feedback that I can reference even to this day. This also demonstrates my understanding of ISTE standard 2.4 for educators, as we used technology to collaborate and improve my practice, solve problems, and share ideas.