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The competent teacher differentiates instruction by using a variety of strategies that support critical and creative thinking, problem-solving, and continuous growth and learning. This teacher understands that the classroom is a dynamic environment requiring ongoing modification of instruction to enhance learning for each student.
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In order to meet Illinois Teaching Standard 5, I created a PowerPoint and screencast going over what an analog clock is and how to tell time using one. I also created a quiz using Google forms to go along with it. This lesson went over how to tell time on an analog clock and different ways that time can be expressed. It included plenty of visuals to get students familiar with telling time and what time looks like. I produced this artifact in April of 2021 for my Technology in Education class so that I could practice teaching students in a setting that was not live in a classroom but instead all virtual. The quiz I created to go along with the lesson would tell me if the students comprehended what we learned based on how they scored. This lesson was good practice for me to be able to create a lesson different from the standard one taught in the classroom so that I would be able to see if my students were still able to grasp the concept taught.
This artifact does an effective job at reaching Illinois Teaching Standard 5. Specifically, this artifact focused on Standard 5N which is “the competent teacher uses technology to accomplish differentiated instructional objectives that enhance learning for each student”. I was able to accomplish this standard by using several forms of technology such as a PowerPoint as a visual, a screencast which allowed for me to teach the lesson, and a Google forms quiz to test on student comprehension. I included visuals and written explanations to help differentiate the lesson for students who learn differently. This lesson allows for students to go back whenever they miss material or need a refresher which can also serve as a differentiated way of instruction for students who learn different. This artifact also met Standard 5J, “the competent teacher monitors and adjusts strategies in response to feedback from the student”. By distributing the quiz after this lesson I can see what my students got from this lesson and change my ways of instruction and strategies for future lessons based on the results. This artifact I created was effective in meeting Illinois Teaching Standard 5 as a whole but could also fall into specific parts of the standard like I mentioned.
While creating this artifact I learned how to differentiate my lesson for it to be taught to the students on their own time and not live in the classroom. I also learned how to make an effective lesson that the students will understand without having me there with them. Both are important as a developing teacher because it allows me to be able to teach lessons in different formats. It’s also important because I was able to practice creating a lesson while keeping Illinois Teaching Standard 5 in mind. I liked this way of teaching because it gives students the opportunity to go at their own pace and go back to review if needed. Overall, by creating this artifact it gave me more practice in different ways to teach lessons to my students one day.
In my Teaching Students With Low Incidence Disabilities, Grade 6-21 class, we partnered with Elim Christian School and taught lessons over zoom. For the purpose of this lesson, I did a kitchen lesson on what kitchen utensils there are and how to use them. To do so, I used the kitchen utensils to make dirt cups. I first explained the ways to use the utensils and then made the dirt cup while asking students what utensils I should use for each step. This was a part of the students daily living class.
This lesson connects to standard 5, The competent teacher differentiates instruction by using a variety of strategies that support critical and creative thinking, problem-solving, and continuous growth and learning, because this was a new and unique way to teach this lesson. During COVID19, we had to do a lot of differentiating instruction to help the students get the most out of lessons. I got creative with how I presented my lesson and the students were engaged to see how my dirt cup would turn out. They also learned a lot about the utensils throughout the lesson as they were all participating in helping me chose which one's to use throughout my recipe. It was such a fun lesson to teach.
What I learned from creating and teaching this lesson is that education over zoom is definitely not the same as in person. While students still learned a lot about kitchen utensils and making a recipe, performing it in person would have been of more benefit. The students could have helped hands on and learned how to use these utensils themselves. However, from teaching during a pandemic, I also learned to be flexible and open minded.
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