INTASC+Standard+1

 __**STANDARD:**__ The teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline(s) she teaches and can create learning experiences that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful for students.
 * __INTASC Standard 1__**__:__

INTASC.1.C K: The teacher can relate his/her disciplinary knowledge to other subject areas.
 * __Specific Category of Standard 1__**:

The teacher understands the important concepts of his or her content. He or she will use his or her knowledge of the subject to create learning opportunities to make the content meaningful. The teacher is also cognizant of the ways he or she can relate his or her personal content to other subject areas. Subject areas do not stand alone and it is the teacher’s responsibility to connect the subject areas as much as possible to help the student learn.
 * __Understanding Sentence__**:


 * __Artifacts:__**
 * Content Activity [[file:Content Activity.docx]], [[file:evaluate the article.pub]]
 * Art and History Lesson [[file:Art & History.docx]]

As a teacher, I need to know what I am teaching in front of my students, especially because I plan to teach in a middle school math classroom. They will turn me off the moment they think I am not a credible educator. Knowledge of my subject material is absolutely crucial. I cannot come into my own classroom, just briefly looking over my material to be taught and expect for my students to have an enriching and thought provoking educational experience. It's my job to teach, not to "wing it".
 * __Reflect__****__:__**

My artifacts, the Art and History Lesson and the Content Activity, are both example of INTASC standard 1. These artifacts demonstrate my understanding of how activities can cross contents and how I can relate certain topics to other subject areas. The Content Activity shows a graphic organizer that can cross contents and can be applied for any subject area. The students use an OPVL chart to determine the background of the artifact they are studying. This organizer can be used for documents, reading passages, artwork, music etc. This organizer helps students analyze their artifact efficiently for all subject areas.

The Art and History Lesson shows how a lesson that is strongly rooted in art (a study about Norman Rockwell’s art) can use history to expand the student’s thinking. The topics Rockwell painted touched many important historical landmarks in the American culture and by studying his art you can study history. By crossing these subject areas I can cut down on the time spent discussing these issues separately. Both illustrate how a good lesson lends itself to the opportunity to touch multiple topics or cross content areas. By being able to double dip lessons I can use my time most effectively and help other content area teachers by reinforcing what they already taught.

These artifacts show a main concept of my teaching. If you can cross content levels and reuse the same organizers the students will learn better. They will struggle less on the task and instead focus on the content that is being taught. Once the students gain the mastery of the OPVL system they will be able to evaluate artifacts easier and more efficiently. As a teacher, I am teaching them how to think through and process the information instead of just teaching them the content. The Art and History lesson shows that I like to combine subject areas when I learn. I believe that no subject area stands alone nor should it be taught alone. By crossing Art and History, I can retouch the material that the art work covers while helping the students develop artistically. These artifacts show that in the future I will use examples and lesson plans that cross content areas. We will use our math equations in our science class and we will use our summarizing skills in our history class. I will plan my curriculum in thematic units instead of individualized activities.
 * __Project:__**