a colleague's challenge around professional growth

Stephen Chase, one of the teachers in my district posted these Professional Standards for teachers:

• Educators value and care for all students and act in their best interests. 
• Educators are role models who act ethically and honestly. 
• Educators understand and apply knowledge of student growth and development. 
• Educators value the involvement and support of parents, guardians, families and communities in schools. 
• Educators implement effective practices in areas of planning, instruction, assessment, evaluation and reporting. 
• Educators have a broad knowledge base and understand the subject areas they teach. 
• Educators engage in career-long learning. 
• Educators contribute to the profession. 

Stephen challenges us to consider a model developed by the nurses as a way for teachers  to maintain our autonomy while increasing accountability. He references these questions from the  Registered Nurses annual Personal Practice Review:

1. In the past year, did you complete a self-assessment of your practice using the Standards of Practice?

2. In the past year, did you obtain peer feedback about your practice?
 Bill Ferriter posted this peer feedback tool on his blog

3. In the past year, did you develop and implement a learning plan based on your self-assessment and peer feedback?

4. In the past year, did you evaluate the impact of the previous year’s learning on your practice? 

Lots to think about - thanks Stephen Twitter: @MrChaseKRSS