Standard #1: Learner Development: The teacher understands how learners grow and develop, recognizing that patterns of learning and development vary individually within and across the cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional, and physical areas, and designs and implements developmentally appropriate and challenging learning experiences.
ARTIFACT #1:
Learners grow and develop at different developmental levels; thus, teachers must adjust their instructional strategies.
For example, the first graphic organizer below I created for a 3rd grade ELA lesson on the book Sarah, Plain and Tall. This graphic organizer requires students to use high-level thinking skills to define, compare, describe, and use an unknown word in a sentence. This activity is developmentally appropriate for a 3rd-grade student and has several different modification options for individuals in need.
The following graphic organizer below, created for a 1st grade ELA lesson with Social Studies integration, demonstrates how much students developmentally grow throughout just two grade levels and how as a teacher I recognize this difference. This variance is so wide that you can recognize the levels by just looking at how the teacher develops a graphic organizer for each grade level.
ARTIFACT #2:
Attached is a diagnostic test I administered to a Kindergarten student during our Glenwood experience the first semester. After administering this diagnostic test, we had the opportunity to analyze the results to see what standard we would review or next teach our students. In addition, this Kindergarten class was at the very end of their school year so we had the opportunity to see if there were any gaps in their phonics standards they did not meet. However, this is just one test and does not give an overall result of students growth or understanding because it is just one observation, but this does show my understanding of analyzing results and developing appropriate and challenging learning experiences for this student.
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