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1a.Alignsinstructionwithstateadoptedstandardsattheappropriatelevelofrigor.

Increatingmylessononthreedimensionalshapes,Iusedvariousmethodstointroduce
andteachittomystudents.IusedaPowerPointexplainingwhattheydifferentshapes
whereaswellasawholegroupgameattheend.Also,studentswereabletomanipulate
withshapes,countitsfaces,andcollaborateastheyfinishedtheirsheet.

1b.Sequenceslessonsandconceptstoensurecoherenceandrequiredprior
knowledge.
Iwantedtofindanengaginghooktomyintroductorylessonaboutdaytimeandnighttime
soIintroducedtothemavideo.InthisPixarvideoclipthecharactersillustratedthe
differencesandsimilaritiesbetweenthetwo.Afterwardsweaddedtoinformationtoat
chartonwhattheylearnedfromtheclip.Iusedthismethodbeforegoingindepthabout
themoonandthesun,whichItaughtthefollowingday.Thestudentsenjoyedtheclip
andwereabletousetheirpriorknowledgetoanswerquestionsthefollowingdayofthe
lesson.

1c.Designsinstructionforstudentstoachievemastery.
Duringmyguidedreading,Ialwayspointouttostudentsstrategiestohelpthembecome
betterreaders.Thestrategiesbelowareveryimportantforkindergartnerstolearnbecause
theyhavetolearnbasicskillstobeabletoconcentratewhenreading.Also,Iaskthem
questionsattheendtoensuretheycomprehendwhattheyread.

1d.Selectsappropriateformativeassessmentstomonitorlearning.
Beforeintroducinganewbookinmyguidedreadinggroup,Iliketodoacoldrunning
recordtocheckcommonareaswheretheyneedhelpwith.Forinstance,Icompareallthe
recordsandselectafewareastoconcentrateoneachweek.Afterreadingthebook
throughouttheweek,Igivethemawarmrunningrecordandcompareitwiththeirold
record.Thishelpsmeseetheirreadinggrowth.

1e.Usesvarietyofdata,independentlyandincollaborationwithcolleagues,to
evaluatestudentlearningoutcomes,adjustingplanningandcontinuouslyimprove
theeffectivenessoflessons.
Inmath,studentswerelearningabout3Dshapes.Iwasteachingoncubesandits6flat
sides.Igaveeachstudentsstickersforthemtocountallthesides,however,students
werenotcountingcorrectlyortheywouldforgetwheretheystarted.Therefore,myCT
andIstoppedthelessonandredirectedstudentstotakeoffallthestickers.Ipassedout
blanksquaredlabelsandhadthemputthemontheircube.Ihadthemwritethenumberas
theycountedeachflatsideofthecube.

1f.Developslearningexperiencesthatrequirestudentstodemonstrateavarietyof
applicableskillsandcompetencies.
Inwriting,Ihavestudentsselfassesstheirownwritingusingtheirownwritinggoals.
Studentsfirstplanwhattheywillwritebydrawing,thentheywritekeepingtheirgoalin
mind,andthentheyassessiftheymettheirwritinggoal.Anotherwaystudents
demonstratetheirskillsisbywritingsentencesfromdictation.Iliketodictatesentences
tothemtoseeiftheyknowtheirlettersounds,iftheyuseblending,chunking,and
writingconventions.

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