Faculty Recommendation Form

Thank you for completing a Faculty Recommendation for a Teacher Education Candidate.  Your observations about the student’s ability to excel as a preservice teacher and, ultimately, as a professional educator, are extremely important to us.  Before completing the recommendation form (found at the bottom of this page), please review the Cornell Humanistic Dispositions for Teaching.  You will be asked to assess the candidate based upon the dispositions listed below and to comment in general regarding your perception of the candidate’s ability to navigate the challenges of being a teacher. 

Humanistic Dispositions for Teaching  

The following are the dispositions, attitudes, perceptions, or beliefs that embody the qualities of an effective educator.  These must be demonstrated for success in the Cornell Teacher Education Program.  

1. Professionalism: 
   1. Demonstrate a pattern of professional and ethical behavior such as promptness, task completion, maintenance of confidentiality, and honesty. 
   2. Exhibit poise and reflection in difficult situations, enduring stress and maintaining stability in the face of disruption/chaos. 
2. Collaboration: 
   1. Develop collaborative relationships that enhance the learning and teaching experience. 
   2. Accept personal responsibility in achieving goals. 
3. Commitment to Learning: 
   1. Take advantage of learning opportunities in and out of college or public school classrooms. 
   2. Generate questions and actively engage in an intellectual and participatory manner with others in the learning/teaching process. 
4. Reflection and Adaptability: 
   1. Adjust to new circumstances, flexible in the face of new realities, accommodate given the unforeseen. 
   2. Exhibit an open-minded and positive attitude when receiving feedback from others. 
5. Facilitation of Challenging Learning Environments: 
   1. Use and model effective communication skills, thinking skills, and appropriate voice, tone, posture, verbal and nonverbal communication. 
   2. Demonstrate intellectual engagement with material and colleagues while nurturing high expectations in self, students, and others. 
6. Learner Advocacy: 
   1. Respect diversity of thought, background, and inherent abilities in an interdependent, global society. 
   2. Interact with learners in ways that consider individual differences and life experiences.

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