While dispositions deal with deep levels of awareness and motivations, behaviors address actions and performance. The Education Unit Professional Behaviors are ten categories of actions that are important for teacher candidates to consistently demonstrate while serving in host schools.

The TEN PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIORS below are stated in the same way they are used in evaluations:

1. Attendance – The teacher candidate attends the experience as assigned.  If an absence was necessary, advance notice was given to the host school and the MWSU supervisor.  Any absence was made up pending the approval of the Coordinator of Clinical Placement.
2. Punctuality – The teacher candidate reports to the host school at the assigned time and stayed for the assigned time.  The teacher candidate completed any assigned tasks within the prescribed time and recognized how punctuality affects others.
3. Appropriate Appearance – The teacher candidate’s appearance in dress, personal hygiene and physical behavior is appropriate for the classroom and complied with the host school’s policies regarding dress and behavior.
4. Self-confidence – The teacher candidate exhibits appropriate confidence and poise in working with teaching professionals and students.
5. Positive Attitude – The teacher candidate exhibits a positive attitude toward the teaching profession and those engaged in it, respecting the diversity of all individuals.  He or she seeks or accepts tasks or assignments in a positive, pro-active manner.
6. Professional written communications – The teacher candidate demonstrates the use of standard English in written communications with teaching professionals, parents and students.
7. Professional oral communications - The teacher candidate demonstrates the use of standard English in oral communications with teaching professionals, parents and students.
8. Ethical behavior – The teacher candidate conducts him or herself in a professional and ethical manner during this experience.  He or she respected the issues of personal property, personal space, personal differences related to working with others.  Further, the future teacher candidate respected issues of confidentiality related to student information and followed all MWSU and host school policies.
9. Mature reasoning or judgment – The teacher candidate demonstrates an understanding of the role and boundaries of a teaching professional.  He or she remained objective in dealing with emotional issues, observed all ethical and legal boundaries and could recognize the complexity of situations.
10. Personal Mannerisms – The teacher candidate displays personal mannerisms that were compatible with a teaching professional.  These mannerisms included appropriate facial and physical behaviors as well as gestures and language.