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.
Description: This artifact is a video Kasey used during a snow day at her junior high school student teaching placement. While learning the elements of art the students were met with different modalities to help them memorize the elements of art. This is an example of kinesthetic learning.
Connection: This video aligns with the fifth Illinois Professional Teaching Standard and the knowledge indicator 5a) "Understands the cognitive processes associated with various kinds of learning styles." This video is one example of multi modal learning in an art education classroom.
Importance: Understanding the cognitive processes associated with various kinds of learning styles is important because students learn in a variety of different learning styles. When the four main learning styles are used within a classroom, the majority of students are being in a taught in a way they prefer.
Description: This artifact is an example of slides that were in a color theory slide show. These slides are demonstrating the real life applications of different color schemes.
Connection: This artifact aligns with the fifth Illinois Professional Teaching Standard and knowledge indicator 5F) "knows strategies to maximize students attentiveness and engagement;" This artifact shows representation of pop culture references that help maximize student attentiveness and engagement.
Importance: Knowing strategies to maximize student attentiveness and engagement is essential to teaching. Using pop culture references, movement or student lead projects are a few examples of strategies that can help maximize student attentiveness and engagement