Standard Six | Reading, Writing, and Oral Communication
The competent teacher has foundational knowledge of reading, writing, and oral communication within the content area and recognizes and addresses student reading, writing, and oral communication needs to facilitate the acquisition of content knowledge.
Artifacts
Capstone Action Research Project | Fall 2012 | |
File Size: | 175 kb |
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Artifact Description
In Artifact I for this standard, I did a Capstone Action Research Project for the course: Curriculum and Instruction 403: Teaching Diverse High School Students. The purpose of the Action Research project was to delve into any immediate topic that I found relevant in regards to instructional concerns about student learning. In selecting a topic, I considered preconceived notions about student participation in the classroom as I notice not every student participates in the classroom. As a result, my Action Research Project focused on the role of classroom participation and how students' perceptions about classroom participation relate to their performance as well as reflect the classroom environment. Participation in this sense, addresses writing and oral communication, which reflects the importance of incorporating multiple forms of participation in the classroom for teachers to receive feedback on student learning. I first implemented a plan on participation and read journal articles on classroom participation in the mathematics classroom. After collecting information from research, I then implemented the response card technique that I found to incorporate in a lesson I taught with the permission of my cooperating teacher and also handed out a survey for students in two geometry classes at my field placement, Oakwood High School. The concluding part of the project is my analysis of the data and information I gathered from the survey I distributed and a reflection of what next steps one may take in further developing student participation.
To read my reflection about this artifact please click here
In Artifact I for this standard, I did a Capstone Action Research Project for the course: Curriculum and Instruction 403: Teaching Diverse High School Students. The purpose of the Action Research project was to delve into any immediate topic that I found relevant in regards to instructional concerns about student learning. In selecting a topic, I considered preconceived notions about student participation in the classroom as I notice not every student participates in the classroom. As a result, my Action Research Project focused on the role of classroom participation and how students' perceptions about classroom participation relate to their performance as well as reflect the classroom environment. Participation in this sense, addresses writing and oral communication, which reflects the importance of incorporating multiple forms of participation in the classroom for teachers to receive feedback on student learning. I first implemented a plan on participation and read journal articles on classroom participation in the mathematics classroom. After collecting information from research, I then implemented the response card technique that I found to incorporate in a lesson I taught with the permission of my cooperating teacher and also handed out a survey for students in two geometry classes at my field placement, Oakwood High School. The concluding part of the project is my analysis of the data and information I gathered from the survey I distributed and a reflection of what next steps one may take in further developing student participation.
To read my reflection about this artifact please click here
Literacy in Content Areas Assigment | Spring 2012 | |
File Size: | 64 kb |
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Artifact Description
For this artifact, I created a lesson plan with two other pre-service teachers in CI 473 (Literacy in Content Areas). This course focused on preparing pre-service teachers in incorporating student literacy within their content area. For the assignment, we had to consider two main parts: the first part was a "Writing to Learn Prompt" that required students to tell a story of a particular graph, and the second part was a lesson plan on linear equation story problems. Overall, this artifact demonstrates the ability to incorporate literacy within the classroom so that students can communicate mathematically through reading and writing. Although mathematics may not be often seen as a subject that requires a lot of written or oral communication, there is quite a bit of communication involved. Learning how to communicate mathematically is an important skill for students and applies beyond the classroom to whatever future endeavors students may have. Students should not only be able to understand the underlying mathematical concepts but should also be able to communicate their understanding to peers, to demonstrate deeper conceptual understanding.
To read my reflection about this artifact please click here
For this artifact, I created a lesson plan with two other pre-service teachers in CI 473 (Literacy in Content Areas). This course focused on preparing pre-service teachers in incorporating student literacy within their content area. For the assignment, we had to consider two main parts: the first part was a "Writing to Learn Prompt" that required students to tell a story of a particular graph, and the second part was a lesson plan on linear equation story problems. Overall, this artifact demonstrates the ability to incorporate literacy within the classroom so that students can communicate mathematically through reading and writing. Although mathematics may not be often seen as a subject that requires a lot of written or oral communication, there is quite a bit of communication involved. Learning how to communicate mathematically is an important skill for students and applies beyond the classroom to whatever future endeavors students may have. Students should not only be able to understand the underlying mathematical concepts but should also be able to communicate their understanding to peers, to demonstrate deeper conceptual understanding.
To read my reflection about this artifact please click here