The teacher plans instruction that supports every student in meeting rigorous learning goals by drawing upon knowledge of content areas, curriculum, cross-disciplinary skills, and pedagogy, as well as knowledge of learners and the community context (InTASC, 2013).
Brief Description of Evidence
During my Spring 2020 EDUC 233 - Literacy Development through Children’s Literature class, we planned and implemented a Reading Fair Event. Within groups, we were to create the invitations, market the event and create an engaging atmosphere. We had to design a book report poster that included all the necessary information about the book, along with creating a lesson plan and/or coming up with classroom activity ideas. I chose The Very Hungry Caterpillar for my book. Reading skills could be easily taught by isolating and pronouncing phonemes. The event was a great way to show teachers or parents how to take a book and create many learning opportunities for their child(ren). As an added bonus, the group I was a part of even dressed in costumes that coordinated with our books.
How This Artifact Demonstrates my Competence on the InTASC Standard |
Analysis of What I LearnedI learned how to take a book and design, adapt and deliver a lesson plan that would meet student’s diverse learning styles. I created a unit lesson plan, using math, writing, and literacy work, that went along with my “Very Hungry Caterpillar” book by Eric Carle. I was able to add a science activity along with an animated film.
I learned that it is possible to create a lesson plan for almost any book. This book fair allowed me to motivate fellow educators on how to explore their classroom libraries and look at them in a new way. The common denominator of the book fair was using books in an educational format. |
I am competent in this standard because I was able to take the content from the book and organize the curriculum in a way that children could interact with the lessons. John Dewey believed that students learned through a hands-on approach to learning and this project created is a great example of this. The students get an opportunity to create their own life cycle of a caterpillar, and to explore core skills through the worksheets completed. I am also competent because I also understand how to integrate the cross-disciplinary skills in a way that engages the learner in purposefully applying their content knowledge.
By using Lev Vygotsky’s scaffolding technique, I was able to show teachers/parents how to preview the text, discuss key vocabulary and then read and discuss the work as they go through the lesson. Sequencing the learning experiences and providing a multi-degree of ways for them to show their knowledge and skill with the concept. I was able to take the science activity and show how to teach at least two Life Science Indiana Academic Standards each for kindergarten and first grade, with the life cycle of a butterfly. This is important because it allows the students an opportunity to physically describe and compare the growth and development of a common living thing. I was able to tie in math by showing how to use ten frames and addition facts. Using counting strategies. I was also able to tie in language arts by using story sequence cards and word matching games. In order to make books exciting for your students and to tie in key educational standards, teachers only need to think outside the box. This book fair was a great way to stretch my mind in how any book can be used to teach. |