Intasc Assignment

Standard 1: Learner Development I am able to recognize challenging concepts for
learners and adapt my teaching strategies to meet

The teacher understands how learners the diverse needs of my students. The moon phase
grow and develop, recognizing that board I used to teach the phases of the moon
patterns of learning and development provided visual, kinesthetic, and auditory
vary individually within and across the opportunities for my fourth-grade students.
cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional, and
physical areas, and designs and Click here to access the referenced example that
implements developmentally appropriate demonstrates competency of this standard.
and challenging learning experiences.
Standard 2: Learning Differences The use of literature to reinforce positive examples of

people from different cultures helps connect students
The teacher uses understanding of of all cultures connect to the world around them. I
individual differences and diverse cultures chose to use a non-fiction text to highlight the
and communities to ensure inclusive struggles and strengths of a member of a minority
learning environments that enable each culture.
learner to meet high standards.
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demonstrates competency of this standard.
Standard 3: Learning Environments I worked to create a learning environment that

fostered academic responsibility, appropriate social
The teacher works with others to create behaviors, and productive relationships among all
environments that support individual and who entered my classroom. By actively developing
collaborative learning, and that relationships with each student during the morning
encourage positive social interaction, greeting, expecting students to be responsible for
active engagement in learning, and self- their learning through morning work, and treating
motivation. students equitably using name sticks, I can provide a
positive learning environment for students to succeed
in.

Standard 4: Content Knowledge All instructional lessons were designed to be

engaging for learners while keeping the objective of
The teacher understands the central the Standard of Learning central. I enjoy creating
concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures lessons with the goal of making the learning
of the discipline(s)he or she teaches and experience so engaging that the learner does not
creates learning experiences that make realize they are actively learning. I successfully put
the discipline accessible and meaningful this into practice using an engaging learning activity
for learners to assure mastery of the that integrated a Kindergarten science and writing
content. objectives.

Standard 5: Application of Content By using technology in creative ways as part of a

research project I was able to supplement reading
The teacher understands how to connect materials, engage students, and help them to
concepts and use differing perspectives consider the topic from different perspectives. My
to engage learners in critical thinking, lesson effectively taught students how to use different
creativity, and collaborative problem resources to extract information for the purpose of
solving related to authentic local and writing an informative piece about the possibility of
global issues. traveling to Mars.

Standard 6: Assessment Using carefully chosen assessments throughout the

instructional process provided the objective
The teacher understands and uses information on which to drive instruction to achieve
multiple methods of assessment to the desired learning objectives for my fourth-grade
engage learners in their own growth, to gifted students. I used pre- and post-assessments to
monitor learner progress, and to guide decide where to begin math instruction based on
the teacher’s and learner’s decision background knowledge and what areas of science
making. instruction needed to be retaught.

Standard 7: Planning for Instruction Once I determine my student’s learning needs then I
can develop effective differentiation strategies to
The teacher plans for instruction that meet the individual academic needs of my students.
supports every student in meeting When I planned the Kindergarten lesson, I considered
rigorous learning goals by drawing upon the age appropriate high need for active movement
knowledge of content areas, curriculum, and engagement, and low amount of background
cross-disciplinary skills, and pedagogy, knowledge about computer coding. I also
as well as knowledge of learners and the demonstrated the ability to creatively plan
community content. supplemental review strategies that helped my fourth-
grade students master science content that was
presenting challenges for them.

Standard 8: Instructional Strategies By using strategies that present information in

multiple formats learners are given the platform they
The teacher understands and uses a need to make deeper connections and application of
variety of instructional strategies to knowledge to real life. In the cross-discipline lessons
encourage learners to develop deep for Kindergarten and fourth grade, I demonstrate use
understanding of content areas and their of meaningful instructional strategies that exemplify
connections, and to build skills to apply this standard.
knowledge in meaningful ways.
Standard 9: Professional Learning Participating in collaboration meetings and being

and Ethical Practice proactive with the information garnered is essential
for the success of the students, grade level, student
The teacher engages in ongoing families, and school community. The pacing guide I
professional learning and uses evidence created assisted parents with their child’s learning at
to continually evaluate his/her practice, home while following the guidelines set by
particularly the effects of his/her choices administration. The content in the pacing guide is the
and actions on others (learners, families, result of the collaborative effort of all the grade level
other professionals, and the community), teachers, including myself.
and adapts practice to meet the needs of
each learner. Click here to access the referenced example that
Standard 10: Leadership and Effective communication and proficient collaboration
Collaboration with students, parents, and colleagues will determine
the amount of success achieved by the learners, the
The teacher seeks appropriate leadership teacher, and the community. The use if a digital
roles and opportunities to take morning message to communicate my behavioral and
responsibility for student learning, to academic expectations for my students demonstrates
collaborate with learners, families, successful collaboration between student/teacher and
colleagues, other school professionals, shifts the responsibility of learning onto the learner.
and community members to ensure
growth, and to advance profession. Click here to access the referenced example that

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Standard 1: Learner Development I am able to recognize challenging concepts for

learners and adapt my teaching strategies to meet

Standard 2: Learning Differences The use of literature to reinforce positive examples of

Standard 3: Learning Environments I worked to create a learning environment that

Click here to access the referenced example that

Standard 4: Content Knowledge All instructional lessons were designed to be

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Standard 5: Application of Content By using technology in creative ways as part of a

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Standard 6: Assessment Using carefully chosen assessments throughout the

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Standard 8: Instructional Strategies By using strategies that present information in

Standard 9: Professional Learning Participating in collaboration meetings and being

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