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I. Curriculum: Constructs and Deliver Appropriate Curriculum for Students

C1 – Relates content knowledge to other subject area

  

The M&M Counting book is a double resource. When used not only are students working on math but reading as well. Using this lesson shows that I can relate content knowledge to other areas.  The book includes numbers, shapes, colors, and sets.

This document reflects my thoughts and ideas about the liberal arts education that I received during my college career. It also shows how Liberal Arts has provided me with general knowledge and intellectual skills in courses outside the usual subjects such as English, math, science, and history.

 C2 – Teaches subject matter accurately

 

Taking over someone else’s class is not an easy task. To break the ice and get to know my students a little better, I created a lesson that was based towards them and language. This lesson was created for students to work on their descriptive writing while getting to know them. 

This lesson was created to help those who struggle with different language concepts. This 7^th grade lesson was broken down to students who are at a 3^rd and 4^th grade level.

 

C3 – Teaches content from multiple viewpoints

    

This lesson plan shows that I can work with others to create an effective lesson plan to teach sensitivity to diversity.

 

This power-point was created so that I inform others about life in the special education field from a first year teacher’s point of view.

C4 – Teaches students to use critical thinking and problem solving strategies

   

This Science Trail activity provides different learning methods such as working together as a group and individually, hands-on experiences, and problem solving while learning about water.

Creating this lesson allows students to work together as partners to try and figure out certain objects.

C5 – Models appropriate oral communication

This interview allowed me to come up with appropriate questions to find out more about life in education while communicating appropriately.

 

 C6 – Models appropriate written communication skills

     

This is a letter to a parent informing them that I will be teaching their child for the next 6 weeks and what I plan to accomplish while doing so.

  This letter was written to inform parents of the S.S. unit coming up and what will be taking place. It also encourages parent participation.

 

C7 – Teaches from a personal philosophical base

     

            This paper expresses my personal beliefs about education.

 

This lesson expresses my beliefs of citizenship and its importance.

C8 – Uses interdisciplinary instruction as appropriate

 

This music lesson is part of my S.S. unit. Its shows interdisciplinary action by combining the subjects music and history. The students are learning about Native American culture by researching their past history and then reporting their findings with music.

C9 – Uses effective questioning strategies

 

 This document shows I can write different  levels of questions for a children's book.

 

 

 

 

II. Assessment: Assesses students’ learning and development with a variety of measures

 

A1 – Develops appropriate tools to assess learning

This assessment was performed so that I could have practice writing and handling future behavioral issues in the classroom. It also gives me a visual about what students' issues, triggers, and how to prevent or decrease them.

After a lesson on poetry, I had my 3rd grade class write a Haiku about their grandparent(s). They could talk about anything as long as it was school appropriate,  about a grandparent, and used the Haiku format.

This quiz was created to check for comprehension after a lesson on synonyms. I used fill in the blank that way the students had a wide variety of words to think of.

This worksheet was created to show me what my students learned from a math lesson. It gave them a visual allowing them to show-off what they know.

Developing writing skills at a young age are important. A rubric was created and used as my students had to create a writing about a grandparent. Giving them a rubric showed them what I was looking for to get a good grade.

 

A graphic organizer was  used to check for comprehension as my 3rd grade reading group read books about different characters. This showed me if they really read and understood the book.

 

A2 – Assesses learning through standardized and teacher-constructed tests

This study was done so that I could find a child's reading weaknesses and try different methods to help make those weaknesses stronger. Information was found using different tests and teaching methods.

 

 

Working with a peer, I administered and was given the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test in order to understand the usefulness of giving a standardized test to a student.

 

 

A3 – Assesses learning through appropriate alternative measures

 

This chart was created to accommodate those who have been identified and referred to special education so that they have a better chance succeeding in the general education classroom.  Their curriculum is also modified to help reach that success.

 

A4 – Keeps records to determine and report student progress

This progress report was checked daily for a student that I was working with one-on-one in my 7^th grade placement.

 A grade book was created for my two students at my 7^th grade placement. It was used to keep track of personal growth and as a check for myself to see how affective I was as a teacher. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

III. Relationships: Establishes professional and reciprocal relationships with other invested in students’ learning

R1 – Collaborates with students, colleagues, parents, and community agencies, exhibiting sensitivity for cultural diversity (samples of letters, memos to students and parents, including progress reports.)        

   

This letter was created to inform a parent of a study that was going to place with her child and the reasons for doing so. Reading comprehension and other abilities was the main focus for this study.

 R2 – Acts with full awareness of ethical and legal responsibilities of teachers

 

 

 

This permission slip was created so that I could tape lessons in my 3^rd grade student teaching placement.

 

R3 – Values life-long learning and personal/professional development

      

             This certificate shows my participation as a science fair judge at Metro North Elementary School.\

        

             This certificate shows my participation in Manchester College's Pre-Professional Annual Workshop.

     

             This certificate show my participation in IAEYC's annual State Conference in Indianapolis, IN

 

R4 – Engages in research and reflection on teaching practices

       

     This paper shows reflection on ten hours of observations I completed for Literacy Block.

     

     

R5 – Exhibits a service orientation to students & teaching, valuing all aspects of students’

well-being

 

This paper is about my volunteering experience at an elementary after school program in Anderson, IN