INTASC+Standard+3

 **__INTASC Standard 3__** __**STANDARD:**__ The teacher understands how students differ in their approaches to learning and creates instructional opportunities that are adapted to diverse learners.

INTASC.3.B K: The teacher knows about areas of exceptionality in learning--including learning disabilities, visual and perceptual difficulties, and special physical or mental challenges. INTASC.3.E K: The teacher has a well-grounded framework for understanding cultural and community diversity and knows how to learn about and incorporate students' experiences, cultures, and community resources into instruction.
 * __Specific Category of Standard 3__**:

The teacher understands that his or her entire classroom is completely diverse. The classroom is diverse not only by ethnicity, but also by religion, socioeconomic status, and all students will have different learning styles. It is crucial to know that teachers will have students with special needs and it is important that teachers can learn to adapt their lessons to all the students in his or her classroom. Teachers must be flexible and make any lesson comprehensible and applicable for all students.
 * __Understanding Sentence:__**


 * __Artifacts__**__:__
 * Where I'm From [[file:Where I'm from Examples.docx]]
 * Disability Resource Notebook Cover Sheet [[file:Disability Resource Notebook Cover Sheet.pub]]

In a perfect world every teacher would have the same easy student to teach but this is not the case. It is very important for a teacher to realize that every classroom will be different. If something worked last year it might not be the case that it will work again this year. Teachers have to constantly be editing their lessons to the diversity of the classroom. If the curriculum is adapted to the diversity in the classroom it will be more meaningful to the student’s lives, and then they will retain more. My artifacts, Where I’m From Examples and my Disability Resource Notebook, show my dedication to standard 3.
 * __Reflect:__**

My Where I’m From example poems are from a lesson that I did that shows how all students are unique. It is a type of a biography poem where students can show the class their unique diversity and their individual background. It is a great lesson that helps students understand culture and their own personal diversity. By reading these poems I am able to learn more about the student’s experiences and help connect the students’ culture to the classroom content.

My Disability Resource Notebook shows that I understand different exceptionalities in student’s learning. My notebook includes many examples of resources, organizations at the local, state and national level, and teaching tips for 6 main disabilities that I will see in my classroom. It also includes a section in Spanish if the parents do not speak English. I learned a lot of valuable information about having students with these different disabilities when compiling this notebook. I am aware of all the different types of learning disabilities and how I can accommodate these students. My notebook is a great resource to have because I can constantly look information up.

When I become a teacher, I realize that I will have students with disabilities whether it is a learning or physical disability. The Disability Resource Notebook not only will be helpful with the students who have a disability in the 6 I studied but with any student with a disability. Many of the organizations and teaching tips I gathered could be used for all students. I know I will definitely be referencing this notebook when I have a student with a disability in my classroom. My Disability Resource Notebook shows that I know the content about exceptional learners. This artifact shows my philosophy because it shows how I realize how all students are different and that they need our help to accommodate the lessons for them so they can succeed. This artifact shows that I am an informed learner. I like to have all the information possible when I am researching a topic so I can make the best decisions. When I need to make teacher decisions about a student I would like to know the most information possible when deciding on someone’s educational fate. When I go to an ARD meeting I would like to have as many accommodations and teaching techniques available so we can choose the best options to help the student. There is never too much information since you never know who will walk into your classroom. This artifact shows that I will be a wealth of knowledge in the future for myself and other teachers. If I don’t know it I will look it up so my students how the most accurate information.
 * __Project:__**

The Where I’m From poem examples show that I am dedicated to including student’s culture in the classroom. I know that all students have different backgrounds and their experiences impact how they learn. I know that it is my job to adapt the lessons I teach to my students so they benefit the most. As a learner, I like for my lessons to be meaningful and adapted to me. If I do not see how to apply what I am learning through my culture than I will have a harder time retaining or wanting to learn it. This artifact says that in the future I will be using open-ended assignments so my students can run with the content. I want to allow my students the opportunity to insert their culture and be proud of in all assignments.