Standard 1: Understanding and Addressing I recognize challenging concepts for learners
Each Child’s Developmental and Learning and adapt my teaching strategies to meet the
Needs diverse needs of my students. The moon phase
board I used to teach the phases of the moon
Candidates use their understanding of child provided visual, kinesthetic, and auditory
growth and development, individual opportunities for my fourth-grade students.
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inclusive learning environments that demonstrates competency of this
that provide each child with equitable standard.
access to high quality learning experiences
that engage and create learning
opportunities for them to meet high I also used literature to reinforce positive
standards. They work collaboratively with examples of people from different cultures helps
families to gain holistic perspective on connect students of all cultures connect to the
children’s strengths and needs and how to world around them. I chose to use a non-fiction
motivate their learning. text to highlight the struggles and strengths of a
member of a minority culture.
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that demonstrates competency of this
standard by presenting diverse cultures and
communities.
Standard 2: Understanding and Applying All instructional lessons were designed to be
Content and Curricular Knowledge for engaging for learners while keeping the
Teaching objective of the Standard of Learning central. I
enjoy creating lessons with the goal of making
Candidates demonstrate and apply the learning experience so engaging that the
understandings of major concepts, skills, and learner does not realize they are actively
practices, as they interpret disciplinary learning. I successfully put this into practice
curricular standards and related expectations using an engaging learning activity that
within and across literacy, mathematics, integrated a Kindergarten science and writing
science, and social studies. objectives.
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Standard 3: Assessing, planning, and Using carefully chosen assessments throughout
Designing Contexts for Learning the instructional process provided the objective
information on which to drive instruction to
Candidates assess students, plan instruction achieve the desired learning objectives for my
and design classroom contexts for learning. fourth-grade gifted students. I used pre- and
Candidates use formative and summative post-assessments to decide where to begin
assessment to monitor students’ learning and math instruction based on background
guide instruction. Candidates plan learning knowledge and what areas of science instruction
activities to promote a full range of needed to be retaught.
competencies foreach student. They
differentiate instructional materials and
activities to address learners’ diversity.
Candidates foster engagement in learning by
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relationships with students that generate that demonstrates competency of this standard.
motivation and promote students social and
emotional development.
Standard 4: Supporting Each Child’s Once the student’s learning needs have been
Learning Using Effective Instruction determined, then I am able to develop effective
differentiation strategies to meet the individual
Candidates make informed decisions about academic needs of my students. When I
instruction guided by knowledge of children planned the Kindergarten lesson, I considered
and assessment of children’s learning that the age appropriate high need for active
result in the use of a variety of effective movement and engagement, and low amount of
instructional practices that employ print, and background knowledge about computer coding.
digital appropriate resources. Instruction is I also demonstrated the ability to creatively plan
delivered using a cohesive sequence of supplemental review strategies that helped my
lessons and employing effective instructional fourth-grade students master science content
practices. Candidates use explicit instruction that was presenting challenges for them.
and effective feedback as appropriate and use
whole class discussions to support and
enhance children’s learning. Candidates use
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learning for every child. that demonstrates competency of this standard.
Standard 5: Developing as a Professional Effective communication and proficient
collaboration with students, parents, and
Candidates promote learning and development colleagues will determine the amount of success
of every child through participation in achieved by the learners, the teacher, and the
collaborative learning environments, reflective community. The use if a digital morning
self-study and professional learning, and message to communicate my behavioral and
involvement in their professional community. academic expectations for my students
demonstrates successful collaboration between
student/teacher and shifts the responsibility of
learning onto the learner.
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