INTASC+Standard+2

__**STANDARD:**__ The teacher understands how children learn and develop, and can provide learning opportunities that support their intellectual, social and personal development.
 * __INTASC Standard 2__**

INTASC.2.A K: The teacher understands how learning occurs--how students construct knowledge, acquire skills, and develop habits of mind--and knows how to use instructional strategies that promote student learning.
 * __Specific Category of Standard 2:__**

The teacher is aware of the different developmental stages each student goes through and can adjust his or her teaching based on his or her classroom's development. A teacher also must realize that all children go through the different stages at their own unique times and will mature through not only physical, but mental, social and emotional developments.
 * __Understanding Sentence__****__:__**


 * __Artifacts:__**
 * How to write a Paper [[file:How to write a paper.pub]]
 * Key Concept Map [[file:Key Concept Strategy Mean.docx]]

It is critical for a teacher to understand how a student thinks or else the teacher will not effectively communicate and the students will not learn. If I understand how my students learn best, I can understand how I should structure my lessons. My two artifacts both show that I understand that students need help breaking down the process of learning and how to construct knowledge.
 * __Reflect:__**

My first artifact, How to write a Paper, shows the main steps of writing a paper and this allows my class to practice the structure of a paper without writing millions of papers. The artifact walks the student through the brainstorming pre-writing steps. The student fills in each section with what it is denoting and then the organizer shows how the section fits with the next section and the paper as a whole. The organizer shows the importance of Blooms' Taxonomy and how if a student realizes what order of thinking is required then they will be able to answer the prompt better. This organizer walks a student through each step up until the actual writing. Depending on what the lesson needs to focus on the student can stop there because this organizer will show their way of thinking. This organizer is a great resource for students to use when they first receive the prompt. The students can have this organizer preprogramed in their mind and use it as an outline for their writing. By teaching the student how organize their writing the student will get better understanding of how they need to construct their knowledge. By using this graphic organizer, the teacher can see their student’s way of thinking without having to grade a lot of essays. The teacher will be able to assess the student's understanding of the process as well.

The Key Concept Map also is a great graphic organizer to help students understand their thinking. It helps the student understand their knowledge on a certain topic and separate their thinking into the process, definitions, and examples of the topic. I really like this organizer for math concepts because you can use these to develop a student’s notes. This helps the students understand what they need to know for a certain topic and this organizer can be used in every subject. This organizer shows that I understand how my students process new ideas and structure their own thinking. By using this organizer students will develop habits of good note taking and learning skills.

My artifacts both show that I am a organized learner and teacher. It helps me to learn and communicate effectively if I organize my thoughts through these organizers. This reflects my learning because learning how to learn the material is just as important as memorizing the facts. It is my job as a teacher to teach the students how to learn and how to problem solve. I believe that a truly great teacher knows how to break down all content into the most basic components. You cannot write an essay if you do not know how to structure a paragraph, how to write a sentence, or what the words mean. All of these components come together to make a successful essay and if a student is failing in any certain way the essay will not be successful. These artifacts show that I will be an organized teacher since I am an organized thinker. I understand how children learn and will be able to deliver new content in an effective way through graphic organizers.
 * __Project:__**