Indicator One: Know your subject matter

The first artifact I have included is an IEP handout I created in my CISP 520 course designed to guide general education teachers. My primary subject matter is special education. This handout demonstrates my knowledge of an IEP as I have included many important details and facts to help general education teachers work with students with special needs. As we continue striving to place students in the least restrictive environment, general education teachers will see an increase in the number of students with IEPs in their class, and it is vital that they can read and understand the important information they include.

Artifact 1- IEP Handout 

Indicator Two: Incorporate differing viewpoints about content

My second artifact was also created in my CISP 520 course. In it, I reflect on using different views incorporated into the instruction to address the various learning styles in the classroom. I also discuss different instruction strategies, such as scaffolding, guided notes, and simplifying instructions, to help address students' differing viewpoints on instruction. Whether they clearly understand the material, need it explained differently, or need guidance as they work through it, I have included suggestions for working with them. 

Artifact 2 - M5 Reflection Activity 

Indicator Three: Engaging students in generating and demonstrating knowledge

Artifact 3 is a lesson plan created for my CIME 670 course. It is designed to engage students by requiring them to learn the concepts of diameter, radius, and pi using real-life examples to help them better understand the terms. The students actively participate by walking around the room, measuring objects, recording observations, and drawing conclusions. They demonstrate the knowledge they have acquired as they describe the relationship between a circle's circumference and diameter, which leads them to the discovery of pi. 

Indicator Four: Make the content meaningful for students

Artifact 3 demonstrates ways to make the content more meaningful to the students as they use real-life examples to understand the terms. The lesson plan was created for my CIME 670 course. It involves having students walk around and across the room to make the content more memorable. Once they have gathered the information about circumference and diameter, they are asked to draw their conclusions before they are told about the number pi. This, too, should make the concept of pi more meaningful to the students.

Artifact 3 - Lesson Plan Using Inductive Instructional Models